the Six Ritual Jades

Recently, while reading two out-of-print books about jade (both from a library sale), I came across some interesting symbology which I don't recall having seen elsewhere. Both books were essentially targeted to wealthy collectors who were snapping up artifacts from the post-Imperial chaos of China; the one I'm adapting this entry from, Jade: Stone of Heaven, was written by Richard Gump, a scion of the high-end San Francisco store founders.( Read more... )