May. 21st, 2006

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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... )

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