Jade: The Living Stone
It is seductive, mysterious, addictive–it’s jade. People have died for it. Legends surround it. A Chinese emperor once offered 15 cities for a jade carving so small that it fit in the palm of his hand. Jade was thought to be a male stone, so naked virgins were sent to gather it from stream beds in the belief that the stone would be attracted to them.
Subscribe Follow Us
Recent Blog Posts
- The Lure of Rubies
- Morganite - A Connoisseur’s Gem
- Champagne and Cognac Diamonds
- Amber: Golden Window on the Past
- Russel Wright American Modern Dinnerware
Tags
- 1950s (1)
- a brief history of the pillow (1)
- a brief history of the pillow in europe (1)
- amber (1)
- american modern dinnerware (1)
- art of buying jade (1)
- bakelite (1)
- Baltic amber (1)
- burmese rubies (1)
- burmese ruby (1)
- buying jade (2)
- champagne diamonds (1)
- cherie fehrman (9)
- cherry amber (1)
- chinese embroidery (1)
- cognace diamonds (1)
- collecting jade (1)
- color of jade (1)
- dorothy thorpe (1)
- engagement diamonds (1)
- fehrman (1)
- fine pillows (1)
- fine pillows for collectors (1)
- forgotten luxury (5)
- forgottenluxury (1)
- fortuny (1)
- fortuny fabrics (1)
- fortuny pillows (1)
- gem stones (1)
- gems (1)
- gemstone (1)
- gemstones (1)
- grading jade (1)
- history of jade (1)
- jade (2)
- jade collecting (1)
- jade for amateurs (1)
- jade for novices (1)
- jade the living stone (1)
- jadeite (1)
- japanese embroidery (1)
- ku hsiu (1)
- ku hsiu embroidery (1)
- learning about jade (1)
- living stone (1)
- living stones (1)
- luxury (1)
- luxury defined (1)
- mad men design (1)
- mad men style (1)
- mariano fortuny (1)
- midcentury china (1)
- midcentury design (1)
- midcentury glassware (1)
- morganite (1)
- nephrite (1)
- rare diamonds (1)
- rubies (1)
- ruby (1)
- russel wright (1)
- secret language of jade (1)
- silk road (1)
- special diamonds (1)
- table setting design (1)
- table settings (1)
- tablescapes (1)
- thorpe (1)
- tips for jade buyers (1)
- tips on buying jade (2)
- what does luxury mean to you (1)
- what is luxury (1)
