EXOTICJADES.COM
About ExoticJades.com and Our Collection
Our collection spans more
than 200 items spanning the Neolithic period through the Qing
Dynasty. Some of our collected rare items include:
Hongshan Culture jade eagle,
fish, knife, plaque w/ dragon & phoenix motifs, Liangzhu Culture
cong , kingdom emblem, jade dinosaur and jade pig, bi-disk with
dragon motif of the Shang Dynasty, and Container with duck motif
from West Zhou Dynasty, jade eagle set & paper weight used by
emperor Kwan Wu of of Eastern Han dynasty, jade vase with dragon
and phoenix motif of Shin dynasty (A.D. 8-25), Empress Seal with
motif of mythical animal Chin Dynasty (B.C. 221-B.C. 206),
Sanxindui Culture Priests, Six Arms Dorje Tsundi Bodhisattva
from the Tang dynasty, Jade Plaque of Luk Tse Kong of the Ming
Dynasty. (Please visit
http://www.palaceantique.com/)
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U.S. $2,000 # 1
Ax-shape Jade Plaque w/ dragon & phoenix motif, W. 5cm, H.
6cm
The design can be divided into three sections: The blade,
the guard and the handle. The blade has the shape of ax with
plain surface. The guard has low relief lines vaguely
expresses spirit’s face. The handle section is an open work of
dragons and phoenixes. Obvious archaic evidences include
cleaving veins, differential weathering and secondary crystals
planes. Shang dynasty
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U.S. $600.00 # 2
Jade Plaque w/ motifs of dragon head and
ax,, Warring States, 7.5cm x 3.5cm
Made of Hotan jade of green tone, the calcification phenomenon
is seen the dragon head. The thin lines of auspicious cloud
confirms the genre of Warring States. Differential weathering
and cleaving veins are the archaic evidences which the artifact
has provided.
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U.S. $1,200 # 3
Hongshan Culture, Owl Plaque, L.5cm,
W.3.5cm
There are relief low lines which carry genre of Hongshan
Culture. In addition, the horizontal lines across the hole and
the irregularity of the surface inside the hole has proved the
man-madeness of the artifact. Diffusive markings, cleaving
veins, differential weathering and exposed crystals are archaic
evidences.
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U.S. $2,000
# 4
As a typical Hongshan Culture artifact,
this item has size relative bigger compared to those of the
similar ones available from existing publications. Apparently
seen on the simple design, this artifact has several spots of
manual work traces. In addition, differential wearing caused by
plant roots provides a reliable archaic evidence of this item.
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U.S.
$1,200 # 5
Hongshan culture, knife-shape pendant w/
bird’s head handle, L.8cm
Lovely designed, this jade plaque has an
abstract presentation of bird’s head for the handle. Secondary
crystals and cleaving veins are the major archaic evidences.
