Jade

Jade

Nephrite jade has its cultural roots in the smoke-dimmed caves and huts that sheltered prehistoric humans. In China, Europe, and elsewhere around the world, Stone Age workers shaped this toughest of minerals into weapons, tools, ornaments, and ritual objects.


It was in China—where the gem-carving tradition was already thousands of years old—that jadeite reached its peak as an important artistic medium. 


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