Ancient Chinese Jades at the Norton: Then and Now 

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CT Loo smuggled huge numbers of fine Chinese artifacts when China was in chaos and being destroyed by the west. He then sold these to the west.

Are claws usually present on the culturally carved Hetian dragon sculptures in a certain time period, but claws are not included in others? Is that the question?

@@slwtgf openwork white jade superbly carved I doubt it was made during Ming as this design was common during Ming dynasty but superbly carved with three dimensional carvings I think it was carved during Qianlong period instead but how come no five claws or any claws

@@florencetan615 very good point, thanks for pointing it out! I’m finding jade (the history, but also lapidary skills, in general) so beautiful and fascinating! I found chrysoprase recently, a stone I haven’t come across yet, and omg the hues of that, from majestic dark shades to the happy apple green + lighter hues has me marveling on that, now, too.

@@FatEnjoi The ancient Chinese have been doing it since the Neolithic age. Same for the bronze and iron age. There's plenty of videos talking about it. Not to mention all the jade artifacts in mesoamerica...

@@FatEnjoi "From workshop to grave: ancient Chinese jade" is a good vid on the topic. Check it out.

good luck with that. Been trying to flatten a piece of jasper using sand for weeks and only taken off a hairs width of material, you would need diamond edged tools to do any damage. Not been able to find information on anyone using man powered hand tools to sculpt these hard stones, almost find it hard to believe it can be done, especially in the Neolithic when people were supposed to be primitive.

@@FatEnjoi You don't need a diamond to carve hard stone lol. That's a debunked talking point as shown by people like *SGD Sacred geometry decoded* and *Scientists against myths* The sand you're allegedly using probably is insufficient. The ancient Egyptians for example used Emery in their abrasives. I reckon magnetite rich sand would also work pretty well. I find it curious on why you think the Neolithic age is primitive. That's an outdated take at best. The Neolithic people literally created agriculture, domestication and metallurgy lol...

@@_MikeJon_ that sounds interesting i'll check it out