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The Jade Mountain sculpture is a large, oddly shaped piece of jade, with almost jagged edges. This is a sculpture in the round, meaning every part of the stone has been carefully carved. The center is covered in Chinese writing, as well as what looks like the royal seal. [1]
The Jade terrapin from Allahabad is a large sculpture of a terrapin carved from a single piece of jade.Dating from the early 17th century, when most of India was ruled by the Mughal dynasty, this luxurious and unique artefact was taken from Allahabad to England in the early 19th century.
If the sale did take place, For the Love of God would become the second-most expensive sculpture ever sold and would have fetched the highest price for a sculpture by a living artist. [7] 2010 was a good year for record-breaking sculpture prices but it did not continue into 2011.
The Jade Buddha on display. The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is a jade statue of the Gautama Buddha sourced from northern Canada in 2000 and carved by Thai artisans. [1] It is made of polar jade, which is a kind of nephrite. [2]
White "mutton-fat" nephrite jade, Hotan Cultural Museum Jade rocks in truck in Khotan in 2011 Collecting jade in the White Jade River near Khotan. Chinese jade refers to the jade mined or carved in China from the Neolithic onward. It is the primary hardstone of Chinese sculpture.
Jade sculpture often depicted deities, people, shamanic transformations, animals and plants, and various abstract forms. Sculptures varied in size from single beads, used for jewelry and other decorations, to large carvings, such as the 4.42 kilogram head of the Maya sun god found at Altun Ha.