One of the world's finest collections of Chinese jade is tipped to sell for for £3.1million. The 15 pieces were acquired by the former Conservative MP Somerset de Chair who left them to his widow, ...

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Vase with dragons (Qing Dynasty, 18th–19th century), jade (nephrite), on view in ‘A Passion for Jade’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) “His is an example ...

The jade used since ancient times in China is nephrite, which in its pure state is white but may be green, cream, yellow, brown, gray, black or mottled due to the presence of impurities, chiefly iron ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese buyers bid up jade prices in the boom years, with many purchasing the valuable green stone in the ...

Miners search for jade stones at a mine dump at a Hpakant jade mine in Kachin state, Burma Credit: Photo: Reuters Using heavy earth-excavators and explosives, miners have been tearing into Burma's ...