18 novembre 2016
Art in Quest of Heaven and Truth — Chinese Jades through the Ages
Pei Pendant with phoenix pattern. L. 7.94 cm & Bi Disc with grain pattern. Diam. 7 cm, Late Warring States Period to early Western Han dynasty, circa 275-141 B.C.E. © National Palace Museum. Jade, cool and hard to touch, yet gracefully beautiful and tenderly...