BRITISH MUSEUM, looted ancient CHINESE JADE ARTEFACTS (from 5,000BC), LONDON ????️
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's go to the world famous British Museum located in beautiful London and let's visit the often overlooked exhibit of Chinese jade artefacts some of them dating from as far back as 5,000BC!! The first two rings that you will see date from that era... .
The British Museum, in the Bloomsbury area of London, United Kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. Its permanent collection of some eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence, having been widely sourced during the era of the British Empire.
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【Chinese Civilization HQ】 Chinese Bronze Artifacts Exhibited in Canada
Channel: CCTV-9 International
Program: Chinese Civilization
Date: 2008-11-12
Description: Chinese Bronze Artifacts Exhibited in Canada
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3,000-year-old bronze vessel on display in Shanghai
Min Fanglei is a 3000-year-old bronze wine vessel and is valued at an estimated 9 million US dollars. The antique piece is being exhibited at the Shanghai Museum. The exhibition runs until January 2016 and admission is free.
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Ancient Chinese plate sold for 4.19 million USD
Sotheby's kicked off its bi-annual Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Auction on Tuesday in New York. Some of the items auctioned went for millions of dollars.
中國古代玉器館(Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery, Shanghai Museum) 20130927
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Rare Qing Dynasty bowl could fetch above US$25 million at auction
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Porcelain Capital digs up massive collection of artifacts
More precious Chinese artifacts have been unearthed. A range of objects cooked in ancient kilns have been discovered in Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital located in East China.
FaMen Temple, Xian，chinese porcelain and treasures 中国古董
Share my trip to FaMen Temple（法门寺珍宝）, Xian China, amazing treasures unearthed from a thousand years ago. 秘色瓷 古玻璃
Chinese Art Auction on 11/18/2018
Antique Chinese Jade Carving
Chinese Jade – Meaningful Materials (81)
How do artists' choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I explore the meaningful material of Chinese jade — its symbolic and medicinal value, function, materiality, artistry, and poetic inspiration.
Features Works of Art:
Dragon Pendants
Jade
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty
Warring States period (c.480-221 BC)
c. 4th/3rd century B.C.
9.2 x 16.8 x 0.7 cm (3 3/5 x 6 3/5 x 3/10 in.)
8.6 x 16.5 x 0.6 cm. (6-1/2 x 3-3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.640
Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.641
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[Museum Mania] Zhejiang Provincial Museum in China of Jade Craft (English)
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Old and very rare Chinese Jade Seal/Stamp artifact
Old and very rare Chinese Jade Seal/Stamp artifact.... it given generation to generation, it's original stamp, from Ming dynasty.... artifact rare jade chinese seal stamp
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2015 Heirloom Artifacts: Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism
2015 Heirloom Artifacts: Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism
Rare south-east Asian artefacts up for sale in Christie's auction
1. Wide exterior shot of Christie's auction house in Manhattan
2. Wide interior shot of Christie's gallery
3. Medium shot with people and Buddha sculpture in background
4. Medium shot of gallery with Shang dynasty wine vessel
5. Close up Shang dynasty wine vessel, expected to sell for between 1.8 and 2.5 (m) million US dollars
6. Close up wine vessel
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Theow Tow, Christie's auction house:
This is very rare. The form is a rare form, to begin with. And the last time an object like that came up for auction, I think .. I can't believe I've seen one at auction for the last ten years. The fact is there are examples in museums but very, very few in private collections and this is another reason why we think it will do quite well.
8. Close shot and tilt up of gilded stone figure of a Buddha, estimated to bring between two-hundred-fifty and three-hundred-fifty thousand US dollars
9. Close up sancai-glazed pottery figure of a lion, estimated to bring between one-hundred-twenty and one-hundred-fifty thousand U-S dollars
10. Wide shot gallery room
11. Close up pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, estimated to bring between three-hundred-thousand and four-hundred-thousand US dollars
12. Wide shot gallery room
STORYLINE:
A rare Chinese bronze wine vessel expected to bring around two (m) million US dollars goes under the hammer at Christie's auction house in New York on Thursday.
The sale will also include examples of pottery, porcelain and works of art as well as Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics.
Bronze wine vessels of the form up for auction were used as wine containers during rituals performed by aristocrats during the Shang dynasty.
The vessel is decorated with a dragon's head showing a ferocious grin and bottle-shaped horns, and a serpentine body that curls down the handle.
A massive sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Bactrian camel, made during the Tang Dynasty, is also on sale and expected to sell for between 300-thousand and 400-thousand dollars.
The Tang elite placed such sculptures in their tombs as a sign of wealth as well as to accompany the deceased in the afterlife.
Bactrian camels had been brought from Central Asia as early as the Han dynasty and their ability to travel long distances under dire circumstances made them an irreplaceable mode of transport for trade along the Silk Route.
Another Tang creation is the sancai-glazed pottery figure of a lion, which is expected to sell for between 120-thousand and 150-thousand US dollars.
A rare gilded stone figure of a Buddha from the Northern Qi Dynasty is also on sale, and expected to fetch more than 250-thousand dollars at auction.
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How to Tell Real Jade from Fake
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A beautiful stone that can be the traditional green or other bright colors, jade has historically been used in Chinese and Korean art and jewelry. Learn how to spot real jade by following these tips.
Step 1: Scratch the surface of the jade
Use your fingernail to scratch the surface of the jade. Real jade is very solid and won't show a scratch.
Tip
Look for real jade with bright, intense colors, a smooth finish, and a watery luster.
Step 2: Touch the jade to your face
Hold the jade against the side of your face. The real deal will feel cold to the touch.
Step 3: Test with a warm pin
Warm a straight pin by placing it under hot running water. Touch the warm pin to the surface of the jade. A sign of fake jade is a scratch or indentation where the pin touched the surface.
Step 4: Examine for imperfections
Examine the surface of the jade and look for imperfections, like pits or other marks. Look for slight variations in color throughout the stone. Real jade is typically not going to look absolutely perfect.
Tip
Use a polishing cloth to clean your jade. Gem cleaners can damage the surface.
Step 5: Consult with a jeweler
Take your jade to a jeweler to get a professional opinion of your stone's authenticity. They will examine the jade and perform a density test. The jeweler can also help you determine the potential value of your piece -- maybe helping you uncover a treasure you never even knew you had.
Did You Know?
Jade is considered a good luck charm, particularly among East Asian cultures. Many believe that it can ward off evil spirits, and bring you health and wealth.
[Wikipedia] Chinese ritual bronzes
Sets of ritual bronzes are the most impressive surviving objects from the Chinese Bronze Age. Being from around 1650 BCE, these elaborately decorated vessels were deposited as grave goods in the tombs of royalty and the nobility, and were evidently produced in very large numbers, with documented excavations finding over 200 pieces in a single royal tomb. They were produced for an individual to use in ritual offerings of food and drink to his ancestors in family temples or ceremonial halls over tombs, or rather ritual banquets in which both living and dead members of a family participated; early literary records speak of these. On the death of the owner they would be placed in his tomb, so that he could continue to pay his respects in the afterlife; other examples were cast specifically as grave goods.
The ritual bronzes were probably not used for normal eating and drinking; they represent larger, more elaborate versions of the types of vessels used for this, and made in precious materials. Apart from table vessels, weapons and some other objects were made in special ritual forms. Another class of ritual objects are those, also including weapons, made in jade, which was probably the most highly valued of all, and which had been long used for ritual tools and weapons, since about 4,500 BCE.
At least initially, the production of bronze was probably controlled by the ruler, who gave unformed metal to his nobility as a sign of favour.
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Ancient bronze vessel returned to China
A 3,000-year-old bronze ritual vessel has recently been brought back to China almost a century after leaving the country.
Ancient Chinese Statues
Ancient Chinese statues. Ancient Chinese foo dog statue. Carved dark green jade open mouthed foo dog wearing a collar with pendants. Seated on a base with incised flowers on all sides. Foo dogs are really lions, the proud Mother of the feline race. Although lions were not indigenous to China, lion artwork and sculptures were imported gifts to the emperor. Later introduced in Chinese primitive art, the lion became associated with Buddhism as the defender of law and protector of sacred buildings. First appearing in Chinese artwork as early as 208 BC, the Han Dynasty, foo dogs date back to the beginnings of Buddhism. Buddha was sometimes depicted on the back of the great beast, but more often displayed in a powerful guarding position. It is important to point out that they are also known as the celestial dog, and the happiness dog, possing mythic protective powers. They originated in China with its name supposedly deriving from the city of Foochow. It is said that they originated through a crossing of Northern European hunting dogs and that of the ancient Chow Chow from the barren steppes of Mongolia. Another belief is that they are perhaps the missing link between that of the Chinese Wolf and the Chow Chow.
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