Dragon - a symbol of change. They say that before the Dragons could be seen everywhere. Threatening and condescending, large and small, they lived alongside humans. They are now side by side, but only in another, parallel world. People were drawn to the dragons because dragons possessed supernatural powers. They bred the Dragons, who were willing to meet people, because they like it when people told them fairy tales.
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Winged and wingless, horned and hornless, with legs and no legs, good and bad, like all animals at once, in ancient China, dragons are a symbol of imperial power.
Dragon on the altar protects home against evil demons and spirits and operates good. Also, the dragon in the house increases the masculinity of men and makes women more feminine and quiet, manages healing power of herbs
In the West, market jade products exist long ago. Jade studied by many researchers, there is a museum collections, there are private meetings. But now the situation has changed. Previously, China was an exotic phenomenon, it is now increasingly comes in the wake of civilization, and therefore we should expect another surge of interest in his cultural values. Because jade among them is a very important place, it is quite predictable and sustained attention to jade products, as the object of collecting and cultural phenomenon.
In Russia, jade market in its infancy. Nevertheless, there is the likelihood of its prospects, as interest in China grows. The presence of jade objects on the western auctions - a phenomenon, rather, accidental, rather than systemic. At the same time in China a long time and the market of jade, and articles on domestic auctions is becoming more and more. Prices Jade past five years an annual increase of at least 30 per cent.
In recent years, a noticeable increase in the number of jade articles, appearing at the auctions. At the same time increases and the cost of jade. At Sotheby's, Christie prices range from t.evr.do. ..... ..... t.evr. Many old auction companies in China, such as Tszyade, Huachen (Beijing), Tsinghua (Shanghai), and Sufubi Tszyashide (Hong Kong), objects of jade have a great commercial success.
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From personal collection.
Ambiguous figures of dragons.
Gray Jade, Size: 7,8 x6, 5cm, the Qing dynasty.
Subjects characterized by a thin thread with cross-cutting patterns, beautiful polished stones. Incredibly beautiful story, the finest work of ancient Chinese masters, high-quality materials make these things true masterpieces of Chinese antique iskusstva.Osoby color give color changes, which are traditionally defined as "burnt sugar" and are valued by collectors as one of the signs of ancient objects ..
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