A collection of royal jadeite from the Qing Dynasty, so beautiful!

Who says that the quality of jadeite from the Qing Dynasty is not high? Take a look at these royal jadeite from the Qing Dynasty to feast your eyes...

A jade water container carved to ward off evil spirits, made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty

This evil-repelling water container is made of a whole piece of jade. The jade stone used has a dense and uniform texture, is translucent, and has a uniform color. The whole body is a uniform light green color, with some yellow jadeite colors in some parts. The material is huge, with almost no impurities or cracks, which was extremely luxurious and rare not only at that time but also now.

Jade lotus and boy Qing (19th century)

This ornament is made of jadeite and is carved into the shape of a boy holding a lotus. The jadeite is as transparent as water, yet has a soft luster. A closer look at its internal structure reveals a few "ripples" and emerald green in it, which is set off by the boy's face, body, flower basket and fruits, making it a very clever piece.

Jadeite Carved Box with Cover, Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty

This jade lid box is made of exquisite materials, using ice stone with natural bright green patterns, which is crystal clear. It is oval in shape, consisting of a box body and a lid. The joints fit together seamlessly, and the lid and bottom are carved with entwined vines. The artist also uses the changes in the shades of jadeite color and uses a knife like a pen to carve patterns.

Exhibition: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003-December 2004;

Qing Dynasty Old Mine Jadeite Feather Tube

The feather tube is cylindrical in shape as a whole, with a hollow middle and a semicircular button on the top. It has a hole in the middle and is finely ground and polished. It is carefully carved from top-grade natural old pit jadeite, which is smooth, translucent and pure, and very attractive.

Jadeite and rose quartz rings with red-carved silver ingot box, mid-Qing Dynasty

Pair installation. The jade finger ring is delicate, smooth, crystal clear, and emerald green. The rose quartz on the fingers is lively, translucent and pink. Both are in the same box, Yihong and Kuailv, one hard and one soft. Plain and without patterns, rustic and elegant, in pairs, they are perfect and full of spirit. It is even more gorgeous when paired with a red lacquer box.

Qing Dynasty Jade Bracelet

A bracelet, also known as a "bracelet" or "ring", is a ring-shaped ornament worn on the wrist. The bracelet symbolizes good luck and peace, and is believed to ward off evil and bring good fortune. This jade bracelet is round in shape, with a smooth, polished ring that is beautiful and elegant.

Qing Dynasty Jade Animal Face Movable Ring Furnace

The plain stove is partially decorated with lions and beasts. This creativity was popular on jade and jadeite stoves in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. The stove style also has an antique style, which should be influenced by the antique style of the Qianlong period. This furnace is made of jadeite, and the rich white has a hint of green, which is lightly applied to the surface and penetrates lightly into the interior, like floating clouds. The top of the furnace lid and the furnace body are made of double beast ears holding rings, and the bottom is connected with three beast heads and feet, with the foot ends turned outward. The lion and beast carvings on this furnace and the style of the furnace all have the interest of the late Qing Dynasty, and it should have been made at this time.

A Qing Dynasty "Feng Xiaolian" Jadeite Lady Playing with Birds

This lady ornament is made of jadeite, which has a solid texture. It is bright light purple all over, with slight emerald green in some parts, and the color is lustrous and bright. The three-dimensional round sculpture depicts a lady with a beautiful face, a high bun on her hair, her head tilted to the left, a graceful figure, and a long skirt. She stands slowly with her left arm hanging naturally and her right arm holding a bird. The inscription "Feng Xiaolian" is written on her back.

Feng Xiaolian was the concubine of Gao Wei, the last emperor of Northern Qi. She was originally a maidservant beside Empress Mu Huanghua, but later she rose to power and became the most favored of the emperors. The whole piece is exquisitely carved, and the figures are lifelike, making it a great desk display.

Qing Dynasty Jadeite Buddhist Beads with Dragon Pattern

This Buddhist necklace is made up of 25 jadeite beads strung together, with alternating black jadeite and gold spacer beads. Each Buddhist bead is full and round, and in excellent condition. Each bead is decorated with dragon patterns using exquisite openwork techniques. The carving is exquisite and complex without losing the rules, and the craftsmanship is evident in every inch of space.

Mid-Qing Dynasty Jadeite Tobacco Bottle with Kuilong Pattern

Snuff was introduced to China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The snuff bottles, originally used to hold snuff, gradually became works of art for appreciation, involving various craft categories, and shone brightly in the history of aesthetics and craftsmanship in the Qing Dynasty. This pair of snuff bottles is an example. It is carefully carved from the finest old pit jadeite, with a delicate shape and a flat round belly, which is a typical production method of the mid-Qing Dynasty.

Qing Dynasty Old Mine Jade Landscape Figure Plaque

There are three jade figure plaques in total, all of which are rectangular. Each has a landscape painting of figures engraved on one side, and uses relief, shallow carving, and openwork techniques to make the picture rich and varied. One side depicts a figure standing on the shore, with rippling lake water in front of him and a high platform and double-eaved pavilion on it. In front of the pavilion are three zigzag bridges connecting to the shore. The figure in the lower right corner is wearing a long robe and looking forward with his head raised.

Source: Sotheby's Hong Kong catalogue cover

Qing Dynasty Jadeite Jue Cup with Animal Ears

The palace furnishings are elegant and solemn, and are also representative works of "Qianlong Jade". This product is large in shape and imitates the bronze style of the Shang Dynasty. Its prototype should be the bronze jue cup of the late Shang Dynasty. Jue is a ritual vessel and its name was first given by people in the Song Dynasty. There is a long spout for pouring liquid in front of the rim, called the "spout"; there is a pointed "tail" at the back; there are two "pillars" standing on the rim where the spout reaches the rim; there is a handle on one side of the belly, which is at right angles to the axis connecting the spout and the tail, commonly known as the "handle"; there are three pointed and tall "feet" at the bottom of the belly, one of which hangs below the handle.

Provenance: From the collection of a Japanese collector

Mid-Qing Dynasty Jadeite Vase with Dragon Pattern

This piece is made of large material with fine texture. The color of jade is clear and warm, with some parts having jade color. It looks sparkling from a distance and feels warm to the touch when you get close.

Qing Dynasty Jade Carving of a Unicorn

This town is in the shape of a auspicious beast, which looks like a lion, with its head and neck twisted backwards and looking out with a solemn expression. The shape of the whole instrument is full and vivid, with the hind legs half squatting and the buttocks slightly raised. The head is portrayed realistically and naturally, the emotions and expressions are vivid, the beard and hair are carved meticulously, the lines are smooth, and the posture of looking back is reasonably carved and full of tension.

Provenance: From the collection of a Japanese collector

Jadeite Jue of the Qing Dynasty

This jade artifact imitates the shape of a "jue". It is a three-legged standing cup with two symmetrical pillars embossed on the rim. The cup body is carved with Bogu patterns and decorated with animal heads holding rings. The three legs at the bottom of the cup are all outward-slanting. Jue is a type of ancient bronze vessel, originally used as a drinking vessel. It is shaped like a bird, with a spout, two pillars and three legs.

A jadeite statue of Magu offering longevity, Qing Dynasty

It is jadeite, dense, and has a sunny green color. The statue is carved as a standing statue of Magu offering longevity. Magu holds peach branches in both hands, one hand on her chest and the other hand raised above her head. She is wearing a long skirt with fluttering hems and her hair combed into a high bun. She has a calm expression, and her eyebrows and hair are finely carved and accurately expressed. Magu's beautiful posture is vividly highlighted through exquisite craftsmanship. She has a handsome shape, smooth knife skills, and exquisite carving, which implies auspiciousness.

Qing Dynasty Jadeite Eighteen Beads Bracelet

This bracelet is made of 18 jadeite pieces, which are crystal clear and colorful. It is divided into four sections by four pink tourmalines. The pink tourmaline Buddha head pagoda is gorgeous and dazzling. There are also rice-grain pearls, gathered into knots. A vajra is tied with a light-colored ribbon at the bottom, and below that is a delicate and small pink tourmaline lock-shaped pendant. The lock is engraved with the words "long life and wealth", and the two pendants are made of pink tourmaline. The craftsmanship is delicate and the carving is meticulous.

A Mid-Qing Dynasty Jadeite Lid Box with Carved Peaches and Insects

This lidded box is made from a whole piece of jade that has been cut in half. It has a translucent texture, lush green color, gentle and transparent emerald green. The box is in the shape of a peach, with a mother-and-child mouth. The box and lid are embossed with peaches with branches and leaves, which are very lifelike. The two ends of the peaches on the lid are decorated with emerald green, and each is carved with a vivid insect. The insects are lifelike, vividly depicting a natural pastoral interest. The lid box not only has an exquisite layout, but also clever use of colors and exquisite carving, making it a representative work of jade carving ornaments from the Qing Dynasty.

Provenance: From the collection of an American collector

Qing Dynasty Jade Vase with Animal Face Pattern

This device is made of a whole piece of jade and is finely carved. It has a lustrous, gentle and transparent texture. With a lid, square lip, rounded square mouth, long and straight neck, sloping shoulders and rounded folds, downward and inward-retracted belly, the cross-section of the belly is approximately elliptical, and the high ring foot is outward-slanting. The lid and the body of the vessel fit together with a flat mouth.

Jade 108 beads, Qing Dynasty

Made of jadeite, it has 108 beads, which are evenly distributed and full, with bright luster, delicate and warm, full of vitality. It is equipped with four coral spacer beads, connected to a coral Buddha head, and knotted with large pearls, yellow tourmaline, blue tourmaline, coral, and pearl rice beads. It is decorated with coral carvings in between, and has pink tourmaline as pendant at the end.

Mid-Qing Dynasty Jadeite Square Pot with Phoenix Button and Dragon Head

The square pot is made of jade and is carved with imitation bronze patterns. It has a beautiful shape with an arc on the top and bottom of the lid. There is a carved phoenix as the button, and a square handle in front and behind the button. The spout is carved with a dragon head and decorated with a hanging ring under the spout. It has abstract Kuilong ears, and the sides of the pot body are carved with triangular volute patterns and nipple patterns, and it is connected to a flat-bottomed trapezoidal foot with carved lotus and volute patterns. The square pot has a unique overall shape, delicate carving, exquisite polishing, and vivid images of dragons and phoenixes.

This piece comes from a private collector in the United States and was introduced by Mr. Zhiliang Na, an old jade researcher, in a book and article compiled in the 1970s.

Qing Dynasty Jadeite Vase with Broken Branches, Fruits, Flowers and Animal Ears and Rings

This bottle is made of three-color jadeite and is finely carved with two animal heads holding rings. The bottle has an open mouth and a narrow neck, with a knocker on the neck and movable rings at the bottom as ears. It has folded shoulders and a gradually narrowing belly. The legs are decorated with string patterns and a high ring foot that is placed outward. The shape of the vessel is upright and coordinated. The body of the bottle is decorated with a high-relief pattern of lychees and autumn insects. The lychees are lush with branches and leaves, and the branches are laden with fruits, with the branches and leaves climbing upward over the mouth of the bottle.

Qing Dynasty Jade Bracelet

The jade bracelet has excellent luster, is polished smoothly, and is beautiful and elegant. The jade used is pure in texture, has quality and wateriness, is full of green all over, the green color is excellent, it is translucent to transparent, has a glassy luster, good transparency, and is clear like ice, giving people a feeling of icy and jade, like holly after rain. It requires processing from large pieces of perfect raw materials, which is quite rare. It looks pretty and delicate when worn on the wrist, and has the charm and grace of a classical beauty. It is worth wearing and collecting.

Qing Dynasty Jade Carved Ornament of the Story of the West Chamber

The device is carved with jadeite to reveal characters from The West Chamber. The characters are lifelike, the images of the scholars and ladies are vivid, and the houses, pavilions, flowers and plants are all extremely lifelike. It is a scene from the traditional drama "Romance of the West Chamber". The figurine depicts Zhang Sheng dressed as a scholar with a gauze hat and clear collar, giving him a scholarly demeanor, simple and elegant, fresh and moving. Cui Yingying, wearing a long skirt and covering her face with her hands, looks shy, which is clearly visible at a glance. The entire ornament is fresh and lively, with a beautiful theme, exquisite carving and precious materials. It is a fine piece of jade carving.

Qing Dynasty Jadeite Vase with Kuilong and Double Lion Ears

It is made of jadeite, with a green emerald color, gorgeous violet, crystal clear and delicate, and a strong glassy luster. It has a square mouth, thick lips, a long neck, sloping shoulders, a drooping belly, lion ears, square feet that are turned outward, and a wooden base inlaid with silver threads.

Seven jadeite and Khotan jade rings made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, with a red sandalwood box with a lid and a poem inscribed on it, and three fishes, plum blossoms and sea patterns

This was made for display and appreciation by Emperor Qianlong. It is rigorously designed and finely carved. Among the seven jade rings, there are two white jade rings, two jasper rings, one Han jade ring, one green jade ring, and one red-skinned green jade ring.

A jadeite sculpture of Guanyin holding a bottle, dating from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty

This standing statue of Guanyin is carved from a whole piece of top-quality jadeite. The emerald green is translucent, with fine water content and a glassy luster. There are red jadeite spots in the emerald green, with rich layers, a smooth texture and delicate carving.

Qing Dynasty Qianlong Jadeite Carved Jade Flute

This product is made of jadeite and is bluish-white all over. The jade material used is warm in texture and has a smooth and delicate surface. The five holes on Xiao's body are all smooth to the touch. There is a hole at the end of the flute for hanging a pendant. Although this product has no superfluous decoration, it reveals a generous and elegant beauty in its simplicity, and its elegance is beyond the reach of ordinary objects.

A jadeite tripod with a lion-shaped knob and Taotie pattern, Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty

The shape of the antique tripod is thick and simple, and it is carved from fine jade. Its texture is delicate and crystal clear. If you look closely, it is translucent and seems to have rust spots inside. The antique bronzes and jades of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty pursued the authenticity of the rust spots and rust colors, and specially selected this kind of jade material.

A jadeite lotus plaque from the mid-Qing Dynasty

The plaque is carved from jade, with a translucent texture, bright emerald green color, and faintly visible stripes of dark and light emerald green texture. The rectangular plaque is carved with a lotus, and the stems, leaves and flowers are all delicately portrayed, with a vivid image, a quiet artistic conception and full of vitality. The whole piece has an elegant shape, profound conception, unique craftsmanship, and clever conception. The subject matter and jade material echo each other, making it a great collection.

Qing Dynasty Qianlong Jade Relief Kuilong Pattern Double-Handled Dragon Button Square Ding

The jadeite square tripod with double ears and dragon knob has good color and extremely fine texture. It is generally fresh and beautiful, with a relatively transparent texture, strong glass luster, pure texture, and crystal clearness. It is the best among high-end products.

Jadeite Cabbage from the National Palace Museum

Although the jadeite material and the cabbage shape became popular in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, the themes of cabbage and grass insects were frequently seen in professional grass insect paintings from the Yuan Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, and have always been a popular auspicious theme among the people.

Qing Dynasty Jade Openwork Dragon Head Hairpin

Qing Dynasty Jadeite Imperial Beads

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