Emeralds and diamonds are a perfect match! Appreciation is also a kind of enjoyment

Chinese people have had the tradition of loving and wearing jade since ancient times. Before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chinese people mainly used white jade. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a jadeite trend began to emerge among the royal family. Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty was especially fond of jadeite. There was an interesting story in the palace: One year, Emperor Guangxu celebrated the birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi. Guangxu was moved by filial piety and presented four jadeite bracelets to the Empress Dowager, asking her to choose one from them.

A day later, Empress Dowager Cixi issued an imperial decree that she wanted all four bracelets! This time, Emperor Guangxu spent a large sum of silver - the total value of these four bracelets was more than 40,000 taels of silver.

This shows the charm of jade. Among the treasures of Empress Dowager Cixi, people discovered that in addition to her love for jade, she also liked crystal clear diamonds. Among her burial objects, there was a very rare platinum diamond ring.

Among Chinese women, Empress Dowager Cixi was probably the first to wear diamonds; at the same time, she was also one of the few people in the world who could own both the finest jade and diamonds.

The Chinese have only been processing and wearing jade for a few hundred years. All in all, apart from being processed into bracelets, rings, pendants and headdresses, jade is generally only used as a decorative object.

In addition to the exquisite carving (the above-mentioned jewelry generally only uses jade as a raw material), there are not many other materials that can be matched with jade. In addition to gold (the combination with jade is called "gold inlaid with jade"), there is also the platinum combination method that has emerged in recent years. Now, in the international jade auction market, the combination of diamonds and jade can often be seen.

In fact, it is common to match diamonds with other gemstones. The effect of matching diamonds with rubies is also good, adding a sense of elegance to the gorgeousness of rubies; as for matching with emeralds, sapphires, pearls, etc., the effect is also very colorful. How does it match with jade? Let us take a closer look.

First, the comparison in color; diamonds are colorless, transparent or whitish, while jade is mainly green in color. Green and white are pleasing to the eye no matter how you look at them. In terms of quality, the brilliance, crystal clearness and incomparable hardness of diamonds, coupled with the delicate density and unique origin of jade, are a perfect match no matter how you look at it. In terms of value, diamonds are the king of gems, and jade is also the king of jade. Therefore, the combination of diamonds and jade can be said to be seamless, a match made in heaven.

At the same time, both diamonds and jade have strong plasticity and creativity. As long as the designer uses his or her ingenuity, one piece of magnificent jade and diamond treasure after another can be produced.

Nowadays, more and more jade and diamond treasures have appeared in the international market, especially earrings, pendants, brooches and rings. At first glance, they look a bit like the diamond and emerald jewelry that were popular in Europe during the Middle Ages. However, jade and diamond jewelry has its own style, which is both classical and fashionable, both Eastern and Western. No wonder it is loved by so many people!

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