The five most famous jadeite pieces in the history of jadeite, the first one is not Cixi's

As one of China's traditional jades, jadeite has been sought after and loved by many Chinese and even foreigners. Countless women who love beauty show off their grace by wearing jadeite. However, some jadeite jewelry has become legendary stories because of the different stories of their owners and their experiences. In the long river of history, they have a unique charm.

Wanrong's Jade Set

Wanrong, also known by her courtesy name Muhong and pseudonym Zhilian, was a member of the Manchu Plain White Banner.

Wife of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, last empress of the Qing Dynasty and China, and later empress of the puppet state of Manchukuo.

Wanrong can be said to be the luckiest and unluckiest woman in modern China.

Fortunately, she became the emperor's wife, and she should have enjoyed great wealth and splendor.

Unfortunately, her husband became the emperor of a fallen country, and her marriage was unhappy.

He was displaced several times and suffered a miserable life.

The last empress Wanrong

Wanrong's jewelry was a witness and participant in her tragic life.

This jadeite set includes a full green bracelet.

A top-quality jadeite saddle ring and a top-quality jadeite bead necklace.

At the 2014 Sotheby's auction,

The jewelry set was eventually sold for HK$6.64 million and the buyer remained anonymous.

The last empress Wanrong's jadeite suit

Song Meiling's "Duan Jiayu" bracelet

There is a legend circulating in the jade industry.

It is said that a jade merchant went to Burma to dig for ore with the dream of getting rich.

After decades of digging, there was no result.

When I got old and went home, I just pulled a stone to pad the horse stable.

As a result, a stunning jade was found in the stone. It was of high quality and very large size.

The old man cut the stone into pieces and made hundreds of top-quality bracelets, thus becoming wealthy.

"Duan Jiayu" bracelet

The old man's surname is Duan, so these jade bracelets,

It is also known as Duanjia Jade, and it is hard to find a bracelet on the market.

And Song Meiling had such a Duan Jiayu,

At the same time, this is also the best among Duan family jades.

The material is transparent and the flowers are ethereal, which is a rare and exquisite product.

In addition, Song Meiling's significance to him is added.

It can be said that he is a winner in the bracelet world.

Soong Mei-ling and Mrs. Roosevelt

Barbara Hutton's emerald necklace

Money can buy a house, but it can’t buy a home;

Money can buy a famous watch, but it can’t buy time;

Money can buy beautiful jade, but it can’t buy love and happiness.

Barbara Rahton, a wealthy American girl,

She is a victim of an extremely unfortunate marriage.

She lost her mother at a young age and was later abandoned by her father. She experienced seven marriages in her life but all ended in failure.

He lost his only son in his old age, and his life was lonely.

Barbara Rachton

Barbara Rachton, known as the "Billionaire Baby",

Because he inherited what was then known as the largest inheritance

(purchasing power is approximately equivalent to one billion US dollars today),

Thus living a comfortable and economically luxurious life.

Barbara Rachton's emerald necklace

But the emotional setbacks in her family forced her to place her emotions on jewelry.

She bought and collected countless pieces of jewellery throughout her life.

This jade necklace is the most dazzling one.

Also at the Sotheby's auction in 2014,

Barbara Hutton's jade necklace was eventually sold for HK$214 million.

Empress Dowager Cixi's Jade Dragon Hairpin

Everyone knows that Empress Dowager Cixi was obsessed with jadeite.

And because Cixi was once at the pinnacle of power in a country,

So Cixi collected a lot of good things for herself.

The emerald watermelon and emerald cabbage have become national treasures handed down from generation to generation.

But today we are talking about jewelry, Empress Dowager Cixi's favorite jewelry.

It must be this jade dragon hairpin.

Empress Dowager Cixi's Jade Dragon Hairpin

It is said that Cixi loved it so much that she took it off and put it on dozens of times a day.

This jade dragon hairpin is bright and transparent in color.

The color is smooth and lively, which can be regarded as a rare top-grade product.

In October 2008, this jade dragon hairpin was sold at auction for HK$8 million.

Song Meiling's twisted bracelet

In addition to the Duan family jade bracelet mentioned above, Soong Mei-ling also

There is another jade twist bracelet.

The origin and story of this jade twisted bracelet,

There are even more legendary items than the previous one.

Twist bracelet

It is said that Tie Baoting, the former jade king of Beijing,

I found a piece of top-quality jadeite.

The color is transparent and the emerald green is excellent.

He asked a jade craftsman to carve a jade twist bracelet.

Later, Shanghai gangster Du Yuesheng spent 40,000 yuan to buy it.

(Forty thousand dollars was very valuable at that time),

Du Yuesheng and his wife

He gave it to his wife, who loved it so much that she wore it on her hand every day.

One day, Du Yuesheng and his wife visited Soong Mei-ling, who was also very fond of the bracelet.

He took it in his hand and looked at it again and again, and even hinted to Du Yuesheng with words.

Mrs. Du then reluctantly gave it to Soong Mei-ling.

Xiaoyi also has the same style

After Song Meiling got the twisted bracelet, she never took it off.

Until Soong Mei-ling's 100th birthday in 1997,

This jade twist bracelet is still on her wrist.

This bracelet is also famous because of its successive owners and stories.

It has become a legend that people talk about with relish.

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