The finest jadeite collected by the Forbidden City is a feast for the eyes!

▲Jadeite bonsai from the Qing Dynasty

Chinese people love and appreciate jade.

Play with jade, worship jade,

The love for jade is even shrouded in mystery.

People regard jade as the crystallization of the essence of heaven and earth.

Treat it as a fusion of the communion between God and man.

▲Qing Dynasty Qianlong Gilded Copper Inlaid Jadeite Octagonal Box

During the Qing Dynasty,

The royal family and nobles were extremely enthusiastic in their pursuit of jadeite.

Today, there are many jades from the Qing Dynasty preserved in the Forbidden City.

The number is as high as more than 800.

It is the museum with the largest collection of ancient jadeite in the country and even in the world.

▲Qing Dynasty jadeite snuff bottle with tourmaline cover

The jadeite collections in the Forbidden City are mainly relics from the Qing Dynasty.

Among them are more than 20 imperial and empress seals.

More than 400 pieces of jewelry.

There are more than 300 other artifacts.

There are very few jadeite artifacts from the Yongzheng period.

During the Qianlong period, the number of devices increased gradually.

The largest number of jadeite collections occurred during the period when Empress Dowager Cixi was in power in the late Qing Dynasty.

▲Qing Dynasty pearl and jade gemstone headpiece

Jadeite was used as a new jade material in the Qing Palace.

Mostly used as daily necessities.

Of course, some of them also involve palace rules and regulations.

Such as court beads, feather tubes, seals, etc.

But none of them were able to enter grand ceremonies and sacrificial occasions.

This reflects from one aspect that jade

Status and role in court life.

More jade treasures from the Palace Museum

The Cui Taiping elephant chime from the Qing Dynasty is 24cm high, 26.5cm long and 0.7cm thick.

▲The jade nine-lion lidded censer made by Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty

▲Late Qing Dynasty jade peach-shaped washbasin

Qingcui covered bowl height 8cm diameter 11.6cm

▲Emperor Qianlong's tourmaline jadeite Ruyi

▲ Jadeite round sculpture of a dragon and turtle carrying a bottle

▲Eighteen-bead jade bracelet

▲Eighteen-bead jade bracelet

▲Qing Dynasty Jade Belt Hook

▲Gold-inlaid pearl and jadeite soft bracelet

▲Jade belt hooks from the Qing Dynasty (two pieces)

▲A jadeite and Khotan jade ring made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty

▲ A sweet dew

Kingfish Shaped Pendant

Jade descendants wear it for generations

Green Ganoderma Pendant

Emerald Three-Sheep Pendant

Jade carved lotus pendant

Green lotus fish pendant

Emerald carved plate

A jadeite longevity plaque with twin phoenixes

Green peach hairpin

Gold and Jade Hairpin

Jadeite inlaid tourmaline flower flat square

Emerald Bat Ring

Gold and Jade Ring

Jadeite ring, Qing Dynasty, diameter 2.1 cm

White gold necklace with jade, Qing Dynasty, chain circumference 16.5 cm, jade inlay diameter 1.9 cm

Emerald Oval Pendant

Cuiling pipe, Qing Dynasty, height 7.4 cm, diameter 1.5 cm

Emerald beads

Belt hook with dragon head and emerald pattern

Jade belt hook ring

Peach-style washing

Green Bowl

Green lotus-patterned lidded bowl

A Qianlong-mark jadeite cup and plate with dragon pattern

Flat bottle with animal ears and green animal face pattern

Kingfisher bird flower vase

Jade Cabbage Flower Vase

Green Fortune, Longevity and Longevity Rectangular Screen Insert

Green figure mountain scenery (front)

Green figure mountain scenery (back)

Green Crane, Deer and Spring Mountain (front)

Green Crane, Deer and Spring Mountain (Back)

Ruyi with Emerald Dragon Pattern

Green Ganoderma lucidum shaped like Ruyi

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