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Chinese 19th century Carved Jade Lock Revisited

Chinese 19th century Carved Jade Lock RevisitedPhotographing jade is always a challenge. It is difficult to capture the ‘life’ that is there. Normally, I wouldn’t include my fingers in a shoot… but with this piece it was easier to tilt the object than the camera. I had originally photographed this 19th century Nephrite Chinese lock for PrivateCollection’s 07-04-11 blog but I [...]
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China Straits Silver Dragon Bracelets

China Straits Silver Dragon BraceletsThese wonderful dragon bracelets came to me at different times from different sources… but the workmanship is so similar that I believe they were made by the same artist. The technique use is called filigree and granulation in most of  North America … in Europe it is called granule work … sometimes wirework. The detail [...]
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