white jade
Milky carved stone
White jade is jade that ranges from translucent white to creamy off-white, highly prized in Chinese culture for its association with purity and virtue.
The most valued variety, called mutton-fat jade, has a warm, slightly yellowish tint resembling animal fat.
The pendant was carved from white jade.
- nephriteSilicate mineral, greenish
- carvedCut to create form
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
imperial · Chinese · silk road · pendant · bangle · cool · milky · precious · stone · ornament · burial · tomb · mutton fat · luminous · pale · creamy · amulet · Ming
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