Jade
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Jade is an umbrella term for two different types of decorative rocks used for jewelry or ornaments. Jade is often referred to by either of two different silicate mineral names: nephrite, or jadeite. N
A slab of jade
Main jade producing countries
Jade Drinking Vessel in Rhino Horn Shape, Western Han/Nanyue (202 BC – 111 BC)
Golden crown with jade pendants from Silla, fifth or sixth century AD, in the National Museum of Korea.
Jade burial suit
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A jade burial suit is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members of China's Han dynasty were buried.
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…kings. Jade was considered to be the "imperial gem" and was used to create many utilitarian and ceremonial objects, from indoor decorative items to jade burial suits. From the earliest Chinese dynasties to the present, the jade deposits most used were not only those of Khotan in the Western Chinese province of…
Jade burial suit of Liu Sui, Prince of Liang, of Western Han, made with 2,008 pieces of jade
Jade burial suit in the Nanyue King Museum in Guangzhou
Jade shroud for King of Zhongshan, Liu Xiu (d. 57 BCE), in the National Museum of China, Beijing, China.
Excavation of the Jade Burial Suits taken from the Hebei Museum in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.