Author: Thomas Fok
Publisher: CA Book Publishing
USD $103.00
The jade in this collection covers those which have never been buried underground, as well as excavated finds. Excavated jades retain their original palettes, and examples are found in the collections of international museums and institutions involved with archaeological excavations. In contrast, jades that have never been buried have gone through time suffering the effects of handling, dying, and exposure to air. These two aforenamed varieties have different qualities, and preference is a matter of a collector’s individual taste.
Originally published in 2011, this new edition includes the collector’s most recent acquisitions.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 190 pages with 254 colour plates, 24.8 cm x 31.8 cm, English and Chinese with full list of Provenance, Literature and Exhibited info, published in 2023
ISBN: 9789887608936
This book was first published in 2011 covering my collection of Chinese jades ranging from archaic to Ming and Qing periods. In 2022, I republish a new edition by adding my new acquisitions assembled in the last decade and at the same time advancing my interest past archaic jades. It is my wish that this new publication will draw valuable comments from my fellow friends of mutual interests as well as other Chinese jade enthusiasts.
— Thomas Fok