Friends of Jade
An archive of articles, news and discussion about jade — nephrite and jadeite, from the mines of British Columbia and the river beds of Hetian to the carving studios of Hangzhou and the beaches of Big Sur.
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Friends of Jade Dinner Tucson
The time is approaching for the annual Friends of Jade dinner in Tucson this year. It will be on February 4th Saturaday at Mama Louisa's Resturante on Craycroft Road. No host drinks:6:30p.m. Dinner:7:00p.m. Cost:$22.00 per person. Come and enjoy some great…
2014 Jade Carving Workshop
We are having our annual jade carving workshop with Master carver Matt Glasby. The workshop will run from October 20-24 in the beautiful Caypay Valley at the Burkleo residence. We have limited spaces available. Please contact Mike and Joan for more…
Don Wobber ' s passing:
It is with a sense of personal sadness that I announce the passing of Don Wobber! In the North American Jade culture Don was a real giant! He was a Jade diver who found some of the largest and finest boulders of Big Sur Jade ever recovered, see his book "Jade…
2013 Donn Salt and Matt Glasby Workshop
What an amazing time we all had! This workshop turned out to be one of the highest attended in our history of Jade carving classes. The atmosphere was electric with talented teachers and students. So many amazing pieces were completed. Here are a few for your…
Email address change
Please be aware that the email coffee426432@sbcglobal is no longer in use to reach Mike and Joan Burkleo editors of Friends of Jade. Please contact us at [email removed]. Thank you
Amazing video series on Jade
Here is a link for an amazing video series on Jade. I enjoyed it and learned something new about Jade. http://english.cntv.cn/program/e_documentary/20100715/103420.shtml#.UZOgjPHoQpo.facebook
From the Article Library
Jades from the major archeological discoveries in China in 2008
Also this year I bring you a summary of the mayor archeological discoveries in China made in 2008 as published by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Cultural Relics Press ( www.Wenwu.com ). In 2008 the discoveries of archeological jades…
The top jade items of the art auctions of 2008
Every year the art publishing house Artouch ( www.artouch.com ) in Taiwan publishes a 700+ page catalogue (purchase via www.yesasia.com for about 90$US) showing the object of the mayor Chinese Art auctions of the preceding year. Also this year a large section…
5500 pages of jades – The 15 volumes of the “The complete collection of jades unearthed in China”
The Science Press of Beijing and the Beijing Institute of Jade Culture have published in 2005 a monumental collection of 15 volumes with about 370 pages each on archeologically well traceable jades found in China. I noticed the volumes recently in Hangzhou…
Top jade auction prices in 2007
The publishing house Artouch ( www.artouch.com ) in Taipei, Taiwan is publishing each year an overview with the title “ Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Auction ”. In this soft cover book the editors of Artouch list in a very complete and systematic way the…
Jades in major archaeological discoveries in China in 2007
Also this year I bring you the images of the jades and the short descriptions of the major 2007 archaeological discoveries in China. The 2007 edition of this series, a 176 page book (ISBN 978-7-5010-2439-1), has been published by Wenwu, The Cultural Relicts…
2007 auction price expectations of Chinese white jade carvings and boulders
During a recent visit to Hangzhou I have picked up a catalogue of a December 2007 auction of jade organized by the Haohan International Auction House in Hangzhou. I have scanned the relevant pages showing the small jade carvings of recent manufacture as also…