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Modern?
Posted By: Super
Posted Date: Jan 31, 2014 (09:29 PM)
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Well, it really depends on your definition of "modern" jade carvings. At one time, all jade carvings that were made after 1911 AD (after Qing dynasty)were considered "modern", but most considered jade carvings that are less than 100 years old as MODERN. Since this is 2014, therefore any jade carvings made after 1914 will be considered modern. In that sense, based on what idclisonne said about the ages of the stands for these jade statues: early to mid-20th century"
and if that is also the age of the jade statues, they will be indeed "modern".

Therefore,I wonder what exactly you meant by "quite modern"? In the 30s,40s,50s,60s much later?

The thing is the history of the Grand Canal is very old and I do not believe too many of us had seen similar jade statues like these anywhere? Have we?

It is indeed quite strange that we have yet heard from other jade collectors like Lee, Dave, Adam and Ernest make any comment on these jade statues. May be they cannot make up their minds?

Hopefully we will hear from them and others soon.

If the material used to make these four statues were indeed decent nephrite jade, then it will almost be impossible for them to be made "too modern" because again like I said, trying to find sufficient and decent nephrite jade material to make four jade statues these sizes, even today, is not that easy. If you do not believe me, try to find them.

Of course, I can be wrong.

Super




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