Jade has always been precious to the Chinese....

" If Jade is discarded and pearls destroyed,

petty thieves will disappear,

there being no valuables left to steal."

From the times of Emperor K'ang Hsi  1662 - 1722 Common Era

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It takes many forms and many shades...

whether it is for a pi disc..

or a pi yao..

or personal adornment..

It is it's water colours, we are particularly concerned about here and their significance...

One can almost visualise the Burmese Jade colour variations above, in the Jade sea water below..

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