Nature Inspired: Golden Cicada Resting On a Jade Leaf

Exquisite ornament of the Ming dynasty.

Total weight of the insect figurine, made of 95% pure gold, is 4.65 g. The thickness of the finely crafted wings is only 2 mm.

Unearthed in Boshiwu (博士塢), Wufeng Mountain, Suzhou. Now exhibited in Nanjing Museum (南京博物院).

Photo: ©南京博物院

Fabergé Cigarette Case Of Nephrite, Sapphires and Diamonds, Circa 1900

Source: sotheby's.com via Pinterest

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Pair of Jade Tigers

China, Zhou Dynasty, Warring States or Western Han period, 3rd century BCE

nephrite, L. 19.1 x H. 8.8 x T. 0.5 cm (7 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)

on display at Harvard Art Museums 1943.50.469 A, B

By Hanabi_Rin

These commissions are from the amazing @genuinefauxthought, and I've had the best time working on them! ♥️

felt like drawing some centipeetles

Christmas-mood coexistence of jade and tourmaline, made a trend by the court jewelers of the Qing dynasty.

Photo: ©十相自在灵生

There is an AU out there somewhere where the Shitennou get to be purified and live. They form a found family with Mamoru and later become Chibi Usa's cool yet over protective uncles.

Jadeite had a knack for disguising himself as any profession if they need to sneak in somewhere (which he'll accompany when she uses her disguise pen), Nephrite, upon being purified, immediately gets a tattoo sleeve, a motorcycle and a guitar. Zoicite spends a lot of time hanging out with the Sailor Senshi and also shares Makoto love for plants and flowers. And Kunzite is best friends with Mamoru and, although appears to be the most mature and serious of the Shitennou, surprisingly has a himbo side to him.

The stars know everything indeed.

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okay Here,, i saw someone else do a nepeta as a jade and mention her as a nephrite and i thought it was such a cute idea so Here she is... her gem is on her CHEST cuz shes a HEART PLAYER,,, and shes covered in light colored hair because captain nephrites tend to have white hair and adornments on them. nepeta isnt a captain (she has black hair under the pelt on her hair) ,,, but shes like. a Rogue gem. lives in the forest. not a crystal gem. she dressed herself up because if anyone found her she would look too high ranking to be questioned. and it also looks cool :3

For a slow Sunday here are some Fabergé nephrite jade snails from Russia:

Carl Fabergé, late 19th/early 20th century, carved nephrite jade, 4.8 x 8.1 x 3.2 cm, Victoria and Albert Museum

Fabergé Workshop, c. 1900, carved nephrite jade with diamond eyes, 5.5 x 12.3 x 4.1 cm, Cincinnati Art Museum

Fabergé Workshop, c. 1885-1905, carved nephrite jade with rose aventurine quartz shell and gold tentacles, 4.9 × 4.8 × 10.8 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago

She deserved so much more screentime