ONLINE ENCORE: Jade: China's Gift to the World with Richard Hughes
Schedule
Sun Jun 13 2021 at 12:00 am to 11:59 pm
Location
Bowers Museum | Santa Ana, CA
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*EXCLUSIVE PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS ARE VIEWABLE FOR 24 HOURS!Presented by Lotus Gemology's Richard Hughes
Jade has been treasured by the Chinese for some 8,000 years. Yù (玉), the Chinese word for jade, is one of the oldest in the Chinese language; its pictograph is distinguished from that for “ruler” only by one dot. Outside of China, people generally think of jade as the jadeite jade from Burma, where the finest quality is a vivid green. Within China, however, jade is a stone of an entirely different character, with the finest quality being white. Lotus Gemology’s Richard Hughes has been studying jade since he first visited Burma at age 19. He will offer a brief survey of the places jadeite and nephrite come from and then delve into the real Chinese jade, the true “Stone of Heaven.”
Ticketed Event: Member $5 | General $10 | Ticketholders will receive their link at 11 am the day prior to the event. Official 24-hour access begins at midnight.
TICKETS: Online or onsite. Questions? E-mail [email protected] or call 714.567.3677. Proceeds benefit Bowers Museum Education Programs. Tickets are non-refundable.
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