Large Real Dushan Jade Elephant Sculpture

Description

Handcrafted Dushan Jade Elephant Sculpture

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Description

Powerfully large Stone Elephants hand-carved from Dushan Jade. We have a small family of these fantastic beasts and so there will be some variation in the stone colour. Generally, the dominant colour is a milky green with patterns of darker greens and occasional flecks of other dark colours. These pieces are exceptionally heavy weighing up to 60kg

Dimensions (l x b x h)
60cm trunk to tail x 26cm x 36cm approx

Materials
Stone

Colours
Green

Weight
55-60kg approx

Packing
Wooden packing crate lined with polystyrene or matting

Dushan jade

Dushan jade is also known as “Nanyang jade” or “Nan jade”, which is produced in Dushan just north of Nanyang city. Is one of the Chinese four great jades, the quality of Dushan jade is tough and dense, exquisite, soft and moist, and its colour is transparent. It has six colours: green, white, yellow, purple, red and black. Dushan jade has a long history. The jade spade found in 1959 in Neolithic sites at Huangshan near Dushan can prove that ancestors had already recognized and used Dushan jade long before 5,000 years ago. Afterwards, Dushan jade was widely used to make jade carvings. There are more than 120 breeds of jade carvings, like people, flowers, birds and beasts, landscapes, gods, sandalwood burner and jewelry. Dushan jade has already become the famous specialty of Nanyang.

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This item is handcrafted from Chinese jade stone using traditional techniques. Therefore, the items you receive may differ slightly from the photos. 

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