Materials · stone

Jadeite

翡翠

feicui

A harder, more vividly coloured stone than nephrite, imported from Burma and widely used only from the late Qing. Not the same material as the ancient jade (yu) of earlier periods.

Objects in this material

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 6.4 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite and jade (nephrite) pendant, with dragon, qing dynasty, 7.6 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant with dragon

Qing DynastyJade (jadeite)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 7.9 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 4.8 cm long.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, seed pearls

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 7.9 cm across.

Armlet

Bracelet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, ming dynasty, 6.6 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Ming DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite comb, qing dynasty, 3.3 cm high.

Shu (comb)

Comb

Qing DynastyJadeite, emerald-green with patches of light lavender

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 2.1 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 5.6 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, light emerald-green

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 5.1 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, emerald-green changing to lighter shades of green

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 7.9 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 9 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 8 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite armlet, qing dynasty, 7.5 cm high.

Armlet

Armlet

Qing DynastyJadeite

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite pendant, qing dynasty, 5.1 cm high.

Pendant

Pendant

Qing DynastyJadeite, mottled green

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite, jade (nephrite), amber and coral necklace, qing dynasty, 104.1 cm long.

Necklace

Official necklace (chaozhu)

Qing DynastyAmber, jade (jadeite), imitation coral

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jadeite, gold and kingfisher feather headdress ornament, qing dynasty, 4.4 cm high.

Headdress fragment

Ornament for Headdress

Qing DynastyGold, feathers, seed pearls, moonstone, jadeite, garnet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art