Jade : a study in Chinese archaeology and religion (1912)
Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · Chicago : Field Museum of Natural History · leaf 387
— a EBS LO 2 JADE. | 263 Fig. 3 (11.3 cm X 2.1 cm). It is cast of solid bronze, surmounted by a hydra-head; the surface is incrusted with silver wire forming a geomet- ric decoration of lozenges and spirals. There are others of exactly the same shape as the jade pieces, and there can be no doubt… … Wo ; well adapted to metal casting; carving and grinding them in jade was a task of toil and trouble. This technical consideration is confirmed by the written symbol of the word kou which is united with the radical kin ‘‘metal.”’ In case of a real jade type, we should certainly expect to see the…
Jade -- China -- History
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