Whenever I travel, I visit the local secondhand shops and vintage jewelry stores ... qualities to consider. "Imperial jade" is the colloquial term for extremely rare, fine-quality translucent ...

By Victoria Gomelsky One of the first things the jewelry designer Bliss Lau did ... including the prized variety known as “imperial jade” because, in China, only the emperor could own that ...

Jadeite is more valuable, especially the rare and lustrous Imperial jade of deep emerald green ... Generally, jadeite jewelry and carvings are less elaborate than those made from nephrite ...

Traditionally, a semi-translucent, intense medium green colour of jade, called imperial jade, is most prized for jade bangles. Apple green jade is seen as a suitable, less expensive alternative to ...