Chinese’s special favor for jade started from the imperial time, more than gold and other jade articles. A jade pendant, being glabrous and soft, was called “humanity”; being invulnerable and harmless to human skin after breaking called “righteousness”; being in order when hanging up called “courtesy”; being clear and beautiful while knocking at it called “pleasure”; virtues and flaws being in its natural place called “loyalty”; every Chinese cherish and love for it called “morality”, therefore it obtained the preference from ancient people. Now Wende company collects a large quantity of fine ancient jade articles through Western Zhou period, Spring and Autumn period, Warring States period , involving various kinds of jade decoration and ritual wares as follows:
  A Jade Ge (length:14.5cm), Western Zhou period, is evaluated at the price of ￥40,000. Being brownish yellow with a slight of transparency, the sword appears to be a triangle with sharp edges on both sides. A hole piercing in the middle and the back divided into six denticulate forms, the whole article is decorated with plainness and delicacy. Ge as a battle tool was popular in Shang dynasty and later used as the symbol of power and status on important occasions for maintaining dominators’ dignities due to its fragile texture. (see pic. 1)
 
 pic.1 Western Zhou A Jade Ge         
 pic.2 Western Zhou A Jade Handle-Form Decoration

  A Jade Handle-Form Decoration（length：11.2cm）, Western Zhou, is valued at the price of ￥25,000. This article is the same as the previous one in texture, but with a even upper part and narrowing part under the upper one, and a short part for inserting. It also could be found in Er Li Tou culture, continued to be used through Shang dynasty to Western Zhou period，at that period the decoration was the most delicate and the carving was strong ,being mellow and clear-cut. The bottom part was usually used for holding or installing. (see pic. 2)
  A Moon-Shaped Jade Decoration with Double Dragon Deads (length: 11.5cm), Spring and Autumn period, is evaluated at the price of ￥200,000. Textured in cyan jade, the article, which is decorated with uneven shade of white and brown, appears to be an half circle with the body carved with heaving dragon designs and both sides also with the same decoration. Both ends are carved with two dragon heads with a hole in the dragon’s eyes linking to dragon’s head, which can be used for threading a line. This kind of jade decoration came into being in the Neolithic age, used as ritual vessel as well as jade pendant, which is common among a set of such articles, arranged from the upper to the lower part. This jade decoration with many holes scattered in the body absolutely belongs to one of rare jade decorations. (see pic. 3)
    
      pic.3 A Moon-Shaped Jade Decoration with Double Dragon Deads             
     pic.4 A Carved-Jade Dragon-Form Decoration with Two Figure Pendant

  A Carved-Jade Dragon-Form Decoration with Two Figure Pendant (length: 5.2cm), late Spring and Autumn period, is evaluated at the price of ￥150,000. With blue jade texture, it consists of two parts : upper part and lower part .The upper part is openwork double dragons with dragon heads on both sides, legs next to necks, mouths open, bodies decorated with cloud scrolls forming a circle, a hole in the middle of the peak for holding it; the lower part is two persons, with round cheeks, big eyes, round noses, arms in the front of breasts, wearing in long robes with ties around necks, the edges in trapezoid delineated with slanting panes. The double dragon and two persons are identical to each other in sculpture, decoration on the top linking to each other through the rope. It permeates a kind of mythical and strong religious taste, displaying rich life atmosphere in vivid and lifelike decoration. (see pic. 4)
  A Jade Cong-Shaped Vase, Warring States period (length:5.5cm, width:5cm), with evaluation price of ￥100,000, was one of the earliest jade articles coming forth in ancient China. Jade Bi, jade Gui, jade Zhang, jade Huang, jade Hu, and jade Cong were six jade ritual wares, all called “six Rui”. According to Zhou Li, “ Jade Bi can be regarded as the ritual article for the heaven, and jade Cong the ritual article for the earth.” Being in the form of a flat and short pillar, this jade article is a circle inside and a square outside with yellow texture with a slight shade of dark green. It is clearly decorated with cloud scrolls in regular arrangement and good proportion. (see pic. 5)
  
    pic.5 A Jade Cong-Shaped Vase, Warring States period                         
    pic.6 A Circle Jade Ware with Corn Design 

  A Circle Jade Ware with Corn Design (length:6.2cm), Warring States period, is evaluated at the price of ￥160,000. Of a flat circle, it is made of blue jade, with pale white in the middle. It is evenly incised with same corn designs on both sides in regular arrangement. You will have the feeling of prick when touching it. The inside and outside edges are finely and delicately incised with identical protruding lines. (see pic. 6)
  A Carved-Jade Cord-Unfastening Tool with Dragon Design (length:13cm), with the evaluation price of ￥250,000, was originally used as a small tool for unfastening a cord or other functions with forefathers’ hand, and later became a kind of decoration. Of a flat dragon in flight, it is incised with long horns, head turning back, limbs on the back linking to head, tail in a sharp horn, body in natural shape with cloud scrolls, a hole in the head for holding. The whole article is delicately incised and finely polished with even luster, smooth lines and lifelike carving. (see pic. 7)

 pic.7 A Carved-Jade Cord-Unfastening Tool with Dragon Design