Private treasures From the jade totems of the Shang and Yin dynasties to the ritual jade of the Zhou dynasty and the burial jade of the Han, and on through to the ornamental jade and "ingeniously carved jade" --such as the Chinese cabbage carved from a single piece of green and white jadeite--of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Chinese have always treasured jade above all else.
從殷商的圖騰，到周朝的禮器，漢代的喪葬玉，乃至明清的裝飾玉如「巧作玉」的翠玉白菜，玉器一直是中國人的至愛。