Jade Green
The lustrous hue of fine jadeite, where blue and green blend, warm and luxurious
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💡 Use Cases
Jadeite & Jewelry Design
Icy, fully green jadeite is the pinnacle of collectible jewelry. Jade Green is always one of the most sought-after core colors in jewelry design.
Chinese Palace-Style Soft Furnishings
Jade Green velvet throw pillows and brocade table runners paired with mahogany furniture recreate the opulence and elegance of Qing Dynasty palace interiors.
Jade Green Tea Ware
The greener hues of Longquan celadon, like powder green and plum green, can be classified as Jade Green. Brewing tea in a Jade Green cup reflects the green of the tea, a delight for the eyes.
Resort Hotel Pools
Pools paved with Jade Green mosaic tiles refract a gem-like luster under the sun, a standard design feature for creating a sense of luxury in high-end resort hotels.
📜 Origin & History
In Chinese civilization, Jade Green is first and foremost the color of jade. Jade ritual objects unearthed from Hongshan and Liangzhu cultural sites prove that ancestors already regarded Jade Green gemstones as sacred objects for communicating with heaven and earth six thousand years ago. Jade Green thus carried a primal religious awe.
In the 'Book of Songs', 'Look at that bend of the Qi River, green bamboos are lush. There is a refined gentleman, like cut and polished jade', uses green bamboo and green jade to symbolize a gentleman's virtue. Jade Green thus became bound to noble character, serving as a color teaching tool for Confucian aesthetic education.
During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions brought Khotan jade eastward along the Silk Road. Jade discs and jade tubes made of Jade Green material became symbols of noble status, adding an exotic, precious, and luxurious aura to Jade Green.
Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi in 'Song of the Pipa' wrote of a 'sub-prefect of Xunyang's blue-black cotton gown soaked with tears' to fully express the sorrow of demotion. However, Tang poetry more often celebrates the image of 'spring rivers as green as blue', where Jade Green blossomed into a bright, beautiful side in the magnificent spirit of the High Tang.
With the rise of jadeite culture in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Jade Green reached its aesthetic peak in jadeite. Empress Dowager Cixi's obsession with Jade Green jadeite propelled its full prevalence in palace decoration and jewelry, making Jade Green the most precious color of the late Qing period.