Appraisal: Chinese Yellow Jade Figure, ca. 1930
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Appraisal: Chinese Yellow Jade Figure, ca. 1930
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Appraisal: Chinese Yellow Jade Figure, ca. 1930
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He and my grandmother had it on their mantel.
And when he died in 1971, we inherited it.
I don't know where he bought it or got it from.
APPRAISER: I've seen a lot of jade objects, but I have never seen this form.
It is something called a qilin, which is a mythical beast.
And it was made in China.
The animal itself has scales, and it's got this twisted kind of a lion's head or a dragon's head.
And surrounding this, rising up or coming down, is this kind of shape that we would call a cloud shape, or a lingzhi shape, which is a type of mushroom that has connotations of both good luck and longevity.
This is something that is representative of our innermost kinds of feelings and aspirations.
GUEST: That's fascinating.
APPRAISER: This is actually a stack of books.
So it can be interpreted as a stack of books of knowledge or a box that's containing a treasure.
GUEST: That's fascinating.
APPRAISER: That is purposeful.
GUEST: That's fascinating.
APPRAISER: The material itself, this color, is this yellow tint.
Yellow jade is very, very rare.
Now, one of the clues to the age is the way the carving is done.
Now, the carving, very broadly, looks really beautiful.
And it is beautiful.
But it's not as finely done as you would see during the 18th or 17th century.
APPRAISER: This would date from what is called the Republic period.
GUEST: All right.
APPRAISER: So that is pre-1949 in China, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, when there was really a huge effort to create a republican form of government in China.
GUEST: Interesting.
APPRAISER: And so part of that was creating works of art that look back to the high point of Chinese governance and the arts, which would have been 17th, 18th century in the Qing Dynasty.
There were other high points, but that's what this is looking back to.
Is this something you're planning on keeping or...?
GUEST: Yes.
APPRAISER: Okay, so I'd say for insurance purposes, somewhere around $40,000.
GUEST: (laughs) All right-- that's amazing.
The last time it was appraised was in 1992 for $1,800.
It has jumped.
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 38s | Appraisal: George II Walnut Tripod Table, ca. 1760 (38s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 1m 21s | Appraisal: German Bisque Doll Head, ca. 1880 (1m 21s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 33s | Appraisal: Sioux Beaded Vest, ca. 1900 (33s)
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Preview: S29 Ep22 | 30s | Preview: Never Seen That Before! (30s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 33s | Appraisal: Michelin Ad Figure, ca. 1905 (2m 33s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 3m 34s | Appraisal: Atakapa Baskets & Placemats, ca. 1884 (3m 34s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 21s | Appraisal: Civil War Identified Soldier Archive (2m 21s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 1m 8s | Appraisal: Spanish Colonial Swivel Gun, ca. 1700 (1m 8s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 3m 34s | Appraisal: Robert Wood Bluebonnets Oil, ca. 1930 (3m 34s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 20s | Appraisal: Chinese Export Pottery of Ch'ing Dynasty Official (2m 20s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 18s | Appraisal: Embroidered Wool Animal Crazy Quilt, ca. 1900 (2m 18s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 26s | Appraisal: WWI Field Surgical Kit (26s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 14s | Appraisal: 1885 Swedish Printed Bandage & First Aid Book (2m 14s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 52s | Appraisal: 20th-Century Märta Måås-Fjetterström Textile (2m 52s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 15s | Appraisal: Comfort Furniture Co. Chaise Longue, ca. 1900 (2m 15s)
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Preview: S29 Ep22 | 2m 27s | Appraisal: Charles Clewell Vases, ca. 1925, in Vintage Oklahoma City. (2m 27s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 56s | Appraisal: Carte de Visite Album, ca. 1865 (2m 56s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 1m 52s | Appraisal: Van Cleef & Arpels Pocket Watch, ca. 1930 (1m 52s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 3m 19s | Appraisal: Men's Flame Stitch Wallet & Ship's Portrait (3m 19s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 54s | Appraisal: Women's Professional Basketball Collection, from Baton Rouge Hour 1. (2m 54s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 39s | Appraisal: James Naismith Signed Stein, from ROADSHOW's Special: Junk in the Trunk. (39s)
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Clip: S29 Ep22 | 2m 36s | Appraisal: Frank Rohloff Table, ca. 1968 (2m 36s)
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