Running his hands over a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan says the ears on the nearly 400-year-old piece are a marker of its authenticity. “The folds in ...

"The folds in the pig's ears show the handiwork, the ancient handicraft" of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), said the 60-year-old trader, who would only provide his last name as Lee. "It takes very ...

The first to come was the Japanese scholar Tadao Kano (1906–1945), who in 1929 conjectured that Ta­ka­day may have been the site of the largest jade workshops of their era in Southeast Asia. The site ...

A village in eastern Taiwan has exported its local jade since prehistoric times. Today, thanks to DIY workshops for tourists, it continues to spread admiration for this special gemstone.

"About seven to 12 years ago, it was very good times for people in Taiwan who are in the antiques or jade trade," said Liu San-bian, who runs a store in Metropolitan Jewelry and Antiques Emporium ...