"Right timing, right place, right materials, right craft; when these four align, excellence may follow." Jade,…
"Right timing, right place, right materials, right craft; when these four align, excellence may follow." Jade, one of the Five Materials, is clear and translucent, noble and pure. From fine jade, the polisher carves a cicada. It molts from filth, rises above dust, by worldly grime untouched. With wings aflutter in flight, its voice is the chime of jade pendants.
Circles trees in flight, its chiming ding-dang is audible. Craftsmen use it to observe changes in rain and trees.