We are pleased to announce a personal property webinar sponsored by ASA Nor Cal

Chrysanthemum Dish, 18th century

Jade: Stone of Heaven Presented by Marsha Vargas Handley  February 16, 11am-12pm PST 1.25 CE, $15 Registration Fee Is it jade, jadeite or another green stone? Marsha Vargas Handley will discuss the complexities in identifying and valuing jade objects including carvings and jewelry. This presentation will look at the importance of jade with focus on China, but also touching on Pre-Columbian, Americas and India from 5000 BCE to the present. We will examine carvings as well as jewelry and address the variety of stones that are called “jade”. Marsha will give hints as to how to assess whether a carving is actually jade, jadeite or some other stone.

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Marsha Vargas Handley, ASA is an Accredited Senior Member of the American Society of Appraisers in Asian Art for over forty years. She owned Xanadu Gallery LLC in San Francisco, a retail Asian art gallery for over 42 years before closing in 2015. She serves on the Board of Directors at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Society for Asian Art in San Francisco and has been President of the International Netsuke Society since 2009.  She studied business and accounting before going to Asia in 1970 to teach and becoming interested in Asian antiques.

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