Exotic Jades

We receive many good questions about purchasing jade antiques, especially over the internet. Here are some answers that we hope can shed light to your jade antique buying experience:

Q. Is it legal to purchase or sell jade artifacts?“A.Yes, jade artifacts may be sold or purchased legally when the artifacts are not on the government’s wanted lists of stolen jade antiques.
Q. Are jade artifacts are controlled by the Chinese government?A. Jade artifacts that are on the inventory of Chinese museums, or remain unearthed in the Chinese territory, or are in the process of unearthing are indeed controlled by the Chinese government.
Q. There are so many sites, and museums and private parties, and seems you can purchase the antiques off the Internet. How is this possible?
A. Private collections are permissible for selling even in in Chinese territory. There are many auction houses there to perform artifacts transaction for commercial selling purposes.
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Q. Can I assume any of the jade artifacts on ebay are real?“A. No. you cannot. To be safe, you probably should assume a cautious position on jade artifacts being sold on the internet. Most of the time the sellers themselves do not have the knowledge to indentify whether an artifact is genuine.

Q. Are all the Chinese artifacts will be returned to the country?A. Not if the jade artifacts are not listed by the government as stolen items. As a matter of fact, most of the artifacts in the museums outside China are the bounties of war during the Qing dynasty.
Q. Can you purchase and own Chinese jade artifacts?A. Yes. if the artifacts are not on government’s “wanted” list of stolen goods.
Q. From whom can you legally buy jades from, Can jade artificats be purchased overseas into the United States? A. Yes. If the jade artifacts are purchased legally.