Chapter Ⅰ
Origin—Jade in the Neolithic Period
Section Ⅰ The Excavation of Jade
Section Ⅱ Aesthetic Features of Original Jade Carvings
Section Ⅲ Ancient Jade Materials
Section Ⅳ Major Varieties of Ancient Jade
Chapter Ⅱ
Emperor Jade Age—Jade of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Periods
Section Ⅰ Jade Articles Used in Sacrifice
Section Ⅱ Jade Animal Carvings
Section Ⅲ Jade Figurines
Chapter Ⅲ
Idealism and Mystification—Jade of the Spring and Autumn
Period
SectionⅠ Interpretations of the Function and Value of Jade
Section Ⅱ The Systematization and ldealization of Jade Ritual Vessels
Section Ⅲ The Personification of Jade Ornaments
Section Ⅳ The Deiflcation of Jade
Chapter Ⅳ
One Hundred Years of Silence—Jade from the Han to
the Tang Dynasty
Section Ⅰ The Decline of Confucianism
Section Ⅱ The Development of Arts and Crafts
Section Ⅲ A New Start for Jade Developme
Chapter Ⅴ
The Influence of Daily Life—Jades of the Song Dynasty
Section Ⅰ Secularization of Jade Carvings and the Sculpture of the Lotus Boy
Section Ⅱ Spring Water Jade and Autumn Mountain Jade
Section Ⅲ Turtle Nesting on Lotus Leaf
Chapter Ⅵ
The Final Peak—Jades of Ming and Qing Dynasties
Section Ⅰ Stages of Jade's Development in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Section Ⅱ Lu Zigang, Master of Jade Carving
Section Ⅲ Jade Pendants of the Ming Dynasty
Section Ⅳ Jade Furnishing in Qing—dynasty Palaces
Author 's Note
A Brief Chronology of Chinese History