milkshake maiden

I guess I’ll have to face

That in this awful place

I shouldn’t show a trace of doubt

But pulled against the grain

I feel a little pain

That I would rather do without 

I’d rather be free, free, free

I’d rather be free, free, free

Free, free, free

The Jadeite cabbage

Carved in the workshops of the Chinese emperors at an unknown date, this famous piece one of the most exquisite jade carvings in existence. Skilfully using the natural colours of ‘moss in snow’ jadeite, the artist replicated a cabbage with two insects hiding amongst the leaves. The natural variations in hue of Chinese cabbage are so wonderfully represented that one could almost eat it. The veins in the leaves are skilfully exploited flaws and naturally stained fractures in the rough material.