Because their workmanship and materials are very fine and precious!
Length 5.73 cm, width 6.6 cm, thickness 5.3 cm. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, it was sent as tribute from the Alxa Left Banner in Inner Mongolia to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Qing Palace. This is a purely natural stone with no pollution or additives. Its color and texture are all naturally formed, and it looks like a lifelike piece of pork belly. The "meat" has distinct fat and thin layers, clear texture, and pores. Do you have the urge to eat meat after watching it?
I’m just asking you if it looks like it, is it drooling? I believe that people who see it for the first time will not think of it as a hard stone, because no matter how you look at it, it looks like a piece of flesh with the skin on it, with alternating fat and thin. Dongpo pork, both in color and texture, looks real, and you can almost smell the aroma of braised pork. The ingenious creative conception and exquisite carving techniques are breathtaking. The base is made of pure gold.
Jade cabbage, 18.7 cm long, 9.1 cm wide and 5.07 cm thick, was displayed in Yonghe Palace during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Yonghe Palace was the residence of Emperor Guangxu Jinfei. The jade cabbage was placed in Concubine Jin's palace. There were two insects on the jade cabbage, which in ancient times were called "Weaver Lady", which meant having many children and grandchildren.
When the museum opens, people usually go to see the "cabbage" first. The popularity of jade cabbage can be imagined. The cabbage items are close to life and nature, and the cabbage carvings are becoming more and more popular. The more people like it.
Firstly, the homophony of cabbage is "displaying wealth", which means to attract wealth and bring abundant wealth; secondly, the carved cabbage now also has branches and leaves that stretch for future generations; thirdly, the carved jadeite cabbage has a Green and white show that you are innocent!
Emerald cabbage has bright green colors. The combination of emerald green and white is lifelike. There are also insects on the cabbage leaves. The ecology is close to the beauty of nature. In recent years, the price of jade has skyrocketed. The price of jade cabbage is definitely It’s the most expensive, and it seems that people like it and it’s not wrong.
In my opinion, the Taipei Museum treats these two things as treasures of the museum, just like a joke!