IAMA Art Museum in San Francisco
Emerald Jade Artist: H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III A poem composed by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, which has five characters to each line, translates as follows: “Green jade of watery tone; what a treasure among majestic gemstones. Not stored even in celestial mountains; painting skills opened the wonderful door to it.” This poem lifts the veil covering the features of this striking emerald green faux jade that has a watery tone. It is as if it had just emerged from the bottom of a heavenly lake. Water seems to linger on its surface and permeate deeply, layer by layer. With refracting, penetrating sunlight, this jadeite is even more heartwarming. Real jadeite like this in the size of only the mouth of a bowl would be as precious as the Jade of He (probably the most famous piece of jade in Chinese history, unearthed more than 2,700 years ago). However, this emerald jade before you was created by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III using the “Chaoshi” style of painting. It is a gigantic piece th