[Jewelry making - Article 01074] - Re: [Orchid] 2500 BC diamonds for polishing

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Gary

    Already knew all that!  The K'ungCh'iehTao was not used to describe
    a jade item (read either nephrite or jadite) but rather referred to
    as an impliment or process to cut the jade (read nephrite or
    jadite).  The kingfisher reference may in fact be found in many
    western novels...raises the mystique. 

    In fact, one  character pronounced Ch'ieh has two possibly related
    meanings... The first is to 'cut' or 'carve' and another character
    prounced exactly the same means ' to wipe off' or 'rub clean'
    (polish?). The character Tao may also be a problem .  In one
    iteration it means 'knife or sword' but another character also
    pronounced Tao means 'way or doctrine' as in Taoism.  So, it could
    mean a knife to cut or a doctrine  or way of cutting or polishing. 

    The term K'ung may really be K'un  which means 'a fine type of jade
    (undefined). 

    Put it all together and you have something like 'A doctrine (or
    practice) of cutting (or polishing) fine jade'.  The only problem
    is...the concept of using diamond to do all of this should be in
    there somewhere ....maybe in a written doctrine as yet
    undiscovered!? 

    Nice try Gary, but no brass ring this time around. 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net

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