I am pleased to offer from my private collection this absolutely amazing and historically important antique jade. ANTIQUE JADE SLIDE. EXCITING ANTIQUE SWORD GUARD FITTING. You are looking at striking molted pale green jade guard. FINE OLD WHITE MOLTED GREEN JADE SWORD SLIDE MIND DYNASTY. Sword slide is fine we believe rare example dates to Ming dynasty period. The slide guard is carved of unique prominently light pale green gray jade. Subtle green/blue and brown natural jade accents. Guard fitting has great design with archaic floral leaf scrolls in high relief. The slide is in fine estate-fresh condition with no damage as seen. Outside 1 3/4 inches long by 1 1/8 inches wide by 1/2 of an inch thick. Antique real jade old hand made and hand carved. High quality craftsmanship all around. Fine velvet semi translucent jade. NO INDICATIONS OF IMPREGNATION. SEMI TRANSLUCENT GREEN GRAY MOLTED COLOR. Please see pictures for details. Ask questions before bidding. The pictures were taken under natural day light. The color may be different from computer monitor to monitor. MUSEUM QUALITY WORK OF ART. BUY IT NOW BEFORE IS GONE FOREVER. I HAVE BEEN SELLING JEWELRY FOR OVER 26 YEARS, SINCE 1999. I DELIVER EXCELLENT SERVICE AND HARD TO FIND RARE AND ESTATE JEWELRY FOR MY CUSTOMERS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. (description exceeds maximum possible length)