Jade is a decorative item with rich themes and various styles. Most jade ornaments are highly ornamental, but how do we judge whether a piece of jade is of high quality? This involves the appreciation of jadeite.

Due to the lack of knowledge about jade, many people fall into misunderstandings when appreciating jade. After summarizing, we found that there are the following seven common misunderstandings in jade appreciation. Have you fallen into these seven mistakes?

The color must be uniform

If the color evenly covers the entire piece of jade, we call it full-color jade . Full-color jade is rare and its value is indeed very high, but we cannot blindly pursue full-color jade, so as not to fall into the trap of unscrupulous merchants.

Some unscrupulous merchants dye very poor quality jade into full color through post-processing. This kind of jade contains a large amount of chemicals and will harm human health if worn for a long time. Everyone must keep their eyes open. In addition, the beauty of jade is not single. Jade with floating colors and floating flowers also has its own unique beauty. The value of some jade with floating flowers is also very high. We don’t have to blindly pursue full-color jade, we must learn to appreciate jade correctly.

Identification by naked eye

As I just mentioned, some full-color jadeite on the market is made through dyeing. The counterfeiting technology of jadeite is changing with each passing day. It is difficult for us to judge the authenticity of jadeite with the naked eye. Therefore, we must purchase jadeite through formal channels.

Some people may think that they often learn about jade, not only through books, but also often pay attention to relevant information on the Internet, and they have already mastered all the knowledge of jade.

It is certainly a good thing to keep learning and making continuous progress, but jade is an expensive ornament after all. Once we make a wrong judgment, we will suffer heavy losses. It is better to buy jade through formal channels to save trouble.

No problem as long as it doesn't change color

In the past, counterfeiting technology was relatively low, and some dyed jade would fade or change color. Therefore, many people thought that jade that does not change or fade is natural jade. In fact, today's counterfeiting technology is very advanced, and some dyed jade will not fade.

Green jade is very expensive

Jade is most valuable when it is green, but it is not only green jade that is valuable. Violet jade, black jade, etc., as long as it is high-quality jade, has a high value no matter what color it is.

The value of jadeite will be affected by its color, but low-quality green jadeite is not necessarily very valuable. For example, the relatively rough and non-transparent Tielongsheng jadeite has bright colors, but its value is not high.

The older the jade, the better

Some people think that old pit jade is ancient jade. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. What experts call old pit jade refers to jade with relatively high water quality, not jade that is very old. In fact, jade has only been introduced to China for about 400 years, and the earliest jade can not be considered an antique.

When jade first came to China, people's aesthetic taste was different from what it is now. Therefore, the jade at that time was not of particularly high quality today, and might even be somewhat ordinary. If it does not have special historical value, old jade is not worth collecting.

The more complex the process, the better

Jade jewelry with exquisite craftsmanship naturally has high value, but this does not mean that the more complex the carving, the higher the value. People generally make high-quality jade raw materials into jade ring faces and jade bracelets to show its beauty in plain form.

On the contrary, jade with more flaws needs to be modified and removed through carving. Therefore, we can find on the market that small high-quality jade ring faces or pendants will be more expensive than huge jade carvings.

The rarer, the more valuable.

Scarcity makes things valuable. This statement is not wrong, but we cannot regard the unremarkable as rare. Whether it is rare jade or common jade, it must conform to aesthetic principles and have relatively high quality to have high value.

Some unscrupulous merchants will process jade scraps into strange shapes of jade, and then deceive consumers by using the gimmicks of rarity and limited edition. Everyone must learn to distinguish them.

It's not just jade, it's the same with everything. If the quality is not good, even if it is unique, it may not be valuable.

After learning about the 7 common misunderstandings about jadeite appreciation, do you have a new understanding of jadeite?

Although jade is just a kind of ornament, it also contains a lot of knowledge. If you like jade, you must learn more about it.