How to know whether jade is real or fake? Beginners may wish to try these methods

Due to historical and cultural reasons, jade has always held a very high status in the minds of Chinese people. With the development of society and the continuous improvement of people's aesthetic concepts, jewelry made of jade as raw material has become more and more popular. And because the temperament and charm of jade jewelry itself are very consistent with the aesthetic of Oriental people who pursue gentleness and elegance, more and more people like jade.

People's admiration for jade has brought it huge market value. At the same time, the popularity of jade in the market has also led to some undesirable phenomena, such as rampant counterfeiting and rampant fakes. If you want to buy genuine jade, you must understand the knowledge of jade identification. For beginners, this is indeed a headache.

How to know whether jade is real or fake?

How to distinguish the authenticity of jade can be explained from two aspects. First, we must first understand the basic knowledge of jade. Second, we must know the characteristics of fake jade. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy, you can win every battle. If you understand these two aspects, I believe you will not be easily deceived when purchasing jadeite.

Jade basics:

Color: Natural jade has pure color and bright luster, and occasionally it may have some impurities, which is the characteristic of natural jade.

Hardness: Natural jade is the second most hard jade in nature after diamond. It can be said to be very hard, so it is usually not easily scratched by a knife. Therefore, when distinguishing the authenticity of jadeite, you can use a knife to gently scratch the surface of the jade to see if the jadeite will leave any marks.

Defects: Natural jade is transparent and lustrous, especially some high-end jade, which rarely has defects such as cracks, spots and black spots. Jadeite with too many cracks, spots or black spots will be much cheaper than jadeite of the same type. Therefore, when purchasing jadeite, you can use sunlight or a magnifying glass to carefully observe the purity of the jadeite.

Carving: As the saying goes, "If jade is not carved, it will not become a useful object." The preciousness of jade is not only due to the rarity of the material, but also the quality of the carving technology, which will have a great impact on its value. Truly high-quality jadeite is often carved with more care, and has high standards in polishing, shape and artistic modeling.

Characteristics of fake jadeite:

Except for grade A jade, other grade B, C, and D jade are all fake jade: grade B is acid-washed and bleached jade; grade C is dyed jade; and grade D is jade made by using other jades to imitate jade. In fact, they have nothing to do with jade. The more representative counterfeit jades are water jade, chalcedony, Xiuyan jade, etc.

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