Why does jadeite with good water quality always seem to have no color?

When evaluating the quality of a jadeite, we usually start from the two aspects of water quality and color. The better the water quality, the more water there is, the brighter and fuller the color, the better the quality. However, people in the industry often say that if you pursue color, you cannot pursue quality, and if you pursue quality it will be difficult to get color. The quality and color of jade seem to be like "you can't have your cake and eat it too", and it is difficult to have both. What secrets are hidden behind this?

△Glass Jade

Let’s give an example. When we mention glass-type jade, what color of jadeite do you think of first? I believe that people who have a certain understanding of jade will think of colorless and transparent jade, as if glass jade is the typical representative of colorless jade. And it is precisely because of its colorlessness that glass jade can achieve a visually transparent visual effect that is almost as transparent as glass.

△Glass Jade

Next, let’s take a look at the following jades. What is the most intuitive impression they give you at first glance? I believe many people will say: This is full green jadeite, so beautiful! But people often overlook its quality and water content. In fact, this kind of jade is a rare fine jade with both good quality, water content and color.

△Full green jadeite

Most people prefer colored jade, which leads to the high price of colored jade, especially the jade with rich and full color, which is very expensive. The quality of jade with this color is generally difficult to judge by visual perception. In the jargon, this situation is called color suppressing quality. Because the color is too good and too full, it looks less transparent visually, but in fact its quality is much better than we see visually.

△Full green jadeite with good water quality

Then someone might ask: How do we judge the quality of jadeite when color overwhelms the quality? In fact, we can understand the mystery by referring to and comparing the dry green jadeite:

Although the color of dry green jadeite is very rich, it looks obviously dry and lacks water. Although full-color jadeite with good water quality does not appear transparent to the naked eye, it has the feeling of being full of water, such as having a luster, a sense of glue, and rigidity, giving people the feeling that it is full of spirituality.

△Full green jadeite with luster

Through the above comparison, you can intuitively feel the difference between full-color jadeite with no water quality and full-color jadeite with water quality.

In addition to color pressure, there is also a kind of color pressure. Let's take a look at it:

△Blue Water Jade

For example, the jade leaf above, if you look closely, it is not colorless and transparent, but has a light blue tint. Because its quality is very clean and transparent, it looks so pure and clean that it is easy for people to ignore its color.

△Blue Water Jade

Jadeite such as Qingshui and Lanshui has a full base color, but because of its high-quality water content, full water head and strong light perception, the base color tends to appear weakened visually. This situation is called color suppression in the jargon, where the water quality is so good that the color steals the show.

Summary: Color suppressing type and type suppressing color are both common phenomena in jade. The former is generally seen in jade with rich colors, while the latter is more common in light-colored jade such as blue water, pink purple, and clear water. Of course, there is also jadeite with excellent quality, water and color, but one disadvantage of this kind of jadeite is that it is expensive, hahahaha. When purchasing jadeite, if your budget is limited, you might as well choose between type and color. This is not a wise choice.

After reading this article, please click on the upper right corner to share it to your circle of friends so that more friends can benefit from it!

feicuibbs6