About the type, water, color and carving of jadeite

1. Type and water of jadeite

When most of our friends come into contact with jade, they hear the quality and water mentioned together, and they think that the quality and water are the same thing. But in fact, the type and water of jade are two different concepts.

1. Types of Jade

The "type" of jade refers to the density of jade, that is, the size and density of internal crystal particles. It is an important indicator for evaluating the quality of jade.

Fundamentally speaking, jade is divided into only glutinous and ice types. Now it is usually further subdivided on this basis, into glutinous type, glutinous ice type, ice type, high ice type, and glass type. The bean species and golden thread species that you have heard of are not actually species, but should be classified as colors.

2. Jade Water

The "water" of jade refers to the transparency of jade, that is, the range of visible light that jade can transmit. It is also an important indicator that determines the quality of jadeite.

According to the transparency of jadeite, the water content of jadeite can be divided into ten levels. If strong light can penetrate several centimeters when projected onto jade, it means the water content of the jade.

3. The relationship between jade quality and water content

Generally speaking, good quality jade has small and dense internal particles and better water content; poor quality jade has coarse and scattered internal particles and poor water content.

However, there are special cases, that is, the quality of the jade is not very good, the internal particles are relatively coarse but tightly connected, so the water will be better; conversely, some jade is of better quality, the internal particles are well arranged but loosely connected, in this case the water will also be poor.

2. The color of jadeite

The "color" of jade is easy to understand, it refers to the color of jade. As the saying goes, "experts look at the quality, laymen look at the color", this sentence fully illustrates the expressiveness of jade color.

Jade has a wide range of colors, the more common ones are: green, purple, red, yellow, black and white. In addition, there are: clear water, blue water, oily green, indigo, gold thread, hibiscus, bean and other colors.

3. Jade carving

As the saying goes, "Good materials do not require careful work." After a piece of jadeite is cut, the first thing that is considered is making it into bracelets, pendants, peace buckles, and ring faces, depending on its size, because these themes require the raw materials to be perfect.

Secondly, simple bas-relief techniques are used to make simple processing of the raw materials and carve jade products with various themes such as landscapes, figures, etc. The bas-relief technique looks simple, but it does require the sculptor to have very solid carving skills.

The last one is the comprehensive carving method, which adopts carving techniques such as negative carving, positive carving, color matching, and hollowing, with exquisite craftsmanship, first removes the impurities of the jade raw materials, and then improves the type, water, and color level of the jade raw materials to achieve the beauty and artistry of a piece of jade.

4. The influence of species, water, color and carving

As a high-quality jadeite with investment and collection value, it must have the characteristics of being old, fine-textured, and rich in water, as well as many and bright colors. At the same time, it must also have exquisite carving to achieve the perfect state of "no detail without detail, no skill without skill."

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