What color of jade is the best? Choose Jade by Color

When talking about the color of jade, what comes to most people’s minds must be emerald green, and it is generally believed that emerald green jade is the best. In fact, jade comes in many colors, and there are top-quality jades in each color. So it is not entirely correct to insist that green jade is the best.

Miscellaneous Talk on Jade Color

The colors of jade are quite rich, including red, green, purple, white, yellow, black and other colors. Moreover, so many colors can appear on a piece of jade at the same time, which is a feature that ordinary gemstones do not have. There are also ever-changing shapes, combinations, depths and distributions of jade colors, which makes jade very colorful. In our Chinese folk culture, there are thirty-six waters, seventy-two beans, and one hundred and eight blues to describe the variety of colors of jade.

In the hundreds of years of jade jewelry history, people have corresponded the red, green, purple, white and yellow colors of jade to happiness, wealth, longevity, happiness and fortune based on their good wishes, thereby expressing rich thoughts and emotions, as well as their yearning and pursuit for a better life. At the same time, it also shows the position of jadeite, which carries the five blessings, in people's hearts.

Jadeite without any impurities (that is, pure aluminum and sodium silicate) should be pure white. However, in nature, pure white jade is rare, and most jade is gray, green or yellow.

Characteristics of different colors of jadeite

When talking about jadeite, the first thing that comes to mind is the color emerald, or green.

Of all the colors of jade, green has the greatest variation. Bright green is also very popular among Chinese people, and it is more in line with their aesthetic tastes and cultural qualities. Generally speaking, among the colors of jade, green has the greatest commercial value. In the 1990s, full green was still the standard, and the quality of the jade was not given much attention. Among all jewelry and jade, only the color of high-grade emerald can compare with it.

It is precisely because of the change in color that consumers have room to choose. Consumers' choice of color when purchasing jade often reflects their personal taste and personality. When it comes to jadeite, the word "mercy" is still very important, and this is even more so in the current chaotic market situation. If the purpose of buying jade is to wear it or decorate it, then no matter what the color is, as long as you like it, it is fine, because the expression of personality is so unique.

Purple jadeite is also called purple jadeite and violet. Depending on the color depth, there are blue purple, purple, pink purple, and light purple. In the traditional concept in the past, purple was believed to be caused by trace amounts of manganese. Now there is also a view that the color is caused by the ionic changes of divalent iron ions and trivalent iron ions. Because purple is associated with longevity, it is mostly given as gifts to the elderly to wish them a happy birthday. It is worth mentioning that purple is also a popular jade variety among the Japanese.

Red and yellow are formed after white, green and purple jade are formed. Because they are exposed to the surface and are exposed to wind and rain, the divalent iron ions are converted into trivalent iron ions, forming hematite or limonite, which then slowly seep into the gaps between the jade particles and in their microscopic gaps. People usually call red jadeite "fei" or "red jadeite".

The black color of jadeite can be divided into two types on the surface. One is dark ink green, which is mainly caused by the high content of chromium and iron. The green color can still be seen under strong light source. The other type is really dark gray or gray-black, which is caused by the presence of dark minerals.

Consumers choose jade according to their own preferences. In fact, they don’t need to care too much about the color of jade, because each color of jade has its own unique charm and is liked by someone. If you only pay attention to the economic value of the work, rather than looking at it from the perspective of appreciating art, you will inevitably miss many excellent works.

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