Is your jade spicy? What does this “spicy” mean?

There are tens of millions of jewels and jades, but none of them has such complex and rich categories and colors as jadeite.

“ Gold has a price but jade is priceless. ” Jade has no uniform pricing standard, and judgments on its value are largely based on experience passed down by word of mouth.

If you want to judge the value of jadeite, you need to understand several aspects such as " type, water, color, and workmanship " .

After generations of summarization, many professional terms have been derived.

It is said that jade has " 36 waters, 72 beans, and 108 colors " . There are also jargons such as " there is water everywhere where there is a dragon " and " don't look at jade under the lamp " . Each sentence represents some specific characteristics of jade.

If we can understand them one by one, our understanding of jade will become deeper and deeper.

Usually, when we are choosing jadeite, someone will always tell us that this piece of jadeite has a bright color and is of great collection value.

Today, let’s talk about what does it mean when the color of jade is spicy or not?

The color of jadeite should be “ rich, bright, brilliant, pure and uniform ” . In other words, the color of jadeite should be rich, bright, pure and uniform.

These four points apply to jadeite of all colors, including green, purple, red, and yellow.

In addition to the above-mentioned evaluation principles, we will also hear statements like "the color of this jade is very spicy" and "the older the jade, the spicy color".

"Spicy color" is a term specifically referring to the emerald green color of jadeite. It is applicable to green jadeite. There is no such thing as spicy or not for other colors.

According to the Chinese character definition, spicy refers to a stimulating taste that is strong, impactful, and impressive, similar to a mixture of heat and pain.

If the green color of a piece of jade is rich, bright, and eye-catching, giving people a vivid visual impact and deep impression, then we can say that the color of this jade is very "hot".

"Spicy green" and "full green" are not the same concept.

"Spicy" focuses on describing the brightness of the color of jadeite. It can be a piece, a cluster, or even just a small piece. As long as its green color is prominent enough and has obvious contrast with the surrounding colors, we can say that its color is "spicy green".

"Full green" refers to the distribution range of green color of jadeite. If a piece of jade is green all over, then it is full green jade.

Therefore, greens that are yellowish or bluish are mostly calm and steady, and cannot be described as "spicy".

There is no standard definition of spicy color . We cannot come up with a standard to say what level of green is "spicy".

The original meaning of "spicy color" is more based on people's subjective feelings.

When you look at jade more, you will naturally form your own judgment and be able to judge for yourself whether the color of the jade in your hand is spicy or not.

Finally, "spicy" and "not spicy" are just manifestations of the color characteristics of jadeite. It cannot be said that jadeite with spicy color is necessarily more valuable than jadeite with mild color.

The value of jadeite still needs to be judged comprehensively based on its “type, water, color, and workmanship”.

When we choose and buy jadeite, we still need to look at and compare more, and base our decision on our personal preferences. The jadeite that suits our taste is the best.

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