Floating flowers or floating moss, a difference of one word makes a world of difference in price!

Floating flowers are a unique existence in jade. They are colors in dispersed form, floating in the jade like watercolors , giving jade a lively and elegant beauty. Therefore, the value of jade with floating flowers is second only to that of jade with full color.

Although the floating flowers are so good, of course they are bound to be confused with the real thing. Some unscrupulous merchants will sell the moss in the jade as floating flowers , deceiving those who cannot tell the difference. Today, I will talk to you about how to identify mosses and floating flowers in jade.

Tinea refers to the presence of black or dark-gray strips or patches on the surface or inside of jade. There is a saying in jade gambling, called "moss eats away green" or "green follows black ", which means that places with moss are more likely to produce green, but this is only for the raw stone. It is not a good thing if there is moss in the finished product.

So, how to distinguish moss from floating flowers?

1. Look at the distribution

Lichen usually appears on the surface of jade, while floating flowers are the color-causing elements inside the jade and are also more vivid.

▲ Moss

▲ Floating flowers

2. Look at the color

Moss is black or dark gray, while floating flowers are mostly green and blue. The value of green floating flowers is higher than that of blue floating flowers.

3. Check the status

The moss on jade is often in clumps or blocks, making it look dull, rigid and not flexible.

Jadeite with good quality and a clean base has floating flowers that have an airy beauty, like a natural landscape painting, ethereal, rich in artistic conception, and leaving room for imagination.

In addition to the moss and floating flowers on jade, the floating flowers on jade also have their advantages and disadvantages. Let’s take a look at a few case reviews below.

▲ The most common "floating blue flowers" in the jade market

There are blue flowers on a white background, the base is dirty, the stone is heavy, and it is undoubtedly made of brick material. This kind of bracelet has basically no collection value.

▲ The most easily misidentified floating color bracelet

The base is turbid and the color is invisible. It can be said to be a floating color bracelet, but it is too far-fetched to say it is floating flowers.

▲ Glutinous rice

The base is clean, there is silk cotton on the floating flowers, and the color and shape are not prominent. It can barely be considered floating flowers.

▲ General floating flower bracelet

The base is slightly turbid, the floating flowers are few and too scattered, and lack aesthetic appeal.

▲ Mid-range floating flower bracelet

The glutinous ice blue flower peace bracelet has a moist base, beautiful floating flowers, and a faint and elegant blue flower.

▲ High-end floating flowers

The glutinous ice bright green peace bracelet has a delicate and moist texture, bright and gorgeous color, and is worth more than six figures.

▲ Ice-type blue flowers

It's so beautiful that it's drooling.

▲Top quality blue flowers

This is what I am obsessed with.

▲ Top-quality floating green flowers

The glass-type floating flower peace bracelet appeared at the Kunming Expo in 2015. The overall look is quite transparent, but the green color of the bracelet seems like green fairy air floating in it. The more you look at it, the more attractive it becomes. The market price is 90 million.

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