Apple green, glass type, why do we use other objects to describe jade?

Jade has rich and colorful colors, and jade of different types has different characteristics. How do we describe these jade jewelry? In the industry, there is a discipline called image jadeology.

concept

What is image jadeology? Figurative jadeology is a theory that uses figurative thinking methods and easy-to-understand figurative language to express and study the various characteristics of jade. The concept may sound unfamiliar, but it is actually very commonly used.

Jade comes from Myanmar. When it was first introduced to China, we didn’t know much about jade. When people described jade, they used objects that they often came into contact with in life.

In other words, every characteristic of jade can be described and named with specific objects. To put it more simply, when people observe jade, they feel that a certain characteristic of jade resembles something, and they name the jade after that thing.

For example, jade with high transparency is very similar to the glass we often use in our daily life, so we call this kind of jade glass jade. Jade with slightly lower transparency has wisps of fog in it, similar to ice, so we call it ice jade.

In terms of color, there is a kind of green jade which is relatively fresh with a hint of yellow. People feel that it is very similar to the fresh leaves of boxwood trees, so this kind of jade is called boxwood green, also known as Huangyang Green.

The green color of jadeite has a hint of yellow, but the yellow tone is not so obvious. When the green is darker, it is more similar to a green apple, so people call it apple green. Parrot green, peacock green, etc. are all named in this way.

It's not just jade jewelry, the same is true for jade raw stones. There is a kind of jade raw stone whose skin is grayish white and has relatively obvious lines. Many people will think of elephants, so this skin is called elephant skin.

Plants, animals, rocks, and minerals, the metaphors people use to describe jade are very extensive. The core of jade iconography lies in the word "image". Jade is very similar to a certain object, so we will use the object to describe jade.

advantage

Why is visual jadeology accepted by so many people and widely used in the industry? In fact, the concept of figuration is the basis of jade language, which can help us interpret exotic and unfamiliar jade.

When jade was first introduced to China, no one knew much about it. In the past, the Internet and technology were not as developed as they are now, and we couldn’t use pictures to display jade at any time. How could we most appropriately describe jade in words?

People have discovered that using this kind of figurative metaphor can make the abstract jade become concrete, intuitive, easy to understand, and easy to spread. Gradually, the figurative jade language has become an indispensable professional term in the jade industry.

If the jargon of an industry is too obscure and difficult to understand, the development of this industry will definitely be slow, because obscure words are not easy to spread, and the culture of the industry naturally cannot be spread out.

Jade culture and knowledge cannot be spread, so it becomes a niche industry. Everyone who wants to participate will be blocked by various barriers, which is very detrimental to the development of the industry.

Jade iconography is to use easy-to-understand words to describe jade so that everyone can understand and know about jade. As more people understand it, jade will naturally attract more attention from society.

Over time, more and more people will like jade, and the jade industry will develop rapidly, thus presenting the prosperous situation it is today.

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