From ancient times to the present, the collection value of jade has become higher and higher. How to distinguish which ones have collection value?

Jade has become a crazy stone and its overall price has been soaring, but in fact the appreciation rates of different jades are not the same, and the really good ones have increased dramatically. When collecting jadeite, you must learn to look at its origin. Big pieces are no match for good quality.

When investing in jadeite, you must choose the right thing, and you must have the awareness of long-term investment in high-quality products. As we all know, jade is a non-renewable resource, and due to excessive mining in recent years, there is very little high-quality jade left. There is a popular saying in the jade collecting community: "High-end jade only has the last 30 years." It is for this reason that high-end jade from "old mines" has become one of the fine products. Jade has a variety of colors, and a piece of jade with three colors can be considered a fine product and is worthy of collection.

When choosing jadeite, you must be forward-looking. In the long run, mid- to high-end jadeite resources will become more scarce. Therefore, the higher the grade, the greater the room for appreciation and the better the financial prospects.

For jade collections, while ensuring its naturalness, there must be a "hiding point" worthy of collection. If classified in detail, there are four main elements: high-quality raw materials, new creativity, fine carving and unique products.

The raw materials of jadeite must first of all be old and of good water, which is also the standard requirement for evaluating the "first virtue and second character" of jade. The second thing is to have many and bright colors. After all, jade is the essence of nature that is used to beautify life and cultivate the sentiments of collectors, so the richer and brighter the colors, the better. Secondly, the jade should be fine in texture and large in size, because only jade with fine texture can give people a sense of beauty, and the larger the size of the same quality, the rarer and more precious it is. Of course, if the jade raw material can have its own unique flavor, it will be more worthy of collection.

For a real jade collection, it is crucial whether the meaning of the carving is beautiful, profound, and able to resonate with collectors. This requires the collection to have unique creativity, which may have deeply touched the hearts of collectors inadvertently. In summary, when creating a carving idea, one must first measure the material, then apply the technique according to the material, and finally choose a suitable carving subject to express good wishes. Well-known jade carving masters can dig out the inner beauty of very humble jade raw materials, and through their own unique creativity, they can complete one masterpiece after another.

The refinement of the carving lies not only in the meticulous carving, but also in the use of special techniques such as clever color, color matching, color separation, gilding, inlaying gems, and embossing gold and silver threads. If one can eventually reach the state of "no work is too meticulous, no skill is too skillful", then it can be said to be the highest level of carving craftsmanship. Be careful not to “treat ancient jade more favorably than new jade, look at the surface rather than the inside, and focus on the material rather than the workmanship.”

There are many strange jades in the jade market. Although they are not mainstream, for collectors, the collection value of these strange jades is very high, no less than those legitimate old pit glass jades. For example, "non-genuine" goods with strange colors, carving techniques that borrow from seal carving methods such as talc, carving themes that are novel and attractive, and those that appear in groups or sets can all be reasons why jade collectors are flocking to them.

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