As everyone knows, green is the most precious color in jade, and there are many kinds of green, such as imperial green, positive green, apple green, etc. Under the same quality, the higher the grade of green of jade, the higher the price.

However, for ordinary people, it is too complicated to remember so many kinds of green. So if you want to distinguish them simply and quickly, you only need to remember five words, that is: thick, positive, positive, uniform, and lively.

concentrated

"Dense" refers to the concentration of green . Generally speaking, rich color is better, but the color should also be moderate. If it is too rich, the color will be dark, gloomy, stuffy, and the transparency will be poor. Such jade will be of low value.

For example, black jadeite is made by overly concentrated color-causing ions, so dense that it appears black and only green is visible when light is transmitted through it.

Positive

"Yang" refers to the brightness of green. The so-called "Yang Green" refers to the bright green color , also called yellow Yang Green. It is one of the special terms for the green level of jadeite.

Yang Green generally refers to the color of jadeite that is slightly transparent to translucent. The emerald green is bright and slightly yellowish , just like the new leaves of the yellow yang tree in early spring. It looks vigorous and valuable.

just

"Positive" means that the green color of jadeite must be pure. The purer the color, the higher the value . In the color spectrum, green is a mixture of blue and yellow, so to determine whether the green color of jade is pure, we need to see whether the jade is yellowish or bluish.

When the mixture ratio of yellow and blue is optimal, the green color of the jadeite is the brightest. This kind of jadeite that is so green that it seems to be flowing with oil is called imperial green. It often appears at major auctions and is extremely valuable.

The one with more yellow tones than Imperial Green is Zhengyang Green, which is the second most valuable. In addition, as the degree of blue or yellow hue deepens, its value gradually decreases.

uniform

"Uniform" refers to the uniformity of jadeite's color . Uniformity refers to two aspects: one is uniform concentration, and the other is uniform distribution. The more uniform the color concentration, the more harmonious people's visual sense will be.

The more uniform the color, the higher the value, so the value of full green jade has always been high. The price of jade products with color band distribution and color flower distribution is relatively low.

live

"Lively" refers to the agility of color . The ancients said: "Lively" and "Lively means flowing", which means that color has vitality. If you want the colors to be vivid, you must have the contrast of water. Only when jade has a certain degree of transparency will the green color be vibrant.

Since these five points are used to evaluate color, why do we still use imperial green and positive green to describe the color of jadeite? This is mainly for the convenience of communication, and it is more vivid and appears more professional.

The above is the five-word standard for distinguishing the green grade of jadeite. In fact, it is not only applicable to green jadeite, but can also be used for jadeite of other colors. The more you watch, learn, and use it, the better you will be able to judge the grade and value of jadeite.