I heard that all kinds of collectors are beginning to take a liking to black jadeite. Is black jadeite valuable?

Black jadeite was a type of jade that was not popular at the beginning, so its price was relatively low.

However, with the sharp decline in high-quality jade resources and the continuous change of people's concepts with the development of the times, black jade has gradually become a very important member of the jade market.

The price of black jadeite, which has fine texture, good light transmittance, and fewer flaws and defects, is often not to be underestimated, and can even reach a level comparable to green jadeite.

The color of jadeite is not really black, but green. In other words, it's too green.

High-quality black jadeite still appears an attractive green color under strong light.

Due to the black color and low transparency of jadeite, the feeling it brings to different consumers varies from person to person.

Some people think that black jadeite is just a black stone with a dark color and is not beautiful.

However, some people think that black jade is calm and elegant, with a very unique temperament, especially its invisible color characteristics are very attractive.

The market value of black jadeite is mainly reflected in the texture of raw materials and carving craftsmanship.

Specifically speaking, the finer the texture and the more detailed the carving, the higher the value.

The raw materials of black jade are expensive

Because jade is buried deep under the surface, after a long period of mining, the high-quality mineral resources are almost exhausted. With green jade dominating the market, black jadeite raw stones are even rarer.

Coupled with the modern Myanmar government's restrictions on the mining of jadeite raw stones, it is extremely difficult to obtain a piece of black jadeite with excellent quality and color.

Expensive carving

The carving of black jade is the aspect that best reflects the value of the finished black jade jewelry. Because of its opaque and black color, black jadeite has become a premium material for embodying high-quality carving craftsmanship.

In fact, this is exactly what the jadeite carving craftsmen do.

The carving and processing of black jadeite is mainly carried out in Ruili City, Yunnan. Although black jadeite is also jadeite, the carving of black jadeite and jadeite in the local area is completely different.

The eyes of people or animals on black jadeite are generally not polished in a conventional way. Instead, they are carved out bit by bit with bamboo sticks. One can imagine how difficult and labor-intensive the carving is.

A piece of high-quality black jadeite raw material may even take a senior jade carver 7 to 10 days to carve, and another 3 days to polish it. This shows the level of meticulous craftsmanship required in the carving of black jadeite.

In addition, most of the carved patterns on black jadeite are based on traditional Chinese auspicious themes.

The most common ones in the market now are ornaments with beautiful meanings such as "immediately become a marquis", "blessings are at hand", "pine and crane prolong life", etc., so that people can not only wear black jade for decoration, but also feel the good wishes brought by jade.

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