Why is black jade, which is known for attracting wealth and warding off evil, also the “shadow of a lover”?

Legend of the Black Jade Palace Lantern

There is a legend about black jadeite - during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, Yin Wenda, a native of Qiluo, was descended from a man who brought back a piece of jade from a jade factory. When he untied it, it turned out to be a dark gray color, so he had to leave it in the stable. Later, a small piece was broken off by a horse's step. Yin picked it up and looked at it. It looked transparent and emerald green in the light, but it did not look good when placed on the table. So, Yin used it to make a palace lantern and hung it in the Qiluo Shuiying Temple. The whole temple was illuminated green, which was very magical.

Ruili, Yunnan, is adjacent to Myanmar and is the only way for jade raw materials to enter China. Every year, countless jade raw materials stop or pass through Ruili Jewelry Street, among which there are also many black or nearly black jades. At first, many people were not optimistic about such jade raw materials and considered them to be garbage raw materials.

It was not until 2002, when a rare black jadeite jewelry was sold at a high price of HK$1.3 million at a well-known auction in Hong Kong, that black jadeite became famous overnight and aroused the great attention and desire of high-end jewelry collectors.

Lover's Shadow

Black jade, locally known in Myanmar as "lover's shadow" or "shadow of a successful man". It is called "lover's shadow" because it is like the black and shiny hair of the fairies in the sky recorded in the Buddhist scriptures. It is black and shiny under normal light, but it reveals a magical dark green color under strong light. Therefore, this dreamy color is likened to the beautiful figure that fills the hearts of men - the shadow of the lover.

It can be described like this: men are like black jade, and black jade represents men. A man must go through a lot of trials and tribulations in order to understand the essence of being a human being and comprehend the true meaning of life. Only after years of trials and tribulations can one gain spiritual insights and become calm, elegant and wise.

The same is true for black jade. It takes billions of years of sedimentation to condense its form. Whether it is the gloss, texture or color, it is through the accumulation of years that its connotation is gradually enriched, and then slowly reaches the supreme realm of returning to nature. The deep light of the black jade fully reveals its unique toughness and persistence that comes from years of hardships, as well as its unique stability.

Performance Market

According to the traditional Chinese theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements: "Black belongs to water, and water can gather wealth", black jadeite symbolizes the ability to accumulate wealth. In addition, China has had a long-standing belief that the color black can ward off evil spirits and protect the body. Black jade is a type of jade that has a powerful effect of warding off evil spirits.

Judging from the market in recent years, the price of jade has never fallen! Due to its scarce output and limited mining, currently, black jadeite on the market is not as common as green, purple and colorless jadeite. Its market share is less than 2%. In addition, its unique latent color characteristics, combined with China's carving art and jade culture, make it extremely tempting! This also means that black jade has infinite appreciation potential.

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