What do we often refer to as the “bottom” of jade?

People who often come into contact with jade must have heard a saying, "When talking about jade, one must talk about the bottom," but not many people really understand this saying. Do you know what this saying means?

Next, let’s talk about the “bottom” of jadeite?

When discussing jade, one must talk about the base. What does this “base” refer to?

In the jade industry, “when talking about jade, one must talk about the base” teaches us how to choose a good piece of jade. The so-called jade base refers to the carrier of the jade color. When we choose jade, we generally consider the three aspects of color, texture and transparency. The base of jade is the characteristic of the light green base part other than green, including the texture (type), transparency (water), gloss, clarity and hue of jade.

The bottom of jade is the most intuitive evaluation of the inner and outer appearance of jade jewelry. It is an indicator for comprehensively evaluating the quality of jade, and can be said to be a comprehensive indicator of jade aesthetics. Therefore, if you want to buy a good piece of jade, you must be able to observe the bottom of the jade. Whether it is colored or colorless, the bottom of the jade exists objectively!

The difference between jadeite base, type and water

Many people are confused about the relationship between the base and water quality of jadeite.

1. The base and type of jadeite

In some books and materials, species and base are often confused. However, from the perspective of gemology, the type refers to the structural structure of jadeite, the size and density of the jadeite mineral crystal particles, which is what we call texture. However, the base of jade is a comprehensive expression of its type, water, and color, and jade is evaluated as a whole.

2. The base and water of jadeite

Many people also confuse the bottom of jade with water, and many people name the bottom of jade according to the characteristics of its transparency, such as ice bottom. In fact, the bottom of jade not only includes the indicator of transparency, so fundamentally the bottom of jade and water are not the same concept.

When discussing jade, one must discuss the base. How should this “base” be discussed?

The evaluation of jadeite generally includes two key elements and three general elements. The two basic elements are the texture and transparency of jadeite, which we often call the type and water. The three general elements refer to the luster, basic color and clarity of jadeite.

1. The base of jadeite should be solid in texture, dense in structure, highly transparent, with soft luster, and the main color (emerald) should be coordinated with the base.

2. The jadeite's greenness must complement the quality of its water. Only when the two are compared comprehensively can the jadeite be said to have a good base.

3. The clarity of jade must also be high. There should be as few impurities as possible in jade jewelry, such as cracks, white cotton, black spots, gray threads, ice residues, etc. The fewer impurities, the better the base.

4. The main factors in evaluating a good finished jade product are inseparable from these three aspects: type, water, and bottom. This is also the factor in evaluating the quality of the jade bottom and is directly related to the quality of the jade.

5. The bottom of jade is also called "ground". The ground also reflects the cleanliness and transparency of jade. It also refers to the quality, transparency, coarseness and fineness of jade. For example, cracks, black spots, cotton, impurities, etc. will affect the value of jade!