Jade investment and collection focus on "authenticity, refinement, completeness and rarity"

Appreciating jade is a tradition of the Chinese people since ancient times. “Hide gold in troubled times and hide jade in prosperous times” is a reflection of this. As the country continues to grow stronger and people's living standards continue to improve, collecting jade has gradually become a fashion today. In the exhibition halls of major art auction houses in China, the jade items we are familiar with are mostly Hetian white jade and jadeite. Hetian jade and jadeite are the fine representatives of nephrite and jadeite respectively. In modern times, the Hetian seed material in Xinjiang is almost exhausted, resulting in a continuous increase in jade investment. Jade has always been known as the king of jade. The jade products of contemporary jade carving masters have always been highly praised, and their auction results are even more eye-catching. In October 2000, a jade necklace was sold for RMB 15.2057 million at Christie's Hong Kong. From a development perspective, investing in and collecting jadeite would be a good choice.

When it comes to jadeite, many people think that jadeite is a green jade. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. Chemically pure jadeite is white, but green jadeite is the most valuable of all colors. In addition to the difference in color, the texture of jade is also very important, which is called water head, type or base in the jargon. To put it simply, it is transparency. The glass type and ice type that we often hear refer to the transparency of jadeite. There is a saying in the jade industry: "Laymen look at color, experts look at quality." If the texture is not good, no matter how bright the color of the jade is, it will make people feel dull and lifeless.

For the ordinary wealthy masses, when investing in and collecting jadeite, they should pay attention to the following points: authenticity, fineness, completeness, and rarity.

"Truth" means to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Everyone knows that the collectibles market is often full of good and bad products. If you accidentally buy fakes, you will not only lose the opportunity to make a profit, but you may even lose your money. Therefore, it is best if the jade you purchase is authenticated and inspected by a national authoritative organization. At present, many local geological and mining bureaus provide such authentication services.

"Fine" means choosing the best products. Investing in high-quality jadeite has a greater potential for profit. However, for small and medium-sized individual investors, they may not be able to compete for some of the top auction items. However, at the same or similar price range, one should try to choose jadeite of the best quality. This will test the investor's vision and require the investor to do more homework and continuously improve their identification ability.

"Complete" means without flaws or damage. For the finished product of the same piece of jade, there may be a big price difference between those with defects and those without defects. Even through repair methods such as inlaying gold and silver, the flaws may still conceal the beauty, resulting in a significant discount in the selling price.

"Scarce", as the saying goes "scarcity makes things valuable". When you discover a rare species, be sure to collect it first. As mentioned above, the most valuable color of jade is green, but when a piece of jade has yellow, green, purple and white colors at the same time, it symbolizes blessing, wealth, longevity and prosperity, and it becomes a priceless rare treasure.

In addition to the principles of "authentic, fine, complete and rare", investing in jade must also insist on long-term investment and have a long-term investment plan, because this type of investment often does not have an immediate return and takes time. It should be noted that investing in jade involves certain risks. Although the investment prospects of jadeite are quite promising, it is a cultural consumption and its price is affected by many uncertain factors, such as the market environment and consumer awareness. In addition, domestic banks currently do not have jade mortgage business and its liquidity is relatively low. At the same time, jade investment requires a high level of identification ability. If you buy fake jade or jade that is overpriced, you may suffer losses. In addition, jade is different from other investment products such as stocks and bonds. It cannot generate dividends and can only make profits through trading. Therefore, before investing in jade, you should carefully assess your risk tolerance. When you first start investing in and collecting jade, you must learn more and observe more, often go to the market to come into contact with different jades, accumulate experience before investing, and avoid blindly following trends and speculation.

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