Simple and practical, the eight-character standard for good jadeite

Jade is being sought after by more and more people nowadays due to its pure, soft and unique beauty. However, the jade market is now mixed. Many merchants, based on the trend of profit, sell inferior products as good ones. Even fake jade can be seen everywhere, which makes many consumers sad. So what kind of jade is good jade?

The base is the foundation of jade works. If jade works want to stand out, they need suitable materials. "Type, water, and color" are the standards that determine the quality of materials. Of course, this mainly applies to the most popular green jadeite. Nowadays, pure color jadeite, multi-color jadeite, black jadeite, and inlaid jadeite are also gradually being loved by more and more people, so the choice of jadeite has become diversified.

But as long as you remember the following, you can buy good jade no matter what kind of jade it is.

1. Jade’s own standards: type, water, color, shape

1. "Seed"

The type of jade refers to the "fineness" of jade. The finer the jade, the smaller the particles, the denser the structure and the stronger the reflection, which is the so-called fluorescence and gelatin in jade. It is very moist and attractive, so the finer the jade, the better!

"Experts look at the quality, laymen look at the color" this is an eternal truth. The quality is a very important criterion when purchasing jade. The current classification of jade "quality" from high to low is commonly: glass type, ice type, glutinous ice type, glutinous type, bean type... Of course, under the same type, "old quality" is more expensive than "new quality".

2. Water

The “water” of jadeite refers to “transparency”. Generally speaking, jadeite with “good water quality” has relatively high transparency, and the “water head” can actually be seen with the naked eye, just like we describe a beautiful woman as having a watery complexion.

3. Color

The "cai" of jadeite refers to its "color". Jade comes in rich colors, including green, purple, red, yellow, black, white, etc., hence the saying “there are thousands of kinds of agate and tens of thousands of kinds of jade”. In the past, people only loved green, but now jadeite of various colors is competing for favor, making many jade lovers love it.

4. Shape

"Shape" refers to the shape of jadeite. This involves many aspects of the jade, such as size, thickness, regularity, and fullness. When choosing jade, you must choose those that are regular and full, just like we look at beautiful women and handsome men! The material is too thin and too small, and may come from scraps. Although it looks beautiful, it has little room for appreciation and is not very valuable!

2. Humanistic standards: craftsmanship, rhyme, transmission, and proof

Nowadays, beauties all say that they want to pursue "natural beauty rather than natural beauty", so a girl will look more beautiful with just a little makeup. Of course, the same is true for jadeite. Once a jadeite piece has good materials, if it is processed in some way, it will be like "adding wings to a tiger". Next, I will talk to you about good jade processing from the four aspects of "craftsmanship, rhythm, transmission and certification".

1. Work

"Gong" refers to the "carving" and "inlaying" of jade. A piece of jadeite raw material with very good water quality could originally be made into a pendant or something like that, which would save time and labor and look beautiful. However, it is affected by a tiny line, so it can only be carved. What should be carved? How to carve? This will be the key to determining whether this piece of jade can appreciate in value again. Carving it into a meaningful pattern will definitely add points! Works with fine carving can be reborn through transformation.

After carving, some need to be inlaid. Speaking of inlay, a small egg-shaped jade with good water quality is actually good-looking but not practical. However, if it is inlaid into a ring or a brooch, good inlay can make the jade even more brilliant and more dazzling, and its value will naturally increase.

2. Rhyme

The "charm" of jade refers to its "flavor". The so-called "charm" refers to the jade works containing some traditional themes, such as big-bellied Maitreya, flesh-headed Buddha statues, baby-faced Guanyin, zodiac signs, lucky shells, dragon patterns, phoenix patterns, etc. If they are too monotonous and conventional, they will appear to lack charm. A jade carving work with a very artistic conception will appear to be very charming!

3. "Transmission"

The "chuan" in jadeite refers to "inheritance". When it comes to jadeite collection, generally speaking, old jadeite from the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as jadeite with profound carvings and meanings, are of the greatest value for inheritance. Many ancestral heirlooms usually come from that era. For example, the auction company announced that the starting price of Cixi's jadeite imperial beads has reached 180 million yuan, which also reflects that the collection value passed down by celebrities is still quite high!

4. "Certificate"

"Zheng" means "certificate". That is, the jadeite is sent to various authoritative institutions for appraisal, such as: various national jewelry and jade testing centers, provincial jewelry and jade testing centers for testing, and issuing testing certificates. This is equivalent to buying peace of mind, so you don’t have to worry all day long that you are buying a fake!

Remember these eight words, and you will be able to navigate the jade market with ease and buy good jade.

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