A 55-gram jadeite was sold at a sky-high price of 15 million yuan. Is it just because it was created by a famous artist?

This is a piece of jade weighing only 55 grams, which was carefully carved into the Jade Guanyin by the master sculptor. What many people did not expect was that it was sold at a sky-high price of 15 million at the auction, which is truly astonishing!

△ Jade Guanyin

We know that the value of a finished jade product depends on its quality, water, color, and workmanship. Just taking this piece of work as an example, it is the work of a jade carving master, who used his skills according to the material and made proper choices, bringing out the best of this extremely rare material. The most important thing is the quality of the material itself. This is the legendary "Dragon Stone" jade, which is moist, plump and fluorescent.

Understanding Dragon Stone Jade

The Longshi variety, also known as the "Shenlong variety", is the top variety of Burmese jade. It is pure, smooth, delicate and warm like silk. The raw stone grows in a cave, which has the characteristics of being warm in winter and cool in summer. It has full water content and makes people feel that the water is about to overflow at any time. It is a rare and top-quality jade!

The book “Motai Shi Cui” defines Longshi jade as follows: the green color is completely integrated into the jade, with no color roots or blocks, the ground and water are integrated, it is translucent or above, and the fluorescence is less soft.

Characteristics of Longshi Jadeite

The value of Longshi jade lies in its overall perfection. Its characteristics are old species, bright color, correct color, strong fluorescence, colorless roots, very little cotton, full of water head, crystal clear, just like a pool of clear water, extremely cool; flashing with fluorescence, like the moon in winter, and the texture is as smooth and delicate as silk.

①Density. The density of dragon stone is extremely high and it can sink quickly in bromoform, while similar nephrite, peridot, etc. are all suspended! It is so delicate because of its high density and sufficient water head.

②Color. The color of dragon stone is bright and positive, but not very uniform!

③Gloss. Longshi jade has excellent gloss and strong fluorescence, with a bright, soft and strong glass luster.

④Inclusions. Generally speaking, the flaws are not visible to the naked eye! The inclusions of Longshi jade are mostly black minerals, with loose, cloud-like edges and uniform size.

The Value of Longshi Jade

The dragon stone species does not pursue green, it only pursues colorless! This is what we often say "the color blends into the background, the tone is uniform, and no color roots are visible", just like a pool of solidified lake water.

Longshi jade is the most high-end variety of jade. Its price can easily be millions or tens of millions, and its collection value ranks first in the jade family.

In the past, due to the abundance of jadeite raw stones, people collected mostly dark-colored dragon stone jadeite (green is the most valuable color in jadeite), and light-colored dragon stone jadeite was not expensive. But in recent years, due to the increasing depletion of jadeite raw stones, high-grade raw stones are even more difficult to find, and the value of light-colored dragon stone jade has naturally increased many times....

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