Tips for experts to select jadeite

1. Shape

Shape has a crucial influence on mid- to high-end jadeite. For jadeite of the same color and type, experts will pay several times more for a piece that is full, round, regular, symmetrical and beautiful in shape. For example, two ring faces made from the same piece of material have the same color and water quality, and appear to be about the same size at first glance, but one is thinner and the other is fuller. If these two ring faces are high-quality goods, their prices may differ by several times during the evaluation, and the higher the quality, the greater the difference.

2. Color

What color of jade is good? Speaking from the perspective of color quality alone, the best colors of jade are: emerald green, emerald green, apple green, and yellow vine green are the best. The following are violet blue, red jadeite, yellow-green, yellow, blue, gray-blue, etc. Good color must be combined with a good water base, and it must have fewer impurities and cracks to be more valuable.

3. Watering

Water quality is as important as color. The price of top-quality jadeite with both good quality and color is too high, and there are very few left in the world. Most people settle for second best and find some jadeite with obviously not rich enough color but acceptable water quality. Jade players must remember: “A one-grade difference in color means a ten-fold difference in price” and “A one-cent increase in water means an increase of ten taels of silver”. Water quality is as important as color. If you want both, you will go bankrupt!

4. Carving

For a jade carving, excellent craftsmanship will enhance the quality of the carving and cover up or bring out the shortcomings of the original stone. However, crude carving can completely ruin any high-quality jade raw material. The level of processing can be judged by whether the surface is smooth, polished, and whether the shape and artistic modeling are vivid.

5. Ways and methods to look at jadeite

When you go to the jade market to look at jadeite, there are certain rules for how to hold things. When looking at the bracelet, do not spread it on your palm, and certainly don't pinch it with your fingertips. Look at the pendant. If it has a string, wrap it around your finger so it doesn't fall off. When looking at the egg-shaped surface, do not hold it on the back of your hand as the back of your hand has a curve and may make it fall off easily. Also, do not pinch it with your fingers.

When looking at jadeite, your movements must be steady and safe. You should place a piece of soft cloth on the counter, handle the jadeite with care, and try not to move the jadeite with your hands. You know why .

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