Jade has no water? Talking about water adjustment and water extraction of jadeite

What is the water head of jade? The best answer given is "calm as water". Today, Huainan would like to mention two words in the jade industry, "water adjustment" and "water digging". Outsiders may be unfamiliar with these two words, but friends who have been deeply involved in the jade industry are relatively familiar with them. No matter how much you know about jade, today I will explain to you how to adjust and dig water from jade, so that you can have a deeper understanding of jade.

Before I start, let me first talk about the wrong way many friends treat jade. Many friends often feel that the moisture of jadeite is not good after buying it. In order to make their jadeite more beautiful, they soak it in water, hoping to replenish the moisture of the jadeite, thinking that they should make up for what is lacking and soaking it in water should make it more hydrated. However, the result is a tragedy. It is okay for jadeite to be soaked in pure water, but if it is soaked in tap water, it will be corroded by chlorine. If it is not replenished with water, its quality will deteriorate. Here I would like to remind my friends that the moisture content of jade is natural; it is not like our skin, which can be hydrated by applying a facial mask. But many friends will ask, how to make jade without water head become watery? The method is not difficult. Just find a craftsman with superb skills to adjust the water for you manually.

What is the water adjustment of jade? Water adjustment means adjusting the water head. During the creation process of jade, in order to enhance its texture and layering, it must go through a series of designs and polishing to make its surface as bright as a mirror, helping light to pass through jade more easily, making it more transparent and lustrous. This process is called jade "water adjustment" in jargon. In professional terms, it is the use of the physical principles of light and shadow to achieve the effect of highlighting the material.

Although water adjustment is a physical process and its water head is only a visual effect, it does not destroy the quality of the jade itself. So you don’t need to worry about whether it affects the value of the jade.

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I would also like to remind friends who are buying jade not to be fooled by its beautiful appearance. Jadeite that has its water content adjusted means that its natural water content is not very good. If the merchant does not explain this to you, and instead sells it at a high price as if it were a natural piece with good water content, this is deceiving consumers.

So what is the water mining of jadeite? Water digging is the process of artificially creating curvature in jade. You will see that jade with curves looks more lustrous. If it is square, it is difficult to see the fluorescence because the right-angle shape cannot reflect or scatter light. Even top-grade materials cannot change this. The fluorescence of jadeite is shown through curvature, such as egg-shaped faces, bracelets, and Buddha bellies.

What is the difference between digging water and diverting water? Let me give you an example. When planting seedlings, you dig holes; when planting big trees, you dig pits. Adjusting water is digging holes, and digging water is digging pits . They are of different sizes and depths, and they target different materials.

Digging out water has a greater impact on value than adjusting water. If you dig too much, the material will be too thin and not durable, and it will break if it is accidentally bumped into.

Water adjustment not only shows the water head, but also makes the colored parts more vivid, blocks cotton wool and makes the jade look moist and fresh. Digging water is just a word: dig. The deeper you dig, the stronger the sense of light. However, not all materials are suitable for digging. If the beans are very coarse, no water will come out even if they are dug through.

The following two methods of water adjustment will help everyone understand the water adjustment and water extraction of jade more clearly.

1. Use carving techniques to “adjust water”

When carving, the jade is ground into a thinner layer to enhance its light transmittance and improve its transparency, making it easier for the jade to "revive"; the uncarved surface is processed into a concave surface (arc surface), thereby expanding the light-receiving area. For example, the back of Guanyin's head, the Buddha's belly and the back of his head are hollowed out to make the originally slightly dark base material appear crystal clear and beautiful. Also called jade digging water.

Faced with the situation where dark color and thick color blocks affect the transparency of jade, the dividing line between green and colorless is outlined during the carving process, and the thickness of green in non-important parts is appropriately reduced to increase its light transmittance, achieve a "watery" effect, and reflect the icy and fresh green.

If the quality of jade is relatively poor, and its surface is rough, granular, and its transparency is not ideal, then the jade appears "without water" or "weak water". At this time, its surface is ground and polished to make the surface of the jade as smooth as a mirror. This can adjust the amount of light penetrating, while enhancing the transparency of the jade and achieving the purpose of "water adjustment".

Of course, there are certain limitations to grinding jade into thinner pieces. Since light needs a certain depth to interact with the type and base to produce the effect of "water", jade that is too thin, although translucent and highly transparent, often lacks "water".

2. Use inlaid backing to "adjust water"

Generally, it is done by inlaying the back and cleverly using metal reflections to increase transparency and also increase color brightness, making it more sunny green.

The "water adjustment" method of inlaid backing is to seal the back of the jade with a whole piece of metal material during inlaying. By utilizing the curvature and metallic surface of the backing material, extra light is collected and reflected onto the jade, enhancing the surface gloss, which in turn affects the adjustment of color and creates a watery effect.

It must be emphasized that with the cancellation of the back cover or the opening of the movable back cover, the light and shadow created by the back cover will disappear completely, which is fundamentally different from carving and adjusting water.

Carving and adjusting water, jade has water head. The bottom cover is used to adjust the water. If the bottom cover is removed, the water head will be gone. The former is plastic surgery, the latter is makeup. Wash your face and the truth will be revealed.

The use of the "water adjustment" technology makes the originally imperfect jade become perfect and visually enhances the jade's sense of transparency. The quality of the "water adjustment" process is the key to determining whether the jade is solemn and beautiful in shape. If it can be used freely, the jade raw material will have unexpected artistic appreciation value.

Finally, let’s make a summary based on the current social phenomena. This is an era where looks matter. Natural beauty is precious, but artificial beauties give us a wonderful visual enjoyment. Don't be too harsh on this. However, plastic surgery may not necessarily make you more beautiful. It also depends on your foundation. The same goes for water adjustment. Craftsmen must adapt to local conditions and teach according to the students' materials in order to perfectly combine the natural and artificial. Such jade is full of spirituality and shines with infinite light.

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