"Good jade"! Jade that meets these “seven requirements”!

Jade has a complex structure and comes in many varieties, so it is difficult to give it a specific evaluation standard like colored gemstones. However, after hundreds of years of vicissitudes, the jade market has formed a set of folk evaluation standards that are accepted by the public. Let’s take a look today at what are the standards for evaluating good jade?

Natural Burmese A-grade jadeite

Natural Burmese A-grade jadeite

1. Green should be positive

Among the many colors of jade, green is the most precious. As for the green color of jadeite, the purer the green tone, the better, and it should be as free of yellow, bluish, and gray as possible. The purer the green color, the higher the value of the jadeite.

2. Green distribution should be even

On a piece of jade jewelry, the more evenly the green is distributed, the higher its value. If the green is evenly distributed on a piece of jade, it is full green jade, which is the most valuable jade.

3. Water head should be sufficient

The water head of jadeite refers to the transparency of jadeite. The more water head a piece of jadeite has, the higher its transparency and the higher its value. Only jadeite with a transparency above semi-transparent can be called top-grade jadeite.

4. Fewer defects

The fewer flaws the jade has, the higher its value; the more flaws the jade has, the lower its value. Although it is said that beautiful jade is flawless, jadeite is a naturally formed mineral and it is impossible for it to be flawless during the formation process. If you like jadeite, you have to accept its flaws.

5. Fewer cracks

Cracks not only affect the beauty of jade, but also its strength. Cracks in jade can have fatal effects on jade. In mild cases, it will leave hidden dangers of jade breaking, and in severe cases, it will directly cause the jade to break. When selecting jade, you must pay attention to whether it has cracks.

6. Seeds should be old

The species of jade, also known as "stone species", refers to the structure of jade. There is no clear method to classify jade species, but people usually divide jade into "old species" and "new species". It is generally believed that top-grade jade only appears in "old species" materials, so the older the jade species, the better.

7. Workmanship should have cultural connotations

China is a country with thousands of years of jade culture. If any piece of jade does not have cultural connotations, it is just a handicraft and will not become a work of art. It will not have much value, so the workmanship of jade must have cultural connotations.