Can you see the water in jade?

The lack of transparency in jade is called water head in the jargon. This not only vividly expresses the meaning of jade's transparency, but also contains the deep meaning of being watery and full of spiritual energy.

The water head of jade is related to its internal structure, that is, its type. If a piece of jade is of the old mine variety, with fewer impurities and high purity, then its transparency will also be high, which can be called good water head. Such jade looks crystal clear, with a watery and emerald green feeling. If the transparency is poor and it looks dull, dry, rigid and lifeless, it means that the water head is poor and there is insufficient water.

One of the essential tools for experts to look at jadeite is a spotlight. Under normal light, when using a focusing flashlight to observe the transparency of jadeite, the degree to which light can penetrate into the jade is the standard by which people measure the water head. . One point of water. ,'" water division. It is used to describe the transparency of jadeite. If you want to know more about jadeite, please go to the video platform and search for jadeite gambling stone to contact the editor. If you have any questions, you can ask the editor at any time.

One point of water means that minerals can be seen about 3 mm deep inside the jade.

Two-point water refers to the minerals that can be seen about 6 mm deep inside the jade. Jadeite that can reach a two-point water level has very good transparency.

Three-point water means that minerals can be seen about 9 mm deep inside the jade. There are relatively few jadeites that meet this standard.

If you can clearly see the pressed text or pattern through the jade, it is very rare and it is jade with very good water content.

One part water, two parts water, and three parts water are all based on people's experience gained through long-term observation. When people observe jadeite, light is a very important condition, and the intensity of light has a significant impact on transparency. Long water head, full water head, one point water or two points water are just qualitative descriptions. When observing, the intensity of light is very important, so-called. Don't look at jade without sunshine. That's the reason. Compared with jadeite with full water content, jadeite with poor transparency is called dry, meaning poor water content and insufficient water.

There are three factors that affect the water head of jadeite:

The coarseness of the grains. The finer the grains of jade, the better its transparency and quality.

The less obvious and irregular the boundaries between particles are, the higher their transparency is.

The color depth of the particles. Jade with too dark color will affect its transparency, and the quality of the jade will be relatively worse.

1. Classification of water

People usually classify the transparency of jade into relatively transparent, translucent, slightly transparent, and opaque.

(1) Transparency: The object on the back of a jadeite piece can be clearly seen through it, reaching a level of three-quarters water - midday sunlight can penetrate 9 mm or more. This type of transparent jade jewelry is mostly high-end products. Pure and dense old pit glass or ice jade often has such transparent characteristics.

(2) Relatively transparent: The object on the back can be vaguely seen through the jade jewelry, reaching the level of two-point water - the midday sunlight can penetrate about 6 mm. Most of them are medium and high-end varieties, such as blue flower ice, transparent white and egg white jade.

(3) Translucent: The object on the back cannot be seen through the jade jewelry, and it can reach the level of one point of water - the midday sunlight can penetrate about 3 mm. When illuminated by a spotlight, you can see that the internal minerals are arranged in dotted particles with an uneven structure, such as jadeite with a lotus root powder background.

(4) Slightly transparent: The midday sun can only penetrate weakly into jade jewelry, with a light transmission depth of 1 to 3 mm. The same slightly transparent jadeite, if its quality and color are not good, can only be used as low- or medium-grade jewelry. If the color is pure, it can be considered a mid-range to high-end jewelry, such as the dark green Iron Dragon species, which is often listed in this category.

2. The influence of water head on the price of jadeite

The four key factors of type, water, color and texture are indispensable for a high-end jadeite, and the type and water are even more inseparable. It is generally believed that jadeite of good quality must have good water content, but this is not the case. The quality of jade is a comprehensive evaluation of its internal mineral composition, color structure, transparency and other qualities. Jadeite with poor water content may also be of good quality. There are jadeite without water in this world. The situation of lavender jadeite is just the opposite. It has good water content but average quality.

So, when you get a piece of jade jewelry, how do you look at the water head? We know that if the water head is one point different, the price will differ by several times, or even dozens of times.

First, we can observe it under the strong light at noon. At this time, the light source is the strongest and the water head can be clearly seen. Secondly, we need to observe the size of the halo. Jadeite with good transparency has a large halo. Finally, we also need to compare the transparency of jadeite under normal non-strong light, and compare it with strong light and normal light.

The effect of transparency under normal light forms an overall evaluation of the transparency of jade jewelry.

There is no doubt that water head has a great influence on the quality of jadeite, but when purchasing jadeite, in addition to looking at the water head, you must also pay attention to the color of jadeite. Some jewelry has some water, but the color is very poor, which directly leads to its low price; while some jewelry has good color but poor water, and cannot be considered top-quality jade. In short, only jadeite with good quality, sufficient water content and bright color can be called top quality.

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