Have you heard of old jade? What is old jade? What are the criteria for identifying old jadeite?

Jade has a history of hundreds of years in China, and it was mainly introduced during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The reason why it is so popular and has entered people's field of vision is mainly because of Cixi. During the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi had two favorite jade products, one was jade watermelon and the other was jade cabbage. This period pushed jade to its peak. There are still many jadeites from the Ming and Qing dynasties among the people today, and their value is naturally self-evident. So, what is old jade? What are the standards for identifying old jadeite?

1. What is old jade?

As the name suggests, old jade is jade from a very long time. In the industry, it specifically refers to jade products that have a certain sense of age (at least several decades) and are made by old jade craftsmen using traditional tools. It mainly refers to jadeite made using old techniques from the early Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period, which is called old jadeite.

Generally speaking, old jade refers to jade from the Qing Dynasty. Jadeite in the Qing Dynasty can be divided into two periods. One is the jadeite before Qianlong and Jiaqing periods. Most of the jadeite in this period is from Yunnan and has a relatively soft texture. The other is the jadeite after Xianfeng and Tongzhi periods. This jadeite is mainly raw jadeite imported from Myanmar.

The history of jade can be traced back not very far, it only began in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It is still highly sought after by people today, which shows the status of jade in the minds of Chinese people. Some legends and stories about jade have endowed it with a mysterious veil. The saying of old jade is often circulated among the people. The word "old" has two meanings. On the one hand, it refers to the age of jade, and on the other hand, it refers to the old type of jade. Old jade bracelets refer to those jade bracelets that have some history and are of good quality.

There is no distinction between A, B, and C old jade, because as long as it is old jade, it must be natural A-grade. However, it has been circulated among the people for too long, and there are relatively few of them nowadays. Although the price is acceptable at present, the subsequent appreciation potential is still great.

2. What are the identification criteria for old jadeite?

1. The identification method of old jadeite is to look at the cotton: old jadeite has very little cotton, and even if it does, the cotton is in the form of tiny dots. New jadeite has more cotton, and is also accompanied by a lot of things like ice chips.

2. The identification method of old jadeite is to see whether it has glue: Old jadeite sometimes gives people a visual sense of being very transparent, and at the same time it seems that the flesh contains gluey substances, which are evenly distributed and dissolved in the flesh. It gives people a very solid and profound feeling, which the newly planted ones will not have.

3. The identification method of old jadeite: look at the grayscale: Usually old jadeite with good water content always has a little gray color. If you come across old jadeite with good water content, old quality and no gray feeling, the price will be quite high.

4. The identification method of old jadeite: looking at the fluorescence: Old jadeite with good water content sometimes gives off a soft and profound light emanating from the inside of the jadeite.

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