What does jade quality mean? When it comes to appearance, should we look at the type or the color first?

In fact, the term "appearance" is not derived from jadeite. It was used to refer to antiques and jade ornaments in the past. The "quality" of jade probably refers to the degree of integrity and grade of the jade piece, which is mostly the same as the meaning of other antiques.

What is the quality of jadeite?

In layman's terms, the quality of jade is a comprehensive score people give to a piece of jade based on their knowledge in the industry. We can even separate the word "quality" into its own parts! "Quality" refers to the texture of the jade , which is one of the aspects of "quality, water and color" that we often mention, while "appearance" refers to the final product of the quality, water and color of the jade after processing. The combination is called "quality and appearance".

Should I look at the species first or the color first?

For a good jade, its quality, water and color are all indispensable conditions. Therefore, we need to comprehensively evaluate the "quality" of a piece of jade. We must look at the type, water and color . In addition, we also need to look at the "water, purity and workmanship". Basically, these six aspects determine the quality of a piece of jade.

We in the industry often say "no talk about color without quality" . When we first hear this, we probably think that quality is more important than color. However, when jadeite first became popular, both royal nobles and ordinary people used color as the standard to pursue, and quality and color were less important.

Later, as people's cognition and aesthetics improved, they discovered that there is a lot of jadeite with rich and deep color but poor water quality, such as Tielongsheng, etc. There is no aesthetic appeal in the product, and it lacks people's yearning for the lively beauty of jadeite. Therefore, people are increasingly pursuing jadeite with excellent quality, water quality and color.

Therefore, we say that the best quality jadeite should have good texture, wateriness and color. However, most jades currently cannot meet all of these requirements at the same time, so we must learn to make choices. If your financial situation is limited, just choose a natural and good-looking one. There is no need to compare.