How to identify white jade

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people referred to Baiyu, which only refers to Xinjiang Hetian Baiyu; now, besides Xinjiang Hetianyu, people see white jade, white Xinshan jade, Miyu, Dushan jade, Qinghai Baiyu and South Korea, Russian white jade and so on.

Hetian jade: also known as soft jade is amphibole. Observed under a microscope, it is a fiber-cleaved interweave structure with a hardness of 6-6.5. Hetian jade has a variety of colors, with white jade being the most precious. Hetian Baiyu has seed jade, mountain stream jade (or Gobi beach jade, new mine jade) and mountain material jade (mountain jade) points. Seed jade in white jade, "body such as fat, refined light blue" texture moist, fine clean, barely visible to the naked eye fiber intertwined, white as cut fat, which is characterized by "white, transparent, fine, run" , is the best in jade.

Jade jade: Less than seed jade, the color is slightly greenish, and it is dry, and some also show cracks. Good mountain jade is also slightly red and white. However, as little as white fat. The Russian white jade and the Qinghai white jade have only appeared in the international market in recent years. Their color is similar to that of Xinjiang white jade, but they are owed to luster, they hold the lights to wait and see, and the general structure is coarse and loose, and there is a sense of glass. A good Russian white jade, with a high degree of whiteness and a slightly oily taste, is popular with collectors. Korean white jade, its color white, holding a lamp to wait and see, it can be seen that the structure of impurities is also relatively loose.

Select Xinjiang Hetian Baiyu, in addition to color, but also pay attention to whether there is nothing. At the same time, we must pay attention to its skin color. Some Hetian jade also have a little "osmanthus flower", "jujube red skin", "autumn pear skin" and "black duck skin" and so on. This is also a major feature of Hetian jade. When making a jade device, the artful value will be greatly increased and the collectors will be able to add a taste.

Viewer type jade is not a device. Each jade has its shape. When choosing, it should be noted that its shape is not like, completely incomplete, with or without an artistic position. The better jade material is used, the finer its shape, the higher the value. Some jade articles are incomplete and cracked, some are raw materials, and some are man-made collisions.

Discerning ornamentation people wear jade ornaments, are very much emphasis on ornamentation. Because, decoration has its specific meaning, or Xiang, or evil, or blessing, or birthday, or elegant text, or rich, or small and exquisite, should be clearly demonstrated.

Explore what is known as "work" in the industry. "Work" is the carving process. When selecting a jade device, "work" is very important. "Working" is good, meaning that the carving technique has reached the level of perfection, and the artisan's heart can be better expressed in the works. People and animals have vivid images and smooth lines; "workers" are poor and their decorative patterns are unsatisfactory, so they are undesirable.

Hetian Baiyu has a history of nearly 8,000 years in China. Discusses the history of Chinese society development, has a profound understanding of Chinese traditional culture, and has rich historical and cultural values. Modern jade works inherit Chinese traditional jade decoration culture. Traditional jade carving accessories such as "Fluu dual", "Longevity", "Kirin Songzi" and other traditional jade jewelry are still deeply loved by people; The development of both human figures, flowers and birds, beasts, etc., shows the exquisiteness of modern craftsmanship. The long-term exploitation of Hetian Baiyu in Xinjiang from the Shang Dynasty to the present, the output is getting lower and lower, and the price is skyrocketing, especially the white fat, because of its scarcity of resources and non-renewable become a special product, its value in the near future will be immeasurable.