China's jade culture has a history of thousands of years, which can be said to run through the five thousand years of Chinese civilization.
Jade is the inheritance of Chinese culture.
From the simplicity and simplicity of primitive social jade, the strict and mysterious shang and zhou jade, the openness and sparseness of the spring and autumn warring states jade, the simplicity and thickness of han dynasty jade, to the full and unrestrained of the Tang Dynasty, the refined transmission of Song Liaojin, the strong three-dimensional sense of the Yuan Dynasty, and then to the beauty and exquisiteness of Ming and Qing jade.
Chinese love for jade never stopped.
"Clear water out of the hibiscus, natural to carve ornaments."
Jade, immortal and not rotten, does not speak, and always looks like a girl's hair and skin to the touch.
It is not only material, but also spiritual and social.
Nowadays, "playing with jade" is more of a fashion, but it is not simple to want to play out the doorway!
This requires mastering the shape, jade and craftsmanship of jade in various eras, as well as understanding the recipes that have been passed down in the jade world.
1, one red, two yellow, three ink, four mutton fat, five white jade
Generally speaking, under the same jade quality, the price is low from left to right, which is actually the embodiment of the rarity of things.
Because red is the rarest, and yellow is the exclusive property of emperors in ancient times.
2, rather than gray
People who play jade should know that the basic color of Hetian jade is cyan, white and blue are better than flash ash, and no matter how good the jade quality is, flash ash will also make the entire Hetian jade appear dim.
3, look at the three skins, to be delicate
Peel poly, ripe skin, skin color, is the basis for determining the color of the seed skin. Fine jade, high purity is good jade.
4, Korean material crisp, Russian material white, Qinghai transparent, Hetian seed material oil oil
Korean material is crisp, easy to collapse, and the color is blue.
Russian material is more porcelain white and stiff, low density, the same size and Hetian seed material ratio has a significant sense of weight.
Qinghai material is mostly watery, and after playing, it will show slightly gray and dark shortcomings; Hetian seed material is good in oil, good in waxiness, and more delicate.
5, do not look at jade under the lamp
This means that when buying jade, you must not play under the lamp, so that the color of the original jade will be seen as gorgeous, and the water head will be more sufficient, thus wrongly overestimating the value of the original jade, and the jargon is called "taking medicine".
Veterans will look at jade in the sun, but in strong light it is a good way to detect flawed impurities.
6, the eyes and hands are sophisticated, buy jade and do not return
Good eyesight, sufficient experience, buy jade is definitely worth it, no longer look for sellers.
7, play jade mill mentality
Play jade, have a good mentality, drink a cup of tea idle, and say that you are playing with the jade family.
In general, whether it is a beginner or a veteran in the industry, it is necessary to maintain a normal heart in order to truly enjoy the pleasure of collecting and tasting jade jewelry and carvings.
And no matter what stage you are in, you need to remember to see more, ask more, and learn more, only by accumulating a certain amount of knowledge can you buy the jade of your heart.