Emerald Identification and Market Analysis

There is an old saying in China: "The gold is hidden in troubled times and the jade is hidden in the prosperous times." China's jade culture has a long history. The Chinese people have given jade jewelry a rich emotional connotation and a beautiful symbolism. With the development of the times and the integration of eastern and western cultures, new elements and contents have been continuously added.

From the end of the 20th century to the present, Jadeite, known as the "King of Jade," has a wave of collections over a wave that is determined by the environment of the country and the people. Jade jewelry and its handicrafts are both ornamental and practical, not only can beautify life, spread culture, express emotions, but also satisfy people’s desire to preserve value and increase value economically.

First, the origin of the name of the emerald jade is a bird's name, "ç¿¡" refers to the red feather tits, "Cui" refers to the green tits, ancient women that emerald feathers collage mosaic for jewelry purposes. Legend has it that jadeite jade flowed into China in the early Qing Dynasty. Because of its beautiful colors such as red and green, it was named as Jadeite.

From the perspective of gemology, jadeite is a mineral aggregate composed of many fine minerals mainly consisting of jadeite. Although it has no output in China, it is characterized by its brilliant colors, delicate jade, beautiful shapes, and implication of infinite meaning. Since the Qing Dynasty, it has been known to the Chinese people and has always been sought after by collectors.

Second, the appearance of jade Jade features a wide range of colors, mainly green, yellow, red, purple, blue, black, white, and a variety of transitional colors. In the jewelry industry, the color of jade has a specific meaning. “翡” refers to various shades of red or yellow; “Cui” refers to various shades of green; “Spring” refers to purple, and purple jade also refers to violet; “Color” stands for pure green; "It means that there is purple and green at the same time on one piece of jadeite." Fulushou means that there is green, red, purple, etc. on an emerald.

Jade's Mohs hardness of 6.5-7, similar to the crystal, so the finished jade surface is smooth and smooth. The relative density is 3.30-3.40, which is relatively heavy compared to common crystals and Hetian jade. Jade is translucent to opaque, often with grease and glass sheen.

3. Quality evaluation of jadeite Jade quality is comprehensively reflected in color, structure and transparency, clarity, craftsmanship, weight, etc., involving “color”, “species”, “water”, “land”, “ "Work" and so on.

Upscale jadeite must be colored and kind. The so-called "colored", mainly refers to the emerald green jade, the more green it is called the better; the so-called "a kind" mainly refers to the delicate texture of jade lubricated, transparent clear, shiny crystal and dignified.

1. The colors "yang, thick, positive, and" are highly summarized in the color elements of jade. “Yang” refers to green, bright, and generous; “dense” refers to rich colors, and colors do not necessarily have to be as deep as possible. Green is best in dark and medium-dark colors, and dark or light is not good. Yellow, purple and black are generally darker and darker, the better the color is; “positive” refers to pure color, jade green is often mixed with yellow, blue or even gray, which will reduce its sense of beauty, thereby reducing its Price; "and" refers to the green to be uniform and soft, or local and surrounding colors can achieve a kind of coordination and mutual contrast.

2. Structure and Transparency The “ground” of emerald refers to the quality of the matrix except for the color of the emerald, such as the thickness and uniformity of the mineral particles and the way of particle collection. According to the pros and cons, they can be divided into glass land, ice land, saponification land, loquat powder, egg white soil, oil green land, dry land, and porcelain land.

Emerald's “water” refers to the transparency of jadeite, and the transparency is called “head of water” or “head of water”. The jade will be very crystal clear, giving people a feeling of “watery” and poor transparency called “head difference”. Or "short water", jade will look very "dry" or "inflexible."

Emerald "species" refers to the density, exquisiteness and transparency of jadeite structures. According to the advantages and disadvantages, tradition can be divided into "old species," "new and old species," and "new species." In the industry, the species is often referred to as “water”.

The quality of “species” depends on the texture, and at the same time it affects the quality of the water head. There is a common saying in the connoisseur's name: “Good species cover ugly ugliness.” It means that good “species” can make the light-colored jadeite crystal clear and translucent. The emerald, which is not uniform enough in color, can be made soft, and it can also make the emerald, which is not fine in texture, look warm.

3. Clarity and the presence of impurities will affect the color and appearance, and reduce the quality of jade. In addition to pretty color carving, the purer the better the emerald. There is a saying in the industry that "there is no reason not to crack," indicating that cracks are common in jadeite. Therefore, in the evaluation of jadeite, cracks must be carefully analyzed to distinguish between false cracks, healing cracks and real cracks. The first two non-destructive effects on jadeite are only considered as ç‘•ç–µ when evaluating jadeite. Too many cracks will seriously affect the value of jadeite. However, there is very little jade in the natural world. Only a comprehensive analysis of the size, location, distribution, and depth of the fissures can determine the extent to which fissures affect the value of jade.

4. The craft evaluation of the craftsmanship, weight and size of the jadeite finished product, including the comprehensive evaluation of the proportion, beauty, carving technique, modeling and artistry. For ring ornaments and other accessories, require outstanding color, cut regularity (coordination of length and width, full shape, smooth lines) and excellent polishing. The bracelet requires a uniform and beautiful appearance without any cracks. For pendants, ornaments, etc., clever conceived, sleek, skilled, and fine workmanship will all play a decisive role.

Obviously, in the same situation of color, structure and transparency, clarity, process, etc., the greater the volume weight, the higher the value. For high-grade jadeite, the volume effect is even greater. For example, bead chains, bracelets, etc. all require more raw materials to produce, and they are all of higher value for the same quality raw materials.

Four, jade true and false Jade in the industry often called A goods, B goods, C goods and D goods, but the price is very different. The so-called A cargo refers to the natural jade without any other artificial treatment except cutting, carving, and polishing. Only A cargo jade has the conditions of appreciation and endurance; B cargo jade is a jade soaked with strong acid. , After the strong acid bubble to impurities, and then through plastic processing, let B cargo jade looks very beautiful, texture is also very transparent, but its price is very low; C cargo refers to the emerald after artificial staining, in the original no color The color of the jadeite is added to it; D-item jade is an out-and-out counterfeit product. Its chemical composition and mineral composition are completely different from those of jadeite.

5. Emerald Collection Although Jadeite is produced in Myanmar, the market is in China. Emerald has become a highly sought after Chinese community and is also recognized by the international market as jewelry. At the international jewellery auctions of Christie's and Sotheby's, only jadeite can compete with the world's top five jewels (diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and emeralds).

For jadeite collections, on the premise of guaranteeing its naturalness, it is necessary to have “hidden points” worthy of collection.

Such as whether it has the characteristics of beautiful materials, good meaning, fine carving and so on. First of all, it is necessary to have a good texture of raw materials, preferably water, species, and colors. Second, we must have unique ideas. Excellent subject design and connotation can undoubtedly greatly enhance the value of collections; the last is carving, in addition to carving In addition to the fine carvings, it is also in the use of techniques such as Qiao, Qiao Se, and Separation to achieve the realm of “no work, no cleverness, no cleverness”. Of course, some peculiar and ingenious "strange" items are also worth collecting. of.

Due to the non-renewability of jade resources, the lack of high-grade raw materials and the high demand in the domestic market, jadeite is more and more expensive, and the space for value preservation and value-added is also growing. In recent years, the soaring price of jadeite has been leading the entire jewelry and collectibles market, which fully highlights the value of jadeite collection.