Top Ten Mistakes of Jade Collections

Now that the white jade jade mine has dried up, there are not many new products. Most of the previous production was collected by collectors. It is good to buy good white jade. Jade collectors should learn to identify the texture of jade and understand the characteristics of jade. They must be aware of the hardness and color of Hetian jade, Qinghai jade, Nanyang jade, Russian jade, and Xiuyan jade.

As the saying goes, “the golden age of the chaotic world”, along with the improvement of people’s living standards and the widening of investment channels, jade has become one of the major collections of value preservation and value increase, ranging from a few hundred dollars to several tens of thousands, and even tens of millions. Yuan, people's jade collections can be described as worth spending. With many years of experience in the collection, the author discovered some misunderstandings in the field of jade collections and is now introduced and shared with colleagues.

One of the errors is blindly seeking white. The more white the more money. The white jade that is said here refers to white nephrite, which contains more than 95% of tremolite. It is mainly produced in Xinjiang Hetian. Hetian Baiyu is white and warm, noble and noble, and it is a darling of collections, but some collectors blindly ask for white. As long as they see white jade, they think it is Xinjiang white jade and save money. In fact, white jade is not just Hetian Baiyu, Qinghai jade, and Russia. Jade and Korean jade have white jade. The price of these jades and Hetian Baiyu differs a lot. Some merchants often take Qinghai Baiyu or Russian jade as Hetian Baiyu. Collectors must carefully identify them so as not to be fooled.

According to your own favorite collection, do not blindly seek white. Since the Song Dynasty, the palace played with jade and yellow as the last, especially to the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong emperor was a favorite to topaz, so that top quality topaz is more loved by collectors than suet white jade. At the 2008 Bohai Spring Auction in Beijing, a clear-cut “Year-long-year system” was used to sell the top-grade bottles of dragons and sold for RMB 4.99 million. With the reduction of jade mines, raw materials cannot keep up with the demand of the market, the price of jade products has risen very quickly, and there has been less and less good white jade. Not everyone can buy their favorite white jade works, which leads us to shift Looking at the line of sight, Hetian Qingbaiyu, Qingyu, Huangyu, Jade, and Moyu are also good choices. Ancient gentlemen like to wear green and white jade, meaning clear and clean. From this it can be seen that the collection of jade should also be wisely chosen.

Misunderstanding 2 white jade is suet white jade suet white jade is the Xinjiang white jade in the best, white, enamel, run, warm, fine, and a small number, many people see white jade is mistaken for suet white jade In fact, white jade and suet white jade are different in mineral composition and chemical structure. Instrumental measurement can clearly see the difference. In the jade market, people can not always identify with precision instruments, they gradually formed a conventional standard. It is believed that white fat of white fat should be a Xinjiang white jade seed material with high fat content, soft whiteness, and delicate moisture.

For experienced professionals, the distinction between white jade and white fat is not a problem, but the average amateur often mistakes the high whiteness of jade for white fat. If you buy Xinjiang white jade, it's fine, but you can buy Qinghai Baiyu. White Russian jade prices are much lower than suet white jade. There are water stones on the market posing as suet white jade, but the water stone white is rather dry and stiff, while the fat jade grease has shiny luster and the reflection light is not strong.

Now that the white jade jade mine has dried up, there are not many new products. Most of the previous production was collected by collectors. It is good to buy good white jade. Therefore, when you buy, you must understand the merits and demerits. Do not blindly pursue white fat and avoid spending money.

Misunderstanding 3: Ancient jade and new jade blindly compare The price of jade in the auction has repeatedly hit new heights, especially Qianlong jade is exquisite, resulting in some people only recognize the ancient jade, that the ancient jade more appreciation of space than the new jade. In fact, to take a comprehensive view, if the ancient jade does not have a very good theme and historical connotation, its value is not necessarily higher than the new jade, and some modern jade carving masters' works have also repeatedly hit a new high.

Moreover, the market is now flooded with a large number of ancient jade imitations, Hongshan Culture Yulong, Longshan Culture Yulong, Liangzhu Yuxi, Yuchao, Han Dynasty jade, Yujian ornaments, and so on. The false level is quite high. Many people mainly look at the color of jade when they are appraised, and think that there are blemishes that indicate that they have been buried underground for a long time. Actually, things that are naturally formed can also be made by people. For example, using fire jade, you can make “chicken bone white”. "Jade into the lamb leg or dog's belly, you can make a "bloody", put it into ebony water and cook it, you can impersonate a "puddle," and quickly freeze it after cooking, which can produce "herb lines". As a pseudo-practice, collectors can easily scratch their eyes and must be carefully scrutinized at the time of purchase.

With the development of craftsmanship, jade craftsmanship has been hand-polished and entered the era of machine processing. Modern jade works are more elaborate and ornamental than ancient jade works. In particular, the work of some masters continues to rise, becoming the object that people are eagerly pursuing. The old jade pendant in the cultural relics store cannot sell new jade pendants. This is also reflected in the jade materials and carving work. We need to collect new jade and ancient objects rationally. Jade, identify investment hot spots, there must be room for appreciation.

Misunderstandings of the four errors, a night of rich investment in art, to put it plainly or to make money, jade collections is a good channel, resources, things have been rising up, this is determined by its scarcity, people It can be retained as a hedging asset, but it is unrealistic to think of buying a good fortune overnight. Businesses often use their rhetoric when selling things. They mislead buyers into thinking that they can make mistakes.

I hope everyone will invest in jade to maintain a good attitude, not seeking riches, but long-term, "as long as you buy right, not afraid to buy expensive," this year to buy jade looks expensive, but next year, look back and find it worthwhile. When there are many problems in the identification and exchange with experts, more studies, higher eyesight, investment income will naturally be higher.

Misunderstanding five is skinned material, heavy leather is not heavy jade Xinjiang white jade seed material is mainly distributed in the ancient riverbed and terraces on both sides of the Hetian area in Xinjiang. The mountain material is washed and eroded in the river and loses edges and corners, and the surface becomes smooth. Seed material, there are more yellow, black, red, brown and other skin color, lovers see this kind of skin jade is mistaken for the seed material, which is wrong. Too much emphasis on the jade belt comes from the hurricane of counterfeiting skin, with the mountains and even other bad jade material rolled into the shape of the material in the machine, and then burned on the skin, inexperienced buyers are easily fooled. Everyone should keep their eyes open when they buy, and avoid using mountains as seeds.

Some collectors believe that jade without skin is not a good jade. As for the need to stay skin, and where to leave the skin, this is related to the artistic vision of the sculpting craftsman. When the author designs the work, it is based on the theme or skin color. The location, to choose whether it is necessary to remove the leather, if the skin color is not good, then we must remove it, only keep the good jade, if the skin color is beautiful, you can keep the leather to be clever use, commonly known as "cute carving", Qiao used It will be icing on the cake and greatly increase the value of jade.

Misunderstandings of the six pursuit of Hetian seed material, contempt for the mountains nowadays many people are very sought after for Hotan seeds, but despise the mountain material, that the mountain is not run, the color is dry white, would prefer a seed material of the small fall and not mountains of Lots of pieces, this is a bit extreme. The price of Hetian seed material has limited the purchasing power of many people. The price of mountain materials has rapidly increased in recent years. For relatively few seed materials, the number of mountain materials is still relatively large. We may choose good mountain materials as The potential for investment is also great, but it must be noted that illegal traders have used processed mountain materials to sell their seeds.

Misunderstanding 7: To measure the hardness of jade and Hetian jade by hardness, it has high hardness and strong toughness. It can cut through the glass. When someone sells jade, they like to use it to draw a glass. If they can see that the glass can be scratched, then it is judged as jade. This is unscientific. The hardness of glass is usually 6 degrees Fahrenheit, and the hardness of quartz jade, agate, red sapphire, and some artificial gemstones are all above 6 degrees. Even materials with the same hardness can be engraved with each other. Obviously it cannot be used as a criterion.

It is often seen in newspapers and magazines that there is a high price of jadeite trading, making some people think that jade is better than white jade. Actually, this depends on the artist's artistic vision and personal preferences. Jade is an imported product. The Ming Dynasty was introduced to China. White jade is a local product and has a long history. It has long been recognized by the Chinese people. Both have their own artistic characteristics and their own charm, as long as the material texture is good, exquisite carving process, all have great potential for appreciation.

The erroneous zone 8 is based on heavy pricing, ignoring other Hetian jade after more than 4,000 years of excavation, the jade mine is almost depleted. In the 1950s, Xinjiang's seed material sold 50 to 100 yuan per kilogram. By the end of 2004, the average price of seed material had reached about 70,000 yuan. In 2006, the price of seed material soared to over 300,000 yuan. More is the block price. And now, the price of Hetian jade seed material has reached 10,000 yuan and it is incredible. However, the price of jade cannot be simply calculated by weight, but also depends on comprehensive factors such as jade color, material, technology, and color. A jade with a historical story or special meaning, or a new jade carved by a master craftsman, is much more expensive than the weight.

The misunderstanding of the nine jades is not a good thing. The old saying is justified. If there are no seeds in the river, if it is not carved, the high quality content cannot be released. A good craft can increase jade. The value of the collection.

However, some collectors only believe in carving. They think that there is no beauty without carving jade. This is a bit extreme. Everyone knows that Tian Huangshi is very expensive. When the seal carving masters use Tian Huangzhi to keep the borders and seals, they will try to write as little as possible. Jade is such that when faced with beautiful skin-colored seeds, jade carving masters are often uncomfortable. At most they only remove variegated colors, or only wear a hole to wear them. Many seeds are kept in appearance at various auctions. In the middle, the original stone furnishings also became a kind of beauty.

Misunderstanding 10 The eagerness for quick success and instant benefit, fell into the story trap Some friends to the market to see the favorite jade, they eager to buy. Businesses take advantage of the opportunity to add some stories and make people mistakenly believe that this piece of jade has come. There are allusions, and the potential for appreciation is great. If you do not buy it, you will lose. Although the storytelling trick can only deal with some "rookie" buyers, but such things are still common.

Buy jade first to see the material, is it true jade? If it is true jade, then look at the origin, Xinjiang jade or Qinghai jade, is the Russian jade or Korean jade, is Dushan jade or Xiuyan jade. Look at the era, is the ancient jade or jade? If it is ancient jade, it depends on the character of the carving is not in line with the characteristics of the times; is the new jade, then see how the jade carving, is not carved by the master ... ... so when the time of purchase should be calm, do not blindly believe that the business made story.

Jade collectors should learn to identify the texture of jade and understand the characteristics of jade. They must be aware of the hardness and color of Hetian jade, Qinghai jade, Nanyang jade, Russian jade, and Xiuyan jade. In addition, we must also have a certain amount of historical knowledge, master the order of the dynasty replacements, and learn about the etiquette, patterns, and features of ancient jade. With a certain degree of cultural quality, we can judge the artistic value and economic value of a jade piece.