Appreciation of the taste of jade jewelry

In ancient times, jadeite was only a reward for the nobles and nobles, and a symbol of status. After entering the 1990s, Jade began to be active in the field of folk collections. In the past 10 years, the price of jade has increased several times on average, and some treasures have risen several times.

Jade art is included in important auctions at international and domestic auctions. At the 1997 Christie's Autumn Jade Jewelry Auction in Hong Kong, a string of 27 pure emerald green jade chains with a 10-carat diamond clasp on the bead chain took HK$72.62 million. At the 1999 Christie's Autumn Auction in Hong Kong, an oval egg-shaped jade ring was sold for HK$18.5 million. In the art market in 2004, on the autumn of Beijing Hanhai, a three-legged furnace of the emerald carving Shuangfeng Er Erlong opera Zhu New Year in the Qianlong period was sold at a high price of 3.85 million yuan. At an auction in Shanghai Chongyuan, a string of rare jade beads of the old pit glass germplasm was sold at a price of 1.43 million yuan.

However, analyzing the trend of the jade market in recent years, it can be seen that domestic collectors pay more attention to the old jade art, and the market of contemporary jade jewelry is not very satisfactory. For example, in the autumn shoot last year, China Guardian launched 59 pieces of jade jewelry, but only successfully shot 3 of them, the auction results are not satisfactory. However, the industry believes that most consumer groups have not yet gotten to the auction house to buy high-end jade, and professional collectors are often concerned about the old jade artwork. Judging from the number of visitors in the auction preview, people's attention to modern jade is still increasing, and the modern jade market needs further cultivation.

In fact, the value of jadeite is not necessarily judged by the age of the age. The collection of jadeite should choose pure natural authenticity, but also pay attention to the "species", that is, the texture and structure of jadeite, the finer the texture, the more crystal clear the jade; ", refers to the color, the color is uniform, the color is positive, the thick, the green is the top grade; the "water head" is the transparency, the luster is crystal clear, the transparent is the top grade, and the so-called "glass type" is the jade with high transparency.

In the 2004 China Guardian Autumn Auction, the first piece of the deal was a 18K white gold inlaid with green and delicate jade Maitreya Buddha pendant, with diamonds, with a cost of 30,000 yuan; the second is delicate texture The transparency is good. The emerald bracelet with a little violet color in the emerald and colorless colors has a price of 40,000 yuan. The last one is a bead chain composed of 35 colors of pure purple jade beads with glass luster. The price of falling is 60,000 yuan.

The general line generally divides jade into three categories: A goods, B goods, and C goods. A goods jade is a pure natural product, B goods jade is because the raw materials contain more impurities, the color is turbid and impervious. Some jadeite merchants use strong acid to soak and corrode B jadeite, remove impurities, and then use high pressure to pour high-molecular polymer such as epoxy resin into tiny cracks caused by strong acid corrosion, which can fill and consolidate cracks. . The jadeite treated in this way has poor durability. C goods jade is dyed jade, this kind of jade is not bright, look under the light, the color does not naturally exist inside the jade crystal, but filled in the cracks of the mineral, showing a network distribution. In addition, there is a B+C product that undergoes multiple treatments. Among the jadeites in these categories, only A jadeite is valuable.

At present, the jade that we see in the antique market and department stores is mostly low-grade jade, and its retail price is several hundred yuan to several thousand yuan. Low-grade jade has certain ornamental and decorative value, and has certain value-added space, but the real collection value is high-grade jade. In Myanmar, the price of high-end jadeite has soared as the production of high-grade jade jade resources has been exhausted. In the 1960s, more than 100 Hong Kong dollars can buy a good "old pit glass" jade, now tens of thousands of dollars, for the premium jade, its price is even more amazing.

Tibetans suggest that in the collection investment of jadeite, those with strong funds should use classic sets of jewelry or art ornaments as the preferred variety, and the required funds range from several hundred thousand yuan to more than one million yuan; small and medium investors should be single-piece Or small kit jewelry, the required funds are about 10,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan.