How about jade with skin?

Answer 1

Jade with skin (Hetian jade as an example) has the following characteristics:

** 1. Identification **
1. ** Seed Identification Mark **
- The middle skin was an important symbol in identifying the seeds. During the formation process of the seed material, after tens of thousands of years of geological movement, the outer part of the seed material formed a skin color. For example, Hetian jade had two types of skin, namely the skin color and the jade skin. The thickness of the skin color was generally about 1 mm. It was the various skin colors formed by the iron dioxide in Hetian jade after long-term soaking and other conditions. To a certain extent, it could be judged whether it was a seed material by characteristics such as skin color and pores. However, there were fake seeds in the market now, such as roasting skin, strengthening skin color, sandblasting, rolling seeds to fake pores, and other methods, which made the identification of skin color and pores somewhat reduced.
2. ** An auxiliary basis for distinguishing origin and grade (there are limitations)**
- When most collectors had difficulty distinguishing the origin of various jade materials and the corresponding grade, they would only rely on the color of the skin to identify whether it was a seed material. However, there was a flaw in this method. It was easy to fall into a blind spot where only the color of the jade was looked at and the material itself was ignored.

** 2. Beauty and value **
1. ** Enhances color **
- The colors of the skin were rich and colorful, such as autumn pear skin, date red skin, tiger skin, sunflower skin, sprinkled gold skin, etc. The shapes were also varied, like clouds, arcs, scattered spots, etc. All kinds of skin colors added color to the jade itself, making it more ornamental.
2. ** Value Manifestation **
- In the market, most people bought Hetian jade with the concept that Hetian jade with skin was good jade. The seed material with skin, especially the color of the skin, could be used for beautiful carving, which could increase the artistic value and economic value of the work. For example, a single-seed single-piece carving could use the color of the skin to design and carve, which could increase the overall value of the work. However, even in products such as jade plates and bracelets that were difficult to leave skin, at least one corner with skin or the original skin would be retained to reflect the identity of the seed material and meet the consumer's recognition of the value of the seed material.

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