subject: How to appreciate the jade jewelry [print this page] How to appreciate the jade jewelry How to appreciate the jade jewelry
Do you know how to appreciate and buy jade jewelry? May be you do not have ideas about it
Gold has a value but jade is invaluable."Why Chinese People give so high value on Jade Jewelry? That's not just because of jade beauty but the art it shows that make its value incalculable. Jade without carving will have not much value except the original jade whose form can show much artistic imagination.
When we see a jade works, the first thing to know is what the raw material used. White jade or agate, crystal, or coraldifferent material and different origins make different value and different carving. How to carve the jade is depend on the jade material. Some jade jewelry material is appropriate for deep carve; some is good for shallow carve. Some is good for little modify. If the jade jewelry carved correctly, then the value will increase greatly.
Second, is to look at categories of works.
The Item is stove, bottle, flowers and birds or people and animals. Is Innovation one or imitate the ancient ... ... different types have different quality standards. Generally speaking, the process is relatively simple for the creation of birds, flowers, bonsai; animals. More complex for the flower vases, people articles, the most difficult is the base, Jue , stove, bottle and other traditional jade jewelry forms which need carefully selected materials, and the material need the craftsman cut out blanks, dig bore material, and do relief pattern. The work also requires the craftsman know more history knowledge to carve real traditional ancient works.
Third, is to look at topics.
The theme and technique of the jade jewelry ware. Most Jade subjects are auspicious patterns, stories, or allusions; modern times there occur some good works reflecting modern life which is good works too. In short, the subjects taken and the author's idea are complementary. The jade jewelry author has to think out what theme to express when get one original jade jewelry material. The theme is depending on the material arts facilities as we talk above. Then add history or other knowledge into the theme to reflect some meaningful imagination. That's what we call the jade artistic ability which is the great part for us to access the jade jewelry value. One unique theme can create invaluable prize for the jade jewelry. When you visit precious jade jewelry museum, you will see the precious ones maintained in the museum are all the jade jewelry owning invaluable artistic worth. They can arouse much great imagination or evoke.
Fourth, see the technology.
Carving jade jewelry need good technology, so that the finished jade jewelry can look natural and vivid which can show jade beauty to us. Now that jade is called jewelry, it must express its jewelry character, which is the beauty character, so good technology is the must-thing for good jade work. What's called precious jade article? Yes, it's the one that can let you love at the first sight. Which have the natural beauty and charm? That's the real jewelry we are looking at.
