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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cxgirl, post: 137665, member: 63&quot;]thanks khl889! Using the word Qingtian I found a post from 2014 where you helped Mat with his piece. I&#039;ve attached a link to the thread because there is some great information by khl889. </p><p><br /></p><p>&#039;<i>Note that a heavy coat of wax, not oil, is often used to finish Qingtian stone, while Shoushan stone may be very lightly waxed, then slightly oiled. The rarest and best Shoushan stone doesn&#039;t need much treatment beyond polishing. The wax on Qingtian stone will break down and the piece will develop something of a dusty look over a few decades.</i>&#039; This describes what I thought was dust but is from the wax breaking down</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/chinese-soapstone-carving-age.2418/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/chinese-soapstone-carving-age.2418/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/chinese-soapstone-carving-age.2418/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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