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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kardinalisimo, post: 249628, member: 118&quot;][ATTACH=full]76897[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76898[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76899[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76900[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76901[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76902[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]76903[/ATTACH] I&#039;ve been looking at this in the local antique mall for quite a while but never dared to buy it as I&#039;m getting sick of spending money on modern jade that I&#039;d think is old.</p><p>Anyways, I got it today. Might not be old but it will be in 100 years<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>What&#039;s funny is that I always thought it was just a monkey. A minute ago as I was taking pics to show it here, I&#039;ve notice that if you turned the monkey sideways there is another animal at the opposite end.</p><p>Also, not sure but it looks like there is a repair at the head.</p><p>So, few questions.</p><p>Is this Hetian nephrite or not.</p><p>Can you tell the period of production by the carving style or at least if it is trying to look like one?</p><p>The string hole. They are usually round, here is ovalish.</p><p>The eyes. I&#039;m used to see the eyes in jade pieces to be made of inscribed&nbsp; lines.&nbsp; Here they are hollowed. Is that telling us something about the age?</p><p>The spots with the pits. Do they appear naturally after the piece was carved?&nbsp; If they were there before, why the crafter did not polished them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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