White jade or not

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by Rita, Aug 13, 2017.

  1. Rita

    Rita Active Member

    Hello all.
    I have a piece of jade. Size 2x2 half inches.
    Does anyone know if this is just jade or could be white jade. It's very light in colour and carved beautiful.
     

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It looks like celadon Xiu jade, translucent nephrite jade. Celadon is the name for this pale green colour.
     
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  3. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    I agree, Xiuyan or Serpentine Jade. A lot of people think it is not true nephrite.
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

  5. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    If not wrong Xiu is rich in Serpentine that is why sometimes it's callled Serpentine Jade.
    I don't know... if the carving is nicely done I would not mind have it. But still, to me the only true jade is jadeite and nephrite.

    By the way, the icy jadeite sometimes may look similar in appearance to Xiu.
     
  6. Rita

    Rita Active Member

    Hello. Thank you .
    Yes the carving is nicely done. Hoping to sell it but I see if I can find out abit more about it. It looks like
     
  7. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    We can only guess based on a photo posted on the internet. Have the piece tested by someone with a gem tester, that is proof!
     
  8. kardinalisimo

    kardinalisimo Well-Known Member

    What's the hardness? It's not advisable to scratch with steel blade but I usually do on unnoticeable areas.

    By the way, if we take Christies for example ( not saying they are the biggest experts, they make mistakes too), I don't recall seeing a piece sold as Xiuyan jade.
    Don't get me wrong, Chinese have used all kind of stones for carvings, and if old and good quality it can fetch a nice amount.
    I just wonder why there are not old high end jade pieces that were made of Xiu but either jadeite or nephrite?
     
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