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Subject:Is this a Jade Statue/Lamp???
Posted By: Peter Wed, May 27, 2015 IP: 24.161.49.237 I recently purchased this statue/Lamp on Hardstone and was told it might be Jade, how can I tell for sure? 
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Subject:Re: Is this a Jade Statue/Lamp???
Posted By: Rémy DOUKHAN Thu, May 28, 2015 Dear Peter, Your statue is not jade but soapstone.It's a Kwannin-female form of Avalokiteshvara-and was made in China.The surface of jade sculptures is glossy and harder.Jade is relatively rare and much more expensive.
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Subject:Re: Is this a Jade Statue/Lamp???
Posted By: rat Thu, May 28, 2015 It's not jade, for which one test is to attempt to scratch it with a sharp knife. Jade's hardness should make it impervious to such attempts, its resistance to human efforts to shape it being one reason why well-worked jade is valued as much as it is. Search this website on "jade" to find additional tests.
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Subject:Re: Is this a Jade Statue/Lamp???
Posted By: Super Thu, May 28, 2015 Does not look like jade to me. You can do a scratch test to confirm.
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( China & Japan ) - Peter - May 27, 2015 (05:32 PM) 
