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Subject:Need help identifying Chinese Jade (?) Bowl
Posted By: Humberto Thu, Jun 16, 2016 IP: 84.126.82.137
I need any information you may have about this Chinese bowl. Its dimensions are 20 diam x 10 ht cm (7.9 x 3.9 inches). Thank you.







Subject:Not jade
Posted By: Super Fri, Jun 17, 2016
The chance of this bowl being made of real jade such as Jadeite or nephrite, IMHO, is close to none. A very modern bowl that was made of soft stone. Sorry.

Subject:Re: Not jade
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sat, Jun 18, 2016
It looks like the "carving" was done with acid, DID YOU DO THE SCRATCH TEST? The "dirt"was added to make the bowl look old.
Ernest

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Subject:Re: Not jade
Posted By: Humberto Ferreira Mon, Jun 20, 2016
Thank you for your reply. Yes, I did the scratch test with the tip of a fine German steel knife. It did not scratch it. Which means the Mohs hardness must be 6 or above.

Do the symbols on the bottom of the bowl have any significance?

Subject:maybe jade
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Mon, Jun 20, 2016
You need to do a 2-3 mm scratch, with enough pressure to see a tiny scratch. Then tell us if it is a white or black scratch
Ernest

Subject:Re: maybe jade
Posted By: Humberto Ferreira Wed, Jun 22, 2016
I first tried the tip of a steel knife, could not scratch even with pressure. Then tried the tip of a hardened steel scissor, made a white scratch.

Subject:sorry....
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Thu, Jun 23, 2016
Sorry, test failed,,, it is Serpentine, which is softer than Jade.
Ernest

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