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Subject:Jade
Posted By: Bill Sat, Oct 02, 2010
I would have to agree with Ernest, judging by the quality of these "jade" carving posted here. ALL of them are MODERN (which means they are less than 100 years old and were made with modern carving tools). These types of samples were very similar with many of those which were available in abundance just a few years ago on eBay and they still could be found if one looks hard enough. They were all chemically treated (probably with acid, but possibly with alkali) to make them look OLD and weathered. There is a very small possibility that the first piece may be nephrite, but all of them were so poorly made and their material look so repulsive that none of them are worth a second look for any decent jade collection. I sincerely hope these examples are not indicative of the type of jades found in the Viet Roots Foundation jade collection because if they are, then it would be just like my friend who had purchased most of the jades in his jade collection from eBay. He sincerely believes his jade collection is Neolithic and archaic and is worth about half a million US dollars. Unfortunately, I believe they are all fakes and their worth will be limited to the worth of their raw material. No disrespect intended.
May be you can post some of those Liangzhu or Hongshan jade carvings from the Viet Roots Foundation collection in this forum. There are quite a few jade experts who may be able to give you their professional opinions on them. Thanks.
Bill
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