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Can anyone tell me if this is a genuine HONG SHAN culture Jade?!

Thanks in advance

As I understand, about 300 carvings from the Hong Shan dynasty were found, but perhaps 3 million carvings are on the market. Yours is one of the latter.
Ernest

Ernest is right. I too have some of these "old jade" carving from the 3 million out there. Check out this picture.

Hi Michael, thanks for your reply. You have a few collections of chinese jade. Does your jades had skeleton crystals in it. Also was there any signs of Secondary. Did you used a magify glass to check your collections? You never know one of your jades may be real stuff.

Hi Danny, thanks for your comment. I do use a magnifying glass to look at my stuff but to be honest, I dont know what to look for. I dont think I will recognise a skeleton crystal even if it jumps out and bite at me :) It is ok with me if none of my collection is real. It is just a simple hobby for me.(Btw, check out this so-called Western Zhou jade bead.)
Cheers and best regards

Michael, most people would feel that this carving is genuine,ancient. I think that you have a nice hobby...
I just heard that Jade from Turkestan will be controlled by the Government, export..price etc. I wonder how they can control that. Most likely it will drive prices up even more.
Ernest

Hi Ernest, are you referring to Xinjiang? If so, I dont think it is difficult for the Chinese government to control its export. The price of jade has already gone up through the roof over the last 10 years. That is why I keep my hobby simple and purchase only what I can afford:) For example, I bought this interesting bird for a few tens of dollars, both as a paper weight and to study it closely. As the saying goes: you get what you pay for! (The Chinese saying is more apt: one cent for one cent's worth.)
Cheers.

Thqank you Ernest for your reply. You said there is only 300 carvings fron the Hongshan culture???
Hongshan Culture 3500 BC to 2200 BC that is 1300 years and 300 pieces of jade cravings= four and a half jade carvings a year. I don't think that is possible.

As far as I know, they found about 300, then made more than 3 million for the collectors who could not afford paying several hundred thousand dollars per carving..
Ernest

Hi Ernest, do you know anybody can appraise archaic jade in Canada or USA. The jade that I had have secondary/ skeleton crystals/ alteration also I check the hole of the jade had a lots of qaurtz sand left inside and the hole were drilled from both side. When I left it alone for a week or so it was dull and after I handled it for a few day it became shinny and oily.Thank you for your advice.
Cheers, Danny Law.

Appraisals..Please tell us where you are located. If you are somewhere close to Vancouver BC, you can come to my shop.
Ernest

Howdy, I work in Vancouver and what is your company's address and how much the cost to appraise my jade ( I might have a few to appraise). Thanks.

Appraisals for Jade carvings are open, depending on the amount of research involved. Many times it isn't worth to get an appraisal. Preferably send pictures of the items, and then one can decide if an appraisal is feasible.

Upper Tenth Jade and Appraisals
104-4545 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver BC Canada

300 pieces known to have been recovered and accounted for from archaeological digs or chance discovery.

Michael.. what I would recommend is to check for specific gravity, and separate the Jade from the non-Jade pieces.
Ernest

Hi Ernest,
I have read Eric Hoffman's article which mentions specific gravity tests but how does one go about doing this test without the proper equipment? Thank you so much for your advice.

A balance scale will do the job. If you are in Singapore, you might find a good one, new, at app. $300.US, quite a bit less if used.
Ernest

To test without proper equipment would be very complicated. It is easy if you buy a larger balance scale which is advertised as useful for SG testing.
Ernest

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