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Hello,
This was sold as hetian jade, it passes scratch test and feels dense enough. The carving is average and the polish has a mottled appearance. It is about 4" x 4" x 3"
I would like to find out what it might be worth and if it is real jade. I am new to jade work, but have been lapidary and faceter for 20 years.
Have a great day,
Gene

This is an end cut, carved on one side. NO, not Hetian Jade,but it is Jadeite.
Ernest

Hello from Salzburg,
yes it looks like real nephrite jade from the Qing Dynasty, but more modern. Jade will break ground as a drum stone and colored in the high-pressure chamber with red. The work is fine, but there are a lot of them on the market. The value is determined by the collector to the personal taste.
so much fun
Thom
FrHr.von Flemming
Jade collection
Salzburg
Hello aus Salzburg,
ja es sieht aus wie echte Jade Nephrite aus der späte Qing Dynasty aber mehr Neuzeit. Der Jade bruch wird es als Trommelstein geschliffen und in der Hochdruckkammer mit rot eingefärbt. Die Arbeit ist fein, doch es gibt sehr viel davon auf dem Markt. Der Wert wird vom Sammler bestimmt nach den persönlichen Geschmack.
viel spaß damit
Thom
FrHr.von Flemming
Jade Kollektion
Salzburg

I am very willing to bet good money that this is Jadeite, as this color (first picture) has been on the market since less than 20 years. Artificial red, maybe, but it does not show as such in the second picture.
Ernest

Hi,
The color on the first pic is off as it was shot without flash, and the second one is with flash. I had trouble kepping the pic from washing out. Thanks for you opinions, I really enjoy this forum and read all of the posts!
Have a great day
Gene

This was made from a piece of nephrite jade pebble, probably found around the vicinity of Kunlun Mountain and its structure can be very similar to that of Hetian nephrite jade, but quality and appearance-wise are far inferior. There were quite a few of these modern pebble jade carvings being sold as Hetian jade recently. As long as you did not pay a fortune for it, it would be a good study piece. To find a genuine river jade especially Hetian seed jade would be worth a fortune.

GL

Super

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