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Subject:Re: Identification of Chinese Jade Seal (1)
Posted By: pipane Sat, Jan 21, 2017
Hi there.
My bad I was actually trying to be constructive, let me try again:
original tianhuang source is very scarce, the historic vein from witch it was extracted is almost dry. Real Tianhuang jade is supposed to show specific inclusion that your shoushan Soapstone seal for tourist don't display. (try reference books or museum pieces for comparison).
Soapstone (hence it's name) is very soft material, therfore easy to make it look old. Still, carving style of your seal is not consistent with ancient carving style. (not to mention script carving).
As for good modern shoushan seal I would Google shoushan seal and look for the bright color ones, white to red, green etc... translucent and colorful ones are the best, carving style is also very important. Indeed shoushan "jade" can be beautiful.
As for tuff like yours, I repeat my advice : I would better check eBay where there is plenty of junk available, I am confident you will find some very similar to yours.
Always happy to agree to disagree.
Regards.
P.
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- Jan - May 06, 2016 (02:04 AM) 
