Jade knowledge: Hetian jade seed material skin color, according to these series to fine

In the Hetian jade market, the seed material with skin color is very popular, the skin color highlights the aura of Hetian jade, adding its cultural connotation, so that people's interest in appreciating the beauty of the jade is strengthened, and the added value of the beauty of the jade is greatly increased. At the same time, it also gives jade carving artists to fully create space, but also gives people a colorful artistic enjoyment.

Hetian jade seed material skin color has dynamic and activity, very beautiful and moving, and this secondary color color skin form, color variety, dazzling. People are accustomed to describing the skin color with names such as Sprinkled Gold Skin, Autumn Cracked Skin, Cinnamon Skin, Jujube Red Skin, Plum Blossom Skin, Leopard Skin, Tiger Skin and Black Skin.

The thickness of the jade skin of Hetian jade seed material is very thin, generally less than 1 millimeter, and the form of the color skin is various, some of which are cloud-like, some of which are vein-like, and some of which are scattered dots. The formation of color skin is due to the transformation of ferrous oxide in Hetian jade into iron trioxide under oxidizing conditions, so it is secondary. The playful color of the jade skin of seed jade is an external feature unique to the world of Hotan Jade.

Types of Hetian Jade Seed Jade Skin Colors:

One, Hetian Jade Seed Jade Yellow Skin

Including sprinkled gold yellow skin, autumn cracked color, cinnamon skin, and other yellow series of Hetian Jade Seed Jade Raw Stone Carved Into Jade Ware works. Regardless of the depth of color, it has a stunning beauty. Occasionally, we see the delicate white color of the white jade.

Second, Hetian Jade Seed Material Red Skin

Includes the red series of sub-jade raw stones and carved jade works commonly known as gold-sprinkled red skin, jujube-red skin, and tiger skin. The red skin color and the aforementioned yellow skin color are beloved by jade collectors, and both have the mainstream status of subjade skin color.

Three: Hetian Jade Seed Material Brown Skin

The brown skin is not as pleasing as the yellow and red series of seed jade skin colors. Generally speaking, its contained jade flesh texture and beauty of the yellow and red color seed jade is worse.

Four, Hetian jade seed black skin

Black skin son of jade is not common, the jade is generally darker and less bright. The black skin of seed jade is a secondary color, which must be clearly distinguished from the black flesh of the original color of the jade. In particular, when you see a piece of jade carved with skin, you should carefully distinguish whether the black part is the original color or a secondary color.

V. Hetian Seed Jade with Mixed Colors

The color of this kind of seed jade skin cannot be included in the aforementioned monochrome series of yellow, red, brown and black, but is multicolored. Generally speaking, the jade is of poor quality or the skin is thick, occasionally containing lithic properties.