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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 571022, member: 2844&quot;]Like I said in your other thread:</p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/antique-chinese-nephrite-jade-figurines-old-or-modern.36569/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/antique-chinese-nephrite-jade-figurines-old-or-modern.36569/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/antique-chinese-nephrite-jade-figurines-old-or-modern.36569/</a></p><p>Genuine archaic jades are rare, but thousands of copies have been made, and from what I can see on these photos these are all either copies or made in the style of.</p><p>There is such a huge demand for these &#039;archaic&#039; jades. And when there is a demand, the Chinese will supply. You will also find that some of these jades are not jade at all, and some have been dyed to look old. Archaic jades are never dyed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antique nephrite has a soft, almost buttery feel. It is extremely tactile. </p><p>The carved lines are never whitish if the rest of the stone surface shows no white, as you can see on this Shang dynasty piece:</p><p><img src="https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2009/NYR/2009_NYR_02268_0261_000().jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-rare-pale-greenish-and-brown-jade-5181897-details.aspx?from=salesummery&amp;intObjectID=5181897&amp;sid=a489a217-abda-4e5f-9c56-a8dd9f676fdc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-rare-pale-greenish-and-brown-jade-5181897-details.aspx?from=salesummery&amp;intObjectID=5181897&amp;sid=a489a217-abda-4e5f-9c56-a8dd9f676fdc" rel="nofollow">https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-rare-pale-greenish-and-brown-jade-5181897-details.aspx?from=salesummery&amp;intObjectID=5181897&amp;sid=a489a217-abda-4e5f-9c56-a8dd9f676fdc</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Scott, if you don&#039;t have the opportunity to see antique jades &#039;in the flesh&#039;, it will help if you study the objects closely online. There are many museum sites, and the Christie&#039;s site has some nice examples as well.</p><p>Here is some info on archaic jade technology, which can help you look for the real deal:</p><p><a href="http://mercury.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/nontech/jadetech.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mercury.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/nontech/jadetech.html" rel="nofollow">http://mercury.lcs.mit.edu/~jnc/nontech/jadetech.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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