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This is glutinous quality . I should think . Just try to imagine water which is semi translucent whitish quality , after it has been used to rinse rice .
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In Hk , the jade sellers often say in Cantonese 一镯二扣三蛋面
1. Bangles 2. Donut 3. Cabochon
The jade block are carve in this order where the best is reserved first to cut bangles , then donuts and then - egg face ( 蛋面)which is known as cabochons
The best quality jade are usually reserved for cutting Cabochons are like icy variety usually because this variety are clear and faces up well , so must be free from imperfections as much as possible .
So it’s less likely to see glutinous quality used for cabochons . For the glutinous variety it’s likelier to be carved into pendants or rings . Although i have seen glutinous cabochons before As well .
Here’s an example of an icy cabochon
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jadeite ring and bracelets. All from Kathy Jade
Yes, the grains can still be very fine and be considered glutinous rice or glutinous icy. Also it doesn't necessarily need color nor be white on the whole piece as this is moreso based on the jade's clarity (water/moisture in Chinese termsThnks, i gotta zoom in too, so in this kind of quality the grains can also be very fine right? at the same time having that color or white on the whole piece?
Hi jadies!
Such lovely jade being shared... Iʻm just popping in to share newest: faceted black jade! You all made me pull the trigger on it.
Itʻs a little big, but that just makes it easy on, easy off. Iʻm still stuck with ʻŌpeʻapeʻa at the moment, but I should be able to swap out by Christmas, if I keep watching what I eat.
I was surprised at how dark it looks indoors, I was expecting more of the gray to show up. I took pictures of it with Mint, my other faceted, so you can see the contrast of dark and light. Some outdoor in the shade shots, some in full sun, some inside near a window. And a photo with all my black jade together.
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jadeite ring and bracelets. All from Kathy Jade