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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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Thnks, 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?
 
Thnks, 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?
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 terms :P ) than color.
 
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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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.

68EjrLw.jpg


cJqQ1VX.jpg


M4rNsff.mp4


g1A4NzL.mp4


mBGieus.jpg


Wow it’s very glittery and lovely indeed . The facet cut really does big favors to glossy black jadeite . Which in itself , already display more shine than other colors . Reminds me of bling bling X’mas lights .

I think this would really dress up a little black dress well for Xmas , stacked with one or two silver or gold shade trinkets .
 
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Today , I wore my black princess round Jadeite bangle and took my folks for a spin , to MacRitchie reservoir & park . It’s rather opaque , but I like its glossy black reflective surface as much I like my icy translucent jade bangles .

Things are a little more stable in Singapore now , although , it’s still mandatory we have to don our mask & also limit ourselves to group of 5 person only .

Sharing some . Hope everyone is well . Can’t believe it , but X’mas is like just another month away 2020 is some year 57793230-12EA-4E45-8A9D-96635EAC93F3.jpeg88F4CFEA-B5A6-4DEC-81F7-A514BAA2B300.jpeg7DBFB3CB-B012-4751-8D34-347FA510C3C7.jpeg
 
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