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#10,891
This is the one that I picked. I wasn't sure about purchasing it with all the black in it but I have decided that it's really not that bad at all [emoji4] It has a lot of the qualities I was looking for. I wanted a darker color, well made, nice carvings, a statement piece, pretty and last but least, it had to fit. So without further ado, here she is and she is on her way to me. What do you Jadies think? I have a family reunion picnic to go to tomorrow but I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for letting me share [emoji5]IMG_1469940053.808871.jpg
 
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Cyanide Rose said:
This is the one that I picked. I wasn't sure about purchasing it with all the black in it but I have decided that it's really not that bad at all [emoji4] It has a lot of the qualities I was looking for. I wanted a darker color, well made, nice carvings, a statement piece, pretty and last but least, it had to fit. So without further ado, here she is and she is on her way to me. What do you Jadies think? I have a family reunion picnic to go to tomorrow but I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for letting me share [emoji5]View attachment 3426277
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I love it! Gorgeous!
 
#10,899
Saw a lovely charoite bangle:
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Cyanide Rose said:
This is the one that I picked. I wasn't sure about purchasing it with all the black in it but I have decided that it's really not that bad at all [emoji4] It has a lot of the qualities I was looking for. I wanted a darker color, well made, nice carvings, a statement piece, pretty and last but least, it had to fit. So without further ado, here she is and she is on her way to me. What do you Jadies think? I have a family reunion picnic to go to tomorrow but I would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for letting me share [emoji5]View attachment 3426277
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I think it looks cool and the black dots in the spinach green reminds me of a darker version of kiwi. Is it nephrite? It looks somewhat similar to the stone Allan had used to make many lovely bangles only darker. The straight edges are modern. I like it
 
#10,902
It's been such a long time since I've been here! Very glad to see that this jade thread is still so active after all these years [emoji4]. I am unable to catch up with every post, and was only able to read the latest few pages.

Designergoods - your new pink lavender bangle is absolutely gorgeous! It's one of the most beautiful bangles I've seen.

Crosso & Junkenpo - amazing carved bangles u have there [emoji4]

Silver Mom - ur collection is breathtaking as always!

Uli- ur new horse pendant is very unique. I've never seen anything like that before.

Lots Love - I'm glad u decided to go with what u like. We are usually drawn to a certain type. However, I must confess that I hoped u would buy the icy/glassy bangle bcos it is beautiful.

Being in Asia, jade is easily available but even so, grade A glassy or icy jadeite is very rare & the prices for these are astronomical. And among jade connoisseurs, icy and glassy jade is highly prized. So much so that in Chinese, there is a proverb 冰清玉洁 (bing qing yu jie), roughly translated to mean "that which is clear as ice and pure as jade". It is used describe something of pure and ethereal beauty, or most commonly, applied directly to very translucent glassy or icy jade that has no impurities. That said, u are the one wearing it so u should get what makes u happy, regardless of the value of the item.

Since I'm on the topic of icy jade, here's an icy bangle. It is icy variety, not glassy variety, and nowhere as translucent as the ones u posted, but "bing qing jie" is precisely how the seller described it bcos it is completely clean and devoid of any impurities or flaws [emoji4]

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BreadnGem said:
It's been such a long time since I've been here! Very glad to see that this jade thread is still so active after all these years [emoji4]. I am unable to catch up with every post, and was only able to read the latest few pages.

Designergoods - your new pink lavender bangle is absolutely gorgeous! It's one of the most beautiful bangles I've seen.

Crosso & Junkenpo - amazing carved bangles u have there [emoji4]

Silver Mom - ur collection is breathtaking as always!

Uli- ur new horse pendant is very unique. I've never seen anything like that before.

Lots Love - I'm glad u decided to go with what u like. We are usually drawn to a certain type. However, I must confess that I hoped u would buy the icy/glassy bangle bcos it is beautiful.

Being in Asia, jade is easily available but even so, grade A glassy or icy jadeite is very rare & the prices for these are astronomical. And among jade connoisseurs, icy and glassy jade is highly prized. So much so that in Chinese, there is a proverb 冰清玉洁 (bing qing yu jie), roughly translated to mean "that which is clear as ice and pure as jade". It is used describe something of pure and ethereal beauty, or most commonly, applied directly to very translucent glassy or icy jade that has no impurities. That said, u are the one wearing it so u should get what makes u happy, regardless of the value of the item.

Since I'm on the topic of icy jade, here's an icy bangle. It is icy variety, not glassy variety, and nowhere as translucent as the ones u posted, but "bing qing jie" is precisely how the seller described it bcos it is completely clean and devoid of any impurities or flaws [emoji4]

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It looks incredible Breadgem. It's so even in colour and I love that is is a process cut as the colour is ultra feminine. What's the difference between icy and glassy jade? Is glassy very transparent while icy jade is very translucent but still "milky"? If so I prefer icy.
 
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