Chapter 68 Yushan
This fist-sized jade mountain condensed from the hourglass of earth is indeed a pure and flawless piece of mutton fat jade!
Old Liu knows antiques. Although he is not very proficient, let alone a great man, he grew up in the antique market since he was a child. When he was a child, he followed his grandfather to play with those antiques a lot.
Next door to his hotel is a jade shop called "Stone Record", which specializes in various soft jadeites, mainly jadeite and Kunlun jade.
This stone story is very famous and has a huge scale in the Tianqu antique business. The current boss is the son who inherits his father's business. It is said that the current boss was the shopkeeper of a large pawnshop in Sijiu City back then, and he had extremely profound skills in identifying this area.
Because the two families are close, Lao Liu and the owner of Stone Story have been playing big since childhood, so he has seen many fine jades in Stone Story.
When Lao Liu visited some museums in the capital, he also saw a lot of good jade, but no matter from any aspect, Lao Liu felt that none of the white jade he had seen before could compare to the "jade mountain" in front of him.
Even if Lao Liu had seen a 3A collection-level Hetian jade worth more than 30,000 gram in the Stone Record, it was considered the store treasure of the Stone Record, but the jade was far inferior to the "jade mountain" in front of him in terms of quality and size.
Although mutton fat jade also belongs to the category of Hetian jade of 3A collection, level 3A and level 3A are different. The jade in front of me is obviously the best among level 3A.
To put it simply, the highest grade of Hetian jade is currently 3A collection level. If there is 4A collection level, this piece of jade will definitely belong to that category.
Old Liu suppressed the excitement in his heart, reached into the cold river water with his hands, and gently held up the jade the size of a fist.
I washed the clear river water and held it in my hand. The visual feeling was unparalleled.
Those who play with antiques and jade know one thing: jadeite is the imperial green of the old pit glass in Burma, while soft jade is the king of Hotan mutton fat jade.
The meaning of this is very simple. Jade is the old pit glass-type imperial green, and the nephrite is the most valuable among white jade. Hotan mutton fat jade is the most valuable.
It’s a pity that no matter the old pit glass-type imperial green or the Hotan mutton fat jade, they are all things that are hard to come by.
Moreover, since ancient times, good jade has not been made in large quantities. Whether it is jade or Hetian jade, the better the quality, the smaller the jade is.
Take Hetian jade as an example. If the real mutton fat jade can make a jade token with its size, it will definitely be God's eyes.
Most of the people who can achieve the quality of mutton fat jade can at most produce a pendant.
Of course, there are also many Hetian jades that can be made into large ornaments, but they are not as good as mutton fat jade.
The same principle applies to jadeite.
Just like the famous jade cabbage, the jade used is actually of average quality. Not to mention glass, even ice is not enough.
Especially in modern times, larger-sized top-quality white jade or jadeite is even more rare.
And if the fist-sized mutton fat jade in front of me is released, it will definitely cause a sensation in the circle.
The fist-sized jade is enough to carve a medium-sized ornament.
The most important thing is that this jade is not only of excellent quality, but also has excellent appearance. No matter from that perspective, this jade is a miniature mountain with an appearance almost exactly the same as the Nianqing Tanggula Peak. Even the naturally formed traces on the jade are like the edges and corners on the mountain.
It can even be said with certainty that this piece of mutton fat jade does not need to be carved at all, and it is a vivid ornament there!
This is the most awesome!
Jade that has been carved by hand, even if you let the best jade carving master carves, it is definitely not as valuable as it is naturally formed!
Lao Liu looked at the jade mountain in his hands and his heart was both liked and excited, and at the same time he felt a little suspicious.
There is no need to mention excitement and love. Anyone who suddenly gets such a large piece of top-quality mutton fat jade will probably do this.
"Is it true that the earth hourglass can condense this jade is directly related to the idea of his host?" Old Liu thought with a constipated expression on his face.
"It probably has a direct relationship. When I was using the Earth Hourglass, I was thinking about a jade mountain? Moreover, when I used the Water Hourglass, I seemed to be thirsty and wanted to drink water at that time, so I thought about it as the best place to have a spring in my mind..."
"As a result, the water hourglass condensed a magical spring for me, while the soil hourglass condensed this jade mountain for me!"
"Could this Five Elements Jade still condense what he thinks? If that's true, wouldn't I have sent it?"
"The magical spring water cannot make money for me at present, but this piece of jade is enough to ensure that I can make a lot of money. With the quality and appearance of this piece of jade, if it is sold, the price..."
Lao Liu, who has some understanding of this aspect, naturally knows that if he took this piece of jade, he would definitely be able to take a price that would make him unable to breathe!
"If the earth hourglass can condense good jade, then what about the gold hourglass? Will it condense a huge piece of dog-headed gold for yourself? What about the wood hourglass? Will it condense a piece of Jianmu for yourself?"
Well, Jianmu and other things are purely nonsense, but based on the water hourglass and earth hourglass, this wood hourglass can also condense good things.
"Well, there is also a fire hourglass, which seems a bit difficult to deal with. You can't let the fire hourglass condense a small sun or a mini phoenix for yourself. If you really make this, I'll probably be pulled to slice it..."
In a short period of time, countless thoughts passed through Lao Liu's mind, and his mind was full and he felt a little painful.
Shaking his head, Lao Liu tried hard to stop thinking about this.
Now is Lao Liu short of money? He said he was short of money, and he said he was short of money. If the earth hourglass could still condense similar mutton fat jade or jadeite, then Lao Liu was destined to be short of money in the future.
But Lao Liu also knew very well that this grade of top-quality mutton fat jade cannot be taken out casually. He had to find a suitable reason to give this piece of jade a qualified origin.
"Oh, it seems that I have to go to Hotan..." Old Liu sighed.
This piece of jade is not small in size and weighs about one kilogram. Even if it is not sold according to natural ornaments, it will be worth tens of millions of dollars just by selling it!
Last year, a piece of Hetian jade, which was nearly twice the size of this piece of jade, sold for 2.8 million yuan, but it was just a piece of ordinary Hetian jade with sugar.
But my jade is all serious jade, and there is no color at all!
Although people who play jade now start to like playing with color and skin, it is because pure white jade is becoming more and more rare. Jade is respected by white. If there is good white jade, who will still play with color?
Chapter completed!