Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries

Visitors' Forum

Asian Art Forums - Detail List
Asian Art Forums

Message Listing by Date:
Message Index | Back | Post a New Message | Search | Private Mail | FAQ
Subject:Jade Buddha
Posted By: Need help with jade Sat, Feb 22, 2020 IP: 104.230.10.188
If anyone can help with this piece of jade it is appreciated. Is it older and what kind?







Subject:Re: Jade Buddha
Posted By: Mark Adams Sun, Feb 23, 2020
Judging by your carving it would appear to be a 'laughing buddha'. Date wise 20/21 century and a tourist type ware.
Mark@imperial

Subject:Re: Jade Buddha
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Mon, Feb 24, 2020
This carving probably passed the hardness test easily. Now , please use a strong light, shine it on the stone, and see if there is a light sparkle.
Ernest

Subject:Re: Jade Buddha
Posted By: James Tue, Feb 25, 2020
Thank you for the reply.....I shined the light and you can see gold flecks but they are very small and hard to see along with some red brown..... and two on one side that have a blueish shimmer....

Subject:Re: Jade Buddha
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Tue, Feb 25, 2020
I can understand that you identified this carving of being Jade. . it is easy to make that mistake with that color. Sorry to say that it is Quartz, and yes ,even harder than Jade.
Regards
Ernest Wilhelm

Subject:Re: Jade Buddha
Posted By: James Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Thank you for the reply......I sent it to be tested and will post when returned

Subject:Re: Jade Buddha
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Wed, Mar 04, 2020
We are patiently waiting for the test results
Ernest

Subject:Re: Jade Buddha
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Another thought, as this stone seems to be rare, it might be a good idea to keep it as a study piece. . .
Ernest

Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries |