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Subject:Large Chinese Jade Piece with Koi and Dragon
Posted By: Bruce Tue, Jul 23, 2019 IP: 2600:1702:2eb0:ca80: Any feedback on this jade/stone plaque would be greatly appreciated, I'm only guessing on whether it's actually Chinese and is made of jade. |
Subject:Re: Large Chinese Jade Piece with Koi and Dragon
Posted By: Bruce Wed, Jul 24, 2019 I failed to provide the dimensions of this plaque.....approximately 8" x 11" or 20 x 28 cm. |
Subject:Re: Large Chinese Jade Piece with Koi and Dragon
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Wed, Jul 24, 2019 It could well be Jade, but you have to do a scratch test: |
Subject:Re: Large Chinese Jade Piece with Koi and Dragon
Posted By: Bruce Thu, Jul 25, 2019 I did a scratch test (the stone seemed very hard) and the scratch was white. I'm including two photos of a second plaque that I also have that is not as white or 'clean' as the one in my first post. This second plaque also has some green spots that are mostly visible on the back side of the piece (second photo). |
Subject:Re: Large Chinese Jade Piece with Koi and Dragon
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Thu, Jul 25, 2019 Well Bruce, we tried, but the sad news is that although it looks like Nephrite, it is not. This one is a hard Serpentine. |
Subject:Re: Large Chinese Jade Piece with Koi and Dragon
Posted By: Bruce Fri, Jul 26, 2019 Thanks again for the feedback, as a novice on jade I will do some online research on the difference between nephrite and serpentine. One final question, do you have a guess on the approximate age of the two plaques? |
Subject:Re: Large Chinese Jade Piece with Koi and Dragon
Posted By: Mark Adams Fri, Jul 26, 2019 Hi Bruce, |
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