Posted By: Jim
Posted Date: Dec 20, 2007 (11:36 AM)
Steve,
This is a nice carving, so I can see why you purchased it. However like the other unbiased opinions I would question its age and probably the material, jade/serpentine/bownite. If it where a sought after quality piece of yellow or muttonfat the carver would not have made “any” stylistic, geometric or uniformity mistakes during the weeks/months that it would have taken him to carve this. As for the age coloring, it’s to uniform to be of a natural occurrence and that may be why it’s in a sealed display.
Jim
- Steve - Dec 21, 2007 (01:03 AM)