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What kind of jade is black? Is there any black jade?

The black jade is black.

Black jade is a precious and rare natural resource. Black jade is produced in Hotan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is rich in color, fine in texture, as black as ink, smooth and lovely, and is extremely famous. Its hardness is about Mohs4o, and it has always been a precious material for making inkstones and knife work. The ancients called it "precious stone" together with diamonds, gems, and colored stones.

Black jade refers to a rare variety of Hetian jade in Xinjiang. It has the excellent quality of Hetian jade, which is firm and moist. Among them, the pure black jade is as black as ink, and the color is heavy and greasy. , fine texture, smooth and elegant.

Black jade is a variety of Hetian jade. Although it is not as famous as white jade, it is very precious because of its rare production. Its color is relatively low-key and rarely seen in the market. In fact, good quality black jade has a rich color and a greasy texture. , also has unique and unique beauty, exquisite and rare.

There are many types of black jade. Because it is naturally formed, the texture (commonly known as: meat quality) of each black jade is difficult to be the same. We can roughly divide it into four types:

1. Black jade and white jade bottom

This kind of jade is a black jade. The black and white are very distinct. Those with clear stripes are the best. There are also black and white mixed. Of course, the hardness, color, density, smoothness (oily), and appearance of jade will all affect the value of jade.

There are also jade in which cyan and white are alternately or mixed, collectively known as: blue and white jade. Good blue and white jade is also valuable. There are very few black jade with black jade and white jade on the market. The price is very expensive. The market is out of stock and you can't find jade like this kind.

2. Black jade and jasper bottom

According to what the customer said, this type of jade is commonly known as: black jasper or emerald jade. The special feature of this type of jade is that under light or sunlight, It is black and green in color, very beautiful. The names are also different depending on the color. Because the background color is jasper, if there is a lot of black, it is called black jasper. If there is more jasper than black, it is called jasper. In fact, they belong to the same kind of jade, and they are divided by the amount of color. name.

This jade can be seen on the second or third floor of the Yuanqi Building on Dunhua South Road in Taipei. There is a jasper counter, but the jasper they sell is Canadian jasper. With the creativity, I heard that it sells very well. However, the jade quality of Canadian jasper is not as good as that of Hotan jasper. The biggest difference between Canadian jasper and Hotan jasper is density and moistness. Hotan jasper is very moist, oily and feels good, while Canadian jasper is not moist and feels dry to the touch.

3. Black Jade Ink Base

This type of jade is pure black inside and outside. No other colors mixed in. There are very, very few black jade, and it is extremely rare to find pure black black jade similar to what we have today. Therefore, black jade is bought and sold in grams.

4. Gobi Black Jade

As the name suggests, this jade is produced in the Great Gobi and is also divided into grades. But the specialness of Gobi Black Jade lies in its hardness and density. After hundreds of millions of years of wind, frost, snow and rain, the jade quality is very good, but Gobi Black Jade is really hard to find, especially good Gobi Black Jade, which is really rare, so Good Gobi ink jade is expensive.

Extended information?

Legend

A long time ago, in the Qiaoshan area of ​​Pinyang County (now Fuping County), a fairy suddenly descended one day. This fairy is not only graceful and beautiful, but also has the ability to turn stones into jade.

Pinyang County is a good place with beautiful mountains and clear waters and beautiful scenery. As soon as the fairy arrived in Pinyang County, she was fascinated by the charming scenery here: Lingqiu night moon, Baofeng stone man, phoenix spreading its wings, golden millet morning bell, the sound of books in the stone cave, the crowing of golden pheasants, the longevity of golden turtles, and the Longquan waterfall. The fairies really can’t be swam to the end, and they can’t get enough of seeing them. Unknowingly, I was fascinated by the beauty of this world and never wanted to go back to the Heavenly Palace.

The fairy goes into the pine forest every day, plays in the stream, visits temples, and climbs dangerous peaks. She comes and goes leisurely, free and happy. Over time, people discovered that wherever the fairies rested their feet, the rocks turned into beautiful jade. Because the fairy was so obsessed with the beautiful mountains and rivers of Pinyang, she lived a free life in Fenghuang Mountain.

During the day, the fairy turned into a graceful rock, witnessing the endless beauty of the world. At night, she turns into a fairy, singing softly and dancing gracefully. Since the fairy came, Fenghuang Mountain suddenly became more beautiful than Suzhou and Hangzhou, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, mountains and waters green. It was precisely because of this that Tang Zhongzong took a fancy to this beautiful Feng Shui land and built it as his own cemetery.

Since the fairy came to Phoenix Mountain, all the stubborn rocks in the mountain have turned into precious jade. The masons went up the mountain to cut stones, chisel jade, and carve steles and statues. Their carvings are vivid and lifelike, delicate and moving, as black as lacquer, and smooth and clean. Many merchants come here because of their reputation. Emperors of the Han and Tang Dynasties heard this and built mausoleums for themselves using Fuping black jade. The ink jade carvings of Fenghuang Mountain suddenly became popular in Guanzhong and became famous throughout the country.

At the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, there was a landowner named Diao who loved money as much as his life and had a vicious heart. He heard that there was a fairy who could turn stones into jade living on Phoenix Mountain. He thought: If he could take the fairy home, wouldn't all the stubborn rocks in his house turn into beautiful jade? The more he thought about it, the more beautiful it became in his mind. He tossed and turned until he couldn't even close his eyes.

As soon as it dawned, he took the rope and secretly hid in the cave where the fairy lived. Staring like a mouse with two sneaky eyes, he waited and waited until the sun set. Just came back. The fairy took off her black gauze, spread it on the stone slab, and slept in her clothes, hoping to relieve the fatigue of the day. Unexpectedly, as soon as he lay down, Landlord Diao suddenly jumped out from the darkness.

When the fairy found someone in the cave, she was startled, ran out of the cave like flying, and floated away. Because she was walking in such a hurry, the fairy forgot the black veil on the stone slab. When the cunning landlord saw the fairy running away, he pursued her all the way. I chased from Fenghuang Mountain to Xinfu Mountain, and from Jinfu Mountain to Jinping Mountain. I chased and chased until I was out of breath, my legs were weak, and I couldn't run anymore, but I didn't even catch the fairy's shadow. arrive.

Diao Landlord rolled his eyes and suddenly remembered the ink yarn the fairy left in the cave, so he ran back as hard as he could. When Landlord Diao ran back to the cave, there was nothing inside.

It is said that this fairy is the niece of the Queen Mother. Ink yarn is a magic weapon given by the Queen Mother to her niece. This ink gauze has the ability to turn a stone black when it touches it, and turn a stone into jade. The Queen Mother heard that there were only red, yellow, green and sapphire in the world, but not black jade, so she ordered her niece to come to the world and order black jade to make up for the lack. Unexpectedly, he met this cunning landlord and left the ink yarn on Fenghuang Mountain.

After the fairy left, the ink yarn melted like snow and gradually seeped into the rocks. From then on, the rocks all over the mountain turned into jade as black as ink and as smooth as a mirror. The foot of Fenghuang Mountain has also become a nationally famous hometown of stone carvings.

Reference materials? Baidu Encyclopedia—Moyu