How to Check a Jade Seller: Photos, Documents and Questions
The evidence checklist to run before any high-value jade purchase - photography angles, treatment statements, certificates, returns and payment safety.
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Jade Guide: How to Choose and Buy Natural Jade
Plain-language guides for people shopping for jadeite and Hetian (nephrite) jade — sizing, colour language, authenticity, certificates, care and international buying. Every guide ends with a checklist you can use before payment.
Where an article mentions testing, standards or certificates, it names the institution or standard — such as educational material from GIA or China national standard GB/T 16552 — so you can verify the claim yourself. Guides are educational content, not medical, financial or appraisal advice.
Jade as a Gift: Colour Meanings and Chinese Tradition
How colour and shape carry meaning in Chinese gift-giving - full green, lavender, white, qinghua, round and oval forms - described factually, without medical or fortune claims.
Read the guideBuying Jade Internationally: Shipping, Customs and Returns
What to confirm before you pay for jade from another country: delivery method and insurance, duties and taxes, safe packaging, and return terms that actually protect you.
Read the guideOval (Guifei) vs Round Bangles: Fit and Feel Compared
Oval Guifei bangles follow the wrist shape and round bangles are the classic ring. How each is measured, who prefers which, and what to check before buying.
Read the guideBangle vs Bead Bracelet: Which Jade Style Suits You?
One carved ring or a string of beads? Fit, feel, daily wear, resizing and occasion compared across jade bangles and bead-strand bracelets.
Read the guideHow to Care for Jadeite and Nephrite Bangles
Practical daily care for jadeite and Hetian (nephrite) bangles: cleaning, storage, what to avoid, and the small habits that keep jade safe for years.
Read the guideDyed or Treated Jade: How to Check Safely
Colour treatment, bleaching and polymer impregnation exist in the jade market. What you can check at home, what needs a laboratory, and which questions to ask before buying.
Read the guideJade Certificates: What to Ask For and How to Read Them
Which laboratories and standards matter for jade, what a certificate can and cannot prove, and how to verify a report before you rely on it.
Read the guideIs Qinghua (Black-and-White) Hetian Jade Natural?
Qinghua Hetian jade carries black-and-white patterns inside nephrite. This guide explains how the pattern forms, how to tell it from paint or dye, and what to ask before buying.
Read the guideWhat Is Hetian Seed Jade? Natural Skin and Seed Origin Explained
Seed jade (籽玉) is nephrite cut from water-worn river pebbles, and its natural pitted skin is a key reference point for collectors. This guide explains both without jargon.
Read the guideFull Green, Floating Green and Spring Colour: Jadeite Colours Explained
Jadeite colour words describe how green and other colours sit in the stone. A plain-English guide to full green, floating green, spring colour and what each means for buyers.
Read the guideWhat Do Ice and Waxy Mean in Jadeite?
Texture words such as ice, waxy and ice-waxy describe how translucent and smooth jadeite looks. This guide explains what each term means and why it is not a quality grade.
Read the guideHow to Measure Your Hand for a Jade Bangle
Step-by-step hand measurement explained with the inner diameters shown on our listings, including oval (Guifei) bangles and what to do if you are between sizes.
Read the guideJadeite vs Hetian Jade (Nephrite): What Is the Difference?
The two true jade families compared - mineral, origin, feel, colour language and buying notes for jadeite and Hetian (nephrite) jade.
Read the guideA-Grade Jadeite: What the Label Does and Does Not Prove
A plain-English look at the A-grade label used in the jade trade, what it can and cannot tell you, and the documents and checks to request before buying.
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