Three Years Of Masks, Changes in The Collection Pattern Of Hotan Jade

Three years of masks, changes in the collection pattern of Hotan Jade

2023-04-04

 

The three years about Hotan Jade are also quite special. In addition to the constraints of the general environment, it is also affected by the rapid development of the Internet and the impact of live broadcast. A big change is in the high-end collection of Hotan Jade.

In the past, high-end collections were basically not available online, and Hotan Jade works of special quality could not be seen online; But now many studios and jade carvers hope and are willing to showcase their good works for more people to see, and from the perspective of collectors, people are more willing to engage in large-scale online consumption than before.

This change has both good and bad aspects. The good aspect is that collectors can easily and directly see high-quality Hotan Jade's works, and the information gap is becoming smaller while the information is also becoming transparent;

The downside is that it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of things on the internet, and based solely on images or videos, it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of some materials. This has led to an increasing number and frequency of counterfeiting in the industry, and even some high-end high-quality materials have counterfeited.

In fact, the real collection field of Hotan Jade jade is in a state of continuous contraction. The development of the Internet has led to the prosperity of the mass consumer market, which has also enabled machine carving to develop at an unprecedented speed. Many workshops and jade carvers with poor craftsmanship or insufficient reserves of means of production have been eliminated from the market. They are relatively capable, skilled, and reserved There are less than 500 studios that can produce collection level Hotan Jade works in China.

In this situation, the number of truly collectible boutiques will only decrease, and the number of large-scale collectibles is even rarer.

And with the development of the internet, the collection path for collectors seems to have become shorter, but in reality, the obstacles to collection are constantly increasing.

It is difficult to distinguish between true and false things, and the fake masters on the internet, using the banner of bluffing, shouting slogans that deceive people, speaking unrealistic and exaggerated words, and speaking incorrect theoretical knowledge, make the voices heard by collectors particularly noisy, especially for new collectors, it is too easy to suffer losses.

Under these circumstances and the crisscross of these phenomena, the real collection pattern of Hotan Jade has the following changes:

NO.1

Transformation from Seed Material Theory to Jade Quality Theory

Through the baptism of the market environment in the past three years, when collecting Hotan Jade, we no longer have to use seed material. No matter whether it is seed material or not, first of all, the quality of jade must be good.

Even though it is a seed material, the poor quality of jade still has no collectible value; Even if it is mountain material, the quality of jade is good enough and its value is also great. The quality of jade is the basis for judging the value of Hotan Jade, and its origin and occurrence are only additional points.

NO.2

Transition from investment theory to collection theory

In 2011 and 2012, the market of Hotan Jade was extremely prosperous, and the price was also rising. At that time, "works" were sold at any carving. All the merchants said that "Hotan Jade is an investment product, you can buy it and wait for its appreciation. If you don't believe it, you can see that the price specified next month is not this price."

In fact, those who have known the market situation of Hotan Jade in the past decade will know that Hotan Jade belongs to the category of commodities, and its price must fluctuate, not just rise but fall.

From 2010 to 2012, the price of Hotan Jade continued to rise until it reached its peak; In 2013, prices began to decline until reaching an ice bottom in the summer of 2016; In the second half of 2016, prices rebounded and began to rise, reaching 70% to 80% of the previous peak in 2019; In 2020 and 2021, the price of Hotan Jade will increase steadily. The price of small raw materials within 50g will be higher than the previous peak, but the price of large raw materials will still be lower than the previous peak.

Through this fluctuation trend, we will actually understand that Hotan Jade is not an investment product, and its price will fluctuate, but Hotan Jade is a good collection, which is easier to preserve than porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and the coverage and audience of Hotan Jade are larger than other collections, and the difficulty of realization is also lower.

NO.3

Transformation from original stone theory to work theory

After three years of development, the market of Hotan Jade has seen fewer large-scale works, and the so-called small boutiques are becoming more and more common. The previous wave of people who only believed in the original stone realized that the core of Hotan Jade's collection is works.

In a short period of time, the original stone can be viewed as an item with investment and collection properties. However, if the timeline is extended, the original stone cannot run away from the work within the scope of collection, and the ultimate collection is still based on the work.

NO.4

Transformation from craftsmanship to artistry

In the past, collecting works was mainly based on whether they were clean, whether the subject matter was good enough, and whether the craftsmanship was meticulous, with high demands on the craftsmanship of the works; But now, in addition to the high demand for the craftsmanship of the work, we value its artistry more, whether it has creative beauty and value.

NO.5

Blindly innovating towards learning from the past without adhering to the past

Some time three years ago, Hotan Jade's circle was full of strange and innovative appearances, and various homophonic stem "works" emerged in endlessly. But now there is a very good phenomenon of regression, especially in the field of collection, where works are more focused on inheritance and provenance, with high requirements for the cultural attributes and inheritance of the works, and are no longer indiscriminate innovation.

NO.6

Rational transformation with flow direction

In the past, when people collected Hotan Jade's works, many people actually collected them blindly. They didn't have their own judgment on which works they wanted to collect.

In fact, these three years have given us a good opportunity to precipitate ourselves, to improve our appreciation level and ideological level, to precipitate our collection logic, and to treat Hotan Jade's collection more rationally.

Time often proves everything. When encountering anyone and hearing any sound, let yourself think calmly before reacting, and I believe everyone will get a better result.