Glass-Type Jadeite Cabochon Ring

A substantial jadeite cabochon sits at the centre of this ring, its full proportions allowing the material to be experienced through volume as much as surface.

Measuring 18.4 × 16.5 × 9.6 mm, the jadeite retains significant depth through its rounded form. The 18K gold and diamond setting frames the cabochon with light while keeping the material itself as the visual focus.

At the centre of the composition is a natural glass-type jadeite cabochon measuring 18.4 × 16.5 × 9.6 mm.

Its proportions preserve substantial three-dimensional volume. In jadeite, face-up size alone does not fully describe material presence: thickness, curvature and the relationship between width and depth all influence how a cabochon carries light and presents its internal character.

The surrounding 18K gold and diamonds are deliberately secondary. Their role is to articulate the outline of the jadeite and introduce reflected light without competing with the central stone.

Glass-Type Jadeite: Texture, Translucency & Volume

In jadeite, glass-type describes a material character associated with exceptionally fine texture and high translucency. It is a traditional trade and connoisseurship description rather than a standardized laboratory grade.

A cabochon must also be considered in three dimensions. At 18.4 × 16.5 × 9.6 mm, this stone retains substantial depth relative to its face-up dimensions. That volume matters because thickness and curvature influence how light enters, travels through and returns from the material.

For this reason, apparent size should never be considered in isolation. A considered assessment looks at the relationship between texture, translucency, thickness, curvature, polish, proportion and overall material integrity.

On the Term “Laokeng”

In traditional Chinese jadeite terminology, laokeng (老坑) is a historical trade and connoisseurship expression associated with jadeite admired for fine texture and mature material quality.

It should not be understood as a modern laboratory grade, nor should the term alone determine quality. Feiyuehui therefore evaluates the stone itself — its texture, translucency, proportions, volume, polish and overall integrity — rather than relying on terminology alone.

Form & Volume

A jadeite cabochon is not judged by face-up dimensions alone.

Thickness and curvature determine how much material is preserved and influence the visual relationship between translucency, depth and light. A thinner stone may appear large from the front while containing considerably less material volume.

The 9.6 mm depth of this cabochon is therefore not merely a measurement. It forms part of the stone’s three-dimensional presence and must be considered together with its 18.4 × 16.5 mm face-up dimensions.

What places a jadeite piece within Feiyuehui High Jewelry is never one isolated characteristic.

Here, attention is given to the convergence of glass-type material character, translucency, substantial cabochon volume, balanced proportions and the restraint of the setting.

The setting introduces light. The jadeite remains the centre of judgment.