田黄石明代被称作“黄石”，虽也拿来作印石，但并不受重视，直至清初才渐受赏识。田黄石具备细、洁、润、腻、温、凝印石之六德。田黄材质温润凝腻，在软质雕刻石中居第一品。明、清各朝均被作为贡品献入皇宫，被雕刻成御用玺印及艺术摆件，故田黄石又被尊为“石中之王”“石帝”，故其身价无与伦比。 田黄石在历代时期本来就产量极为低，经过数百年人们的不断挖掘，到目前为止，已挖掘殆尽。从田黄石的属性看，凡经雕镌的艺术品，都可以当作文物看待，因为它不能复制，属于没有再生性的艺术品。   作为中国最好的印章石，田黄在清代就有“一两田黄三两金”的说法，可见其价值的昂贵。名贵的田黄石与印章结缘，不仅丰富了印章的审美价值，也使得这种材质身价倍增。田黄石印章比珠宝、翡翠更高雅、更有品位。田黄石资源稀缺，质地优良，治印温润可人。雕刻技艺精湛的田黄石印章，历来人们对其宠爱有加。现在对于收藏者来说，更是梦寐以求的稀世珍宝。   田黄分类众多，鉴别成为收藏投资重中之重。比如黄田黄，其中又以枇杷黄、黄金黄、橘黄为上品；桂花黄、鸡油黄为中品；熟栗黄、桐油黄、蜜黄为普品；皂黄等为下品。 英文翻译：Tian Huangshi was called "Yellow Stone" in the Ming Dynasty. Although it was also used as a seal stone, it was not valued until it was gradually appreciated in the early Qing Dynasty. Tian Huangshi has the six virtues of fine, clean, moist, greasy, warm and condensed stone. Tian Huang's material is warm and creamy, ranking first among soft carving stones. The Ming and Qing dynasties were dedicated to the imperial palace as tributes, and were carved into royal seals and artistic ornaments. Therefore, Tian Tianshi was honored as the "king of stone" and "stone emperor", so its price was unparalleled. Tian Huangshi's output has been extremely low in the past, and after hundreds of years of continuous excavation, so far, it has been exhausted. Judging from the properties of Tian Huangshi, all works of art carved and engraved can be treated as cultural relics, because it cannot be copied and belongs to works of art that are not regenerative.   As the best seal stone in China, Tian Huang said in the Qing Dynasty that “one or two fields of yellow gold and three or two golds” means that its value is expensive. The attachment of the precious Tian Huangshi to the seal not only enriches the aesthetic value of the seal, but also doubles the value of this material. Tian Huangshi's seal is more elegant and tasteful than jewelry and jade. Tian Huangshi has scarce resources and excellent texture. Tian Huangshi's superb carving technique has always been favored by people. Now for collectors, it is even more rare and precious treasures.     Tian Huang has many classifications, and identification has become the top priority of collection investment. For example, Huang Tian Huang, among which loquat yellow, golden yellow, and orange are the top grade; osmanthus yellow, chicken oil yellow are the middle grade; cooked chestnut yellow, tung oil yellow, honey yellow are the general grade;