The carving process of ice blue water jadeite is revealed, it is a classic!

Often we only put the spotlight on the final result. However, when we truly understand and even experience the whole process, we will know how to cherish it more. A good work of art requires the right time, right location and right people. For example, this six-armed Guanyin went through a thrilling nirvana rebirth from a hard stone to a finished product. This work is "Six-Armed Guanyin" created by Guangdong carving master Lin Qiuping. When you see the final effect of the Six-Armed Guanyin, it is hard to imagine what the original stone looked like.

Lin Qiuping, a jade carving master from Guangdong Province, was born in Jieyang in 1974. He was fond of calligraphy and painting since he was young and was guided by the famous calligrapher and painter Huang Huijie. He graduated from the Ceramic Sculpture Art Department of Guangdong Ceramics School in 1997. Later, he became a disciple of Master Lin Chaoming, and received guidance from Masters Zhang Bingguang, Ding Huichao, Huang Hong and Song Shiyi. The Guanyin he carved has peaceful features and delicate, rounded lines. She nods slightly and smiles, with full cheeks, looking noble and exuding a compassionate and dignified temperament. Under the leather shell, only one window is opened, which shows that there is a lot of gambling involved. Even gods cannot tell the quality of jade. Even experienced jade collectors cannot be 100% sure. Amidst anticipation and anxiety, it was finally cut open. ▼

-The effect after coloring-▼

The final effect is out▼

Fortunately, an icy green belt runs across the original stone, but there is still very little green that can be used in the large area. Finally, I took out a piece of clear green water from it. ▼

When you see this, you will cherish the material even more. Because it is so rare to get such a piece of jade!

Under natural light, we can feel the charm and imagination that this jade brings us. In addition to the right time and place, good materials also require the right people. Fortunately, I met Lin Qiuping, who has extremely high requirements on craftsmanship and art, and is known as the "master of the palace" in the Buddhist statue industry. Examine the entire piece carefully.

Faced with complex situations such as defects, Lin Qiuping did not rush to start carving. After many rounds of thinking and brewing, he was well aware of the difficulty of the material. He used plaster to conduct a preliminary test before deciding to carve. This time, he decided to use the three-headed, six-armed Guanyin as the subject.

In the early stage of shaping the materials, in order to optimize the whole work in terms of viewing and subject matter, it is necessary to make the maximum mathematical choices and achieve symmetrical processing of leaf shapes.

-Three-headed and six-armed Guanyin design

- Overall design and outline on jade - Large-scale carving

-Please pay attention to the "face". The style chosen by Lin Qiuping is more inclined to the style of statues in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with a plump face, symmetrical facial features, solemn and kind.

Under the light, we can clearly see the details of the work, whether it is hair or clothing folds, the ingenuity of the craftsmanship can be seen everywhere