Experts explain in detail how the labor costs of jade carving are calculated, so you can better understand the pricing of jade!

Jade is loved by many people because of its unique characteristics and innate elegance and beauty. When talking about jade, we have to mention the ever-changing carving shapes of jade. When it comes to carving, some people will definitely have questions. It is said that the cost of jade carving can be as low as a few dollars or as high as tens of thousands of yuan. How is it calculated? Today, Cuihui Jewelry will tell you how the labor cost is determined by several factors~

Carving fees, that is, the jade design and carving fees, are also called processing fees by people in the industry.

As the old saying goes, if jade is not carved, it cannot become a useful object. A good jade work cannot be made without the meticulous craftsmanship of the jade carver, which is why the profession of jade carver exists and has been passed down to this day.

So how is the carving fee calculated?

What other factors influence it?

The cost of jade carving is usually calculated by piece, or sometimes by tips, which is a percentage. Some jade carvers also calculate it by the weight of the finished product. The cost of carving varies greatly, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, and from a few dollars to tens of dollars. Overall, it is mainly affected by the following factors. ?

First, jade material

The quality and size of the jade material will affect the difficulty of carving.

The better the jade material, the more carefully it is carved, and it requires an experienced master, so the carving fee will naturally rise. If the material is poor, its value is not high, so the carving fee will be lower, but if you want to carve it well, you will have to spend a lot of energy to deal with the defects in order to double its value. In addition, the larger the work, the more time and effort it will take, and the cost will obviously be higher.

Second, design

The complexity of the design will also affect the carving fee.

In the era of knowledge economy, good design and creativity are hard to come by, so if you ask a jade carver to help with design and carving, the higher the requirements and the more creative the design, the higher the cost. If a design plan is provided, it depends on the complexity of the plan. The more complex it is, the more the carving fee will be.

For example, compared with conventional carving, the final effect is often very different from that of carefully designed and skillfully carved according to the characteristics of the material. Conventional carvings take less time if they are carved skillfully, while creative carvings require a long time to figure out how to cut, and require more thought.

Third, the identity of the jade carver - the level of craftsmanship

The level of carving fees is often linked to the craftsmanship of the jade carver.

Craftsmanship refers to carving, and the quality of carving is directly related to the final value of the finished product. Carving is not an industry that can be entered quickly, especially jade carving. Therefore, the length of time in the industry, the richness of experience, and even the subject matter one is good at all vary greatly, and naturally the carving fees will be different.

But how to judge the level of craftsmanship involves the identity or fame of the jade carver. Jade carvers can generally be divided into ordinary jade carvers, excellent jade carvers, jade carving artists, provincial and national jade carvers, etc. The higher the level of the carver, the greater the fame and the higher the price.

The starting price for some masters to carve regular Guanyin pendants is more than 10,000 yuan, but the starting price for some new masters is 300 to 500 yuan or even lower. The price range is also between 2,000 and 3,000 yuan, and most of them are sold by experienced craftsmen with mature skills. Of course, we cannot generalize. Some are overrated, while others are unknown despite their good carving skills. Whether you hire the right jade carver depends on fate and luck.

In addition, with the emergence of machine carving, it is also very popular in the market due to its high carving efficiency and relatively cheap carving costs. If there is a blueprint for pure machine carving, the labor cost plus polishing and other processes will be several hundred yuan. There are also machine carvings and hand carvings, which are relatively expensive. Of course, the most expensive is still hand carving.

In actual situations, the calculation of carving fees is even more complicated, but no matter how it is calculated, it is inseparable from the above three factors: the quality and size of the jade material, the difficulty of the design, and the craftsmanship of the jade carver. Only these three aspects are the important factors that directly affect the value of the finished product.

Finally, Cuihui Jewelry would like to say that 70% creativity and 30% workmanship. Good design and workmanship determine the level of carving. Good carving can create higher value for jade works! It is the result of decades of hard work by an experienced sculptor. What do you think, my jade friends?

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