The jade carver skillfully carved an antique bottle with a chain, paying tribute to the traditional jade carving craft

Artistic creation is about a kind of sentiment, which often best reflects the creator's truest emotional side. The same is true for jadeite creation. Jade carvers use brushes to express their feelings on jadeite raw stones, and use chisels to meticulously carve their souls and feelings, slowly pouring them into jadeite works.

Times are changing, and we have entered an era of pursuing innovation in everything. The jade industry is no exception. Everyone is innovating and pursuing breakthroughs. In this process, some of the most traditional jade carving techniques are gradually forgotten or even lost due to the complexity of the production process and the complex and sophisticated requirements for craftsmanship.

Fortunately, there are still some jade carvers who have not forgotten the tradition, have a deep affection for these traditional jade carving techniques, and are still tirelessly passing on these traditional jade carving creations.

Today I will show you how a jade carver uses his skillful hands to carve an antique bottle with a chain, and take a look at the traditional jade carving process.

First, let’s take a look at the material. This is a piece of clear material cut from Malaysia, cut in two, and the quality of the material can only be described as average.

The material is clear and the texture inside can be seen clearly. The size is not small either, and it is very suitable for an ornament.

After peeling, you can find that the color of the meat has melted away.

What to carve? It has to be said that the initial selection of the subject matter and design of the jadeite raw stone is the most troublesome stage. After a period of stone inspection, the jade carving master decided to make a pair of antique chain bottles to pay tribute to the traditional chain and movable ring carving craftsmanship. Let us give a thumbs up to the jade carver for his traditional sentiments.

Do it as soon as you say it. The first step is to get the materials. The chain ring is a traditional carving technique. Because it is really wasteful of materials, time and labor, most jade carvers will not choose this subject, so it is rare now.

After designing and careful carving, the general shape has been taken, but this is just the beginning. If one of the rings breaks due to any carelessness, the whole work will be ruined.

Looking at this side view, the chain part is mostly completed.

This is the back, the bottle body has not yet been carved.

After designing and composing the pattern on the raw stone with a pen, the next step is to carve the bottle.

The rough draft has been completed and the overall shape has taken shape.

Slowly fine-tuning

After the bottle body is completed, the remaining part is the bottle cap, which also requires great carving, patience and carefulness.

Finally, the work was done and the jade carver could finally breathe a sigh of relief. There were no accidents during the whole process.

Two pieces were made from the same piece of material, just a pair, with an antique feel and look perfect. The next step is the polishing process, but the jade carver can take a break, and the rest is the work of the polishing master.

Finally, let’s take a look at the finished product after polishing. It is really good. Although the material is indeed average, the craftsmanship is rare. Moreover, the jade carver’s sentiment of not forgetting traditional craftsmanship deserves our praise.

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