What are the carving techniques of jadeite jade carving and the craft value of jade carving

Jade carving is a unique Chinese craft with a long history of development and distinct characteristics of the times. In different dynasties, jade carvings have different shapes and characteristics. With the improvement of aesthetics and artistic taste, and the development of carving tools, modern jade carvings have reached the point where they are lifelike... Many friends must have heard of the saying "30% material, 70% workmanship". For jade articles, especially ornaments, pendants, and handles, carving is very important. It not only determines the overall beauty of the jade, but also affects the price. “If jade is not carved, it will not become a useful object.” Only the extraordinary skills of skilled craftsmen can perfectly blend the natural beauty of jade with humanistic design. When choosing jade carvings, it will not be difficult if you understand the basic carving techniques. There are many kinds of jade carving techniques, the most common ones are: relief, round carving, chain carving, button carving, hollow carving, etc.

Relief

Relief, which is between round sculpture and painting, is a kind of sculpture that carves out convex and concave images on a flat surface. It has various shapes, and can be three-dimensional or two-dimensional. It can be attached to a carrier or exist independently.

Round Sculpture

Round sculpture is also called three-dimensional sculpture, and viewers can see all sides of the object from different angles. It requires the sculptor to carve from all directions: front, back, left, right, top, middle and bottom. It is the most basic technique in stone carving.

Chain carving

The difficult carving method of hollowing out jade to create a whole movable stone chain was first seen in the carving of jade artifacts. Chain carving has extremely high requirements for jade, which must be fine, pure and hard. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and is mostly used for carving ornaments such as bottles and stoves, so it is not common.

Button carving

Button carving refers specifically to the carving of the button decoration on the upper part of the seal. It also belongs to the category of round sculpture, but it is limited to the scale of the seal. The content of button carving is mostly animals in ancient legends, with a full sense of three-dimensionality.

Hollow carving

Openwork carving is based on relief, hollowing out the background part and carving various designs and patterns on the carving carrier. Some are single-sided carvings, and some are double-sided carvings. Knowing the basic carving techniques, we also need to understand three indicators to distinguish the quality of carving: "clever, ingenious, and precise". "Color, type, and workmanship" are the rules for judging the quality of jade. Although workmanship ranks last, if the craftsmanship is exquisite, it is also an added value of the jade quality.

The beauty of jadeite

"Qiao" refers to the use of color, which is a test of the basic skills of the carving master. It is necessary to make full use of the colors of different parts according to the specific situation of the color distribution of jade, so as to highlight the overall unified artistic sense and complement each other.

The “Skill” of Jade

"Qiao" actually refers to the designer's unique ideas and clever interpretation. The spiritual concept can maximize the advantages of jade and elevate the entire work to a higher level. This process tests one's control over the jade raw materials. Only by fully understanding the color, type, water, structure and size of the raw materials can one make the best design. This is the ingenuity of carving.

The Essence of Jade

"Fine" refers to the exquisite craftsmanship. The best carvings are made up of countless details. Whether the lines and proportions of the ornaments are correct, whether the expressions and facial features of portraits are consistent, etc., are all manifestations of exquisite craftsmanship. The craftsmanship of jade is reflected in all aspects. Especially as carvings are currently popular in the market, jade lovers need to have a certain understanding of carving, which will be of great help in both the selection of finished products and the valuation.

The protagonist needs the support of supporting roles, the blue sky needs white clouds, and good materials naturally need good workmanship; good carving can enhance the artistic conception of jade works, add the finishing touch to jade, make it have both value and beauty, and become a wonderful work of art.

The value of jade carving craftsmanship

Jade carving, like other gemstones, cannot be shaped randomly. Jade carving is to fully and perfectly display the inner beauty of the gemstone while retaining the maximum weight of the rough piece as much as possible. Many people still consider price first when choosing jadeite. Those who know a little more also roughly judge its value based on its texture, ignoring the jadeite carving craftsmanship. Charging 100 yuan for a piece of carving is not the same as charging 10,000 yuan for it. Take calligraphy and painting as an example: the material is paper, and the picture produced on the paper is the result of the painting, and the value also lies in this picture. The results are completely different when shown to different people. Collectors regard it as a treasure, while those who don’t understand it think it is just a piece of paper.

Any industry requires aesthetic vision, but many people do not pay attention to the important part that artistic elements play in jadeite jade products. Showing the same jade artifact to different so-called experts will result in different value judgments, which has a lot to do with a person's artistic accomplishment. There are many types of jade carvings, mainly figures, flowers, utensils, birds and beasts, etc. The quality identification and value assessment of different types of jade pieces are different. The main factors to be considered are: Jade pieces must be creative, and the overall design must be based on the properties, shape, and color of the jade, so as to remove the impurities and knots and apply the art to the material. Pay attention to breaking the natural shapes of some jadeite stones that do not give people a sense of beauty.

The shape of jade pieces should be beautiful, natural and vivid. The overall composition should be reasonably laid out, the structure should be sparse and dense, the layers should be clear, and the theme should be prominent. The carving is delicate, the large surface is smooth, the small areas are neat, and the overlapping digging, hooking, rolling and bumping must meet certain depth requirements. The surface of jadeite should be bright, moist and flat, with uniform size, no distortion in shape, even waxing and no green powder on the surface.

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