Is it better to have jade inlaid or as a loose stone? You will know after reading it

As the name suggests, loose stone pieces are jadeite that have not been inlaid but only polished and carved. Loose stone pieces can also be divided into carved pieces and uncarved pieces. We often hear a phrase that everyone must be very familiar with, that is, "If jade is not carved, it will not become a useful object", so let's talk about the meaning of carvings.

Jade culture is a culture that has been inherited in my country for thousands of years. Our ancestors especially liked to draw or carve various patterns on daily objects, giving the objects living meanings: auspiciousness and blessings.

The magic of nature gave birth to the vitality of jade. Jade carving pays attention to auspicious meanings. Although it strives to be simple and plain, "the picture must have meaning, and the meaning must be auspicious" is the essence of China's thousand-year-old jade culture. Therefore, jade carving is of vital importance.

Carving is a perfect transformation for jade. There is a saying in the jade industry that "30% material and 70% work". The "work" here refers to the carving. We often call jade carving the art of walking on the edge of a knife, which shows the importance of carving. Good material and good workmanship, the sculptors' ingenious craftsmanship that has been "refined" through thousands of hammers needs you to discover and appreciate. She is alive and warm in front of you, and it is not just reflected in the price.

There is a legend in the jade carving world, which is the second life that carving brings to jade, like a nirvana rebirth.

The beauty of nature - wood carvings

Uncarved pieces are also called "plain pieces", which are relative to "carved pieces". They refer to the use of the natural shape of the jade itself without any carvings, that is, its most authentic appearance, returning to the most natural and undecorated state of jade. Such finished jade products are "uncarved pieces".

This is not a carving, it is not limited to the type of jade, for example, it can be jadeite, Hetian jade, or other natural jade; it is not limited to the type of finished product, for example, it can be a bracelet, it can be a bead, or it can be a pendant.

What are the non-carved parts?

First of all, uncarved items are not limited to pendants, it covers a very wide range. The most common ones are bracelets. The smooth and uncarved bracelets are all uncarved items. Another example is beads, which are 360 ​​degrees round and undecorated, so they are also uncarved items. Egg-shaped surfaces and gourds used for inlay are also uncarved items. For example, finger rings, rings, and plain round rings are also uncarved items.

Most of the pendants that are undecorated and have smooth surfaces are uncarved. The most typical examples of these are: peace lockets, peace pendants, plain round pendants, etc., which are also uncarved. Among them, the peace locket and the peace plaque are the most rare and have the highest requirements for raw materials. There are also some fixed carved shapes among the pendants, such as Ruyi, leaves, and beans, which are semi-carved pieces, and some are also classified as non-carved pieces.

The requirements for the material of jade to be made into uncarved pieces are very high, which means that the value of jade that can be made into uncarved pieces is extremely high. Natural jade is, after all, also a stone, a masterpiece of nature. Can you imagine what the original appearance of a piece of stone is like? Nine out of ten natural jades have cracks. Every piece of raw stone has cracks before it is mined, and is accompanied by various defects. Therefore, to take a flawless piece from the raw stone itself means preciousness and rarity.

It is also because of this that the price of large uncarved items is very high. For example, bracelets are large items and are very difficult to make. Many jade lovers always care too much about tiny flaws on the bracelets. In fact, it does not affect the actual use at all. Otherwise, it would have been excluded in the rough material stage and could not be made into bracelets. What are retained are some tiny flaws that do not affect the use, and this is the natural beauty of jade!

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