The essence of jade carving: discard the dross and retain the essence

Jadeite is the most valuable of all jade types and has been known as the "King of Jade" since ancient times. Therefore, every point and every gram of jade is extremely precious, so many jade lovers are reluctant to spend money on carving.

But one of the essences of jade carving is to "discard the dross and retain the essence". Only by being willing to remove those unvalued parts of jade and retain the essence of the jade for creation can you carve out amazing works!

Just like this piece of semi-transparent Damakan jadeite, the surface is a layer of moist and icy yellow fog, but wrapped inside is a large piece of ordinary white jadeite. The only bright spot in the texture is the green band on the upper part!

Judging from the characteristics of jadeite, this is a very distinctive piece of jadeite raw material, and the composition creativity of the jade carving master is very exquisite!

After some thinking by the carving master, the final composition of the jade material was the theme of Akasagarbha Bodhisattva: the composition retained the yellow fog layer, and only made simple adjustments and embellishments to it. The focus of the subject matter is on the creation of white jade. The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is designed as a three-dimensional image, which requires the removal of all red jade in the design drawing.

As mentioned at the beginning of the article, "One of the essences of jade carving is to remove the dross and retain the essence"! Only by being willing to waste material can you carve out impressive works. After removing unnecessary white jade, people's focus when viewing this work has shifted to the yellow fog layer of top-quality jade and the faint green color, which is one of the biggest features of this material!

The jade carving master used openwork carving, hollow carving and round carving to carve the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The body proportions are perfect, the posture is vivid, and the three-dimensional shape layout makes the Bodhisattva more vivid and lifelike. It not only reflects the exquisite carving, but also vividly outlines the solemn appearance of the Bodhisattva!

As for that green ribbon, the jade carving master skillfully carved it into a magic tool of Bodhisattva, which further reflects the carving master's ingenuity!

fruit

fcgc99