The jade carver is so bold to carve a 5,000 yuan raw stone like this~

There has always been a saying in the jade industry that "30% material, 70% workmanship", which shows how great an impact carving has on the finished jade product. As the saying goes, "a good horse deserves a good saddle", good materials must also be matched with good workmanship to maximize the most authentic beauty of jade and add value to the jade.

The following editor would like to introduce to you a piece of jadeite rough stone. Thanks to the bold conception and exquisite carving of the jade carver, a piece of rough jade that looks "difficult to handle" has been transformed into a valuable ornament worth tens of thousands of dollars.

This is a small stone with a half-open window from the old field of Damakan. It weighs 349 grams and is only the size of a palm. The thin skin and fine flesh can be seen where the window is rubbed. The flesh can be seen after peeling off the skin. The water quality seems to be good, reaching the level of ice quality. When the light is turned on, an icy yellow fog appears under the yellow skin. However, this is also a major characteristic of the raw stones from the Damakan mine. Most Damakan stones often have a red and yellow fog layer. Overall, the stone did not seem to be very risky, so the owner bought it for 5,000 yuan.

The material was cut and it was still ice-type material, but the owner was still a little worried. This piece of material is not big and the shape is irregular, so there is no way I can make it into a bracelet. Cutting it directly to make pendants will waste a lot of material, and it won’t sell for a good price, and the value will not be high.

At this time, the jade carver gave the owner a bold suggestion: carve a big piece! For materials of this size, large pieces are always more valuable than small pieces because of the word "rare".

After repeated consideration and deliberation, the jade carver conceived and designed according to the shape of the material, the distribution of colors, and the subtle changes in water quality, and finally chose Maitreya Buddha as the carving subject.

After grinding off the skin, the rough embryo comes out. The preliminary draft is drawn to outline the general appearance, determine the shape of Maitreya, and then draw in detail, and then you can start working~

The finished sculpture of Maitreya has ears that hang down to his shoulders and a plump body. He holds a ruyi in one hand and sits cross-legged with the other hand on his knees. The statue sits naturally and dignifiedly, with a smile on his face that shows his compassion. The large auspicious flower with its own ice jadeite has a light glow, as if there is a feeling of Buddha's light shining on it~

Details

The lines are delicate and smooth, and the expressions of the characters are vivid.

Before polishing vs after polishing

The icy yellow jade Maitreya Buddha is leaning on auspicious clouds, holding a ruyi in his arms, smiling broadly, with his chest exposed, which inexplicably gives people a sense of joy and shows his amiability. The jade carver made bold designs to preserve the material, thus showing the beauty of this stone to the extreme.

The quality of a jade carving depends on its craftsmanship, in addition to innate factors such as water quality. Generally speaking, there are three standards for judging the quality of the carving, namely, cleverness, beauty and refinement.

skillful

"Qiao" refers to clever conception and meaning. A good conception can show the beauty of a piece of jade to the greatest extent. Designing the most suitable style and defining the most beautiful meaning based on the type, water, color, structure and size of the raw material itself, this is the "cleverness" of jade.

pretty

"Qiao" refers to the use of colors. The colors of jade are colorful and varied. According to the characteristics of the raw materials, the layout of each color is fully utilized to make the colors and styles harmonious and unified. Perfectly showing the beauty of jadeite.

Refined

"Fine" refers to the exquisite craftsmanship, and the focus is on the details of a work. The smoothness of the lines, the harmony of the proportions, the image of the expression, a good jade carving is composed of a combination of details.

After the carving of this Maitreya work was completed, the owner can be said to be quite satisfied. Someone estimated the value of this work at 50,000 yuan. The editor feels that such a large and thick ice-type Maitreya ornament is rare in the context of the scarcity of high-end jade materials. The market price should be far more than 50,000 yuan. What do you think?

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