Jade carvings worth tens of millions of dollars all come from these jade carving techniques

In the jade carving world, the title of master is indeed a good gimmick! But why do excellent jade carvings cost hundreds of thousands, millions, or even more? As the saying goes, "30% material, 70% workmanship." In addition to the quality and texture of the raw materials, a large part of the value of jade lies in the superb carving craftsmanship.

Of course, not every handmade jade carving has collection value. There are indeed many masters in the jade carving industry, but how can one become a master without superb jade carving techniques? So, today I will introduce the most common jade carving techniques!

1. Internal carving

Inner carving is mainly used for carving flowers, birds and grass. This kind of carving for flowers and birds must be delicate, because each animal and plant must appear lifelike, for example, a bird must look like it is listening when standing, and its feathers must have a three-dimensional feel when flying.

2. Relief

Relief is when a jade carver carves out the image he wants to create on a flat surface, making it separate from the plane of the raw material.

3. Openwork

Openwork is the background part of the relief that is hollowed out based on the relief. There are two types of openwork: one is to hollow out the background part based on the relief, which is divided into single-sided carving and double-sided carving. The one with a border is called a "hollow flower panel". The second type is a form of sculpture between round sculpture and relief, also called intaglio or relief.

4. Round Sculpture

Round sculpture is also called three-dimensional sculpture, which requires the sculptor to carve from all directions: front, back, left, right, top, middle and bottom. It is a manifestation of carving art. When viewers look at the round sculpture, they can see the side of the object from different angles.

5. Bas-relief

The bas-relief has a low starting point, a large compression of the shape, a strong sense of flatness, and is very close to the form of painting. It does not rely on entities to create a physical spatial effect. It makes use of painting techniques or perspective and illusion processing methods to create an abstract compressed space, because this is conducive to strengthening the dependence of the relief carrier.

6. High relief

High relief is higher and thicker, with less compression, and its spatial structure and shaping characteristics are closer to round sculptures. Even local treatment methods use round sculpture techniques.

7. Smart use of waste materials

Clever use of waste materials can reduce the cost of works, save jade resources, and create handicrafts with the same or higher value than finished materials. Jade is a non-renewable resource, so the clever use of waste materials is particularly important.

Let’s take a look at the award-winning jade carvings!

Conferring a title on his wife and son

Butterfly Dance Guanyin

The road to success

Therefore, a good jade carving requires many techniques, but we must believe in the saying: "Talented people emerge in every generation", and we must accept the newcomers, new elements, and new ideas of today, because the future of the jade carving industry still depends on them!

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