When buying jadeite, we should not only look at its color, but also its carving craftsmanship.

When we talk about collecting jade, we generally pay attention to the "type, water, and color" of the jade material. In fact, the carving craftsmanship of jade products should also be paid attention to.

Since jadeite landed in China, a traditional ancient country, it has been combined with traditional carving techniques, making jadeite burst out with even more gorgeous and brilliant brilliance.

Jadeite has added icing on the cake to the history of Chinese jade, and has also pushed China's jade culture to a new peak.

The carving of traditional jade jewelry focuses on meaning and realm. In terms of shape, it does not necessarily require the structural proportions of the object to be completely correct, as long as it can be handled in accordance with the circumstances.

In addition, China's traditional carving techniques are generally passed down from master to apprentice. The apprentice learns according to how the master teaches, so the subject matter of jade jewelry is almost completely traditional.

Taking jade pendants as an example, the images that Chinese jade carvers like to carve are mostly bats, beasts, bamboo, pine, plum, deer, ruyi, ganoderma lucidum, flowers and leaves, autumn fruits, money, longevity peaches, etc. The combination of these images expresses the meaning of auspiciousness and good fortune.

When we treat jade carvings as jewelry, we must appreciate its connotation based on traditional culture in order to feel the aura and magic of jade.

In my country's traditional carving skills, there is a very famous technique called "Qiao Se".

This is a technique of cleverly managing two or three or more natural colors on a piece of jade and using different shapes to express the theme together.

If this technique is used well, it can turn waste into treasure. This requires a sculptor who is ingenious and able to take advantage of the situation to design it.

By carving along the pattern and making the color the finishing touch of the jade material, the jade will become more beautiful and thus increase its value.

A good color matching is not a mechanized design of copying and pasting, but a design in which the color matching and jade become a natural whole.

This requires dealing with multi-color relationships to express a theme.

If the craftsman does not have rich experience, profound artistic skills and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, he will not be able to achieve good color matching.

This is a masterpiece that is so ingeniously crafted with beautiful colors, and its value can be imagined.

Some new modern jade jewelry is different from traditional ones in carving and expression.

Its characteristic is that the carving subjects are more extensive, such as crocodiles, toucans, frogs, dolphins, etc. These themes are like new buds of old trees in the jade market, making it full of vitality.

In addition, modern new jade shapes pay attention to correct structural proportions, meticulous depictions, and lifelike expressions, giving people an innovative experience.

Some plain jadeite is divided into shiny and matte styles.

The changes in its points, lines and small surfaces produce different textures, which makes the layers and colors of the works more colorful.

Modern jade products are mostly created using high relief or round carving techniques, making full use of the three-dimensional space of the stone.

The above characteristics are obviously different from traditional works, which makes the carving art reach a higher level.

The new jade works are a new trend in jade culture.

Jade jewelry is both a material product and a spiritual product.

Since ancient times, jade has been endowed with the meaning of vitality, health, wealth and longevity. Many people like to give jade as gifts to express good wishes.

These meanings are mainly expressed through carvings, so people now pay more attention to the carvings of jade.

How to evaluate the jade carving craftsmanship?

First of all, 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 should be delicate, with large surfaces smooth and small areas neat, and the overlapping, hooking, rolling and bumping should meet the requirements.

The surface of jadeite pieces should be bright, moist and flat, uniform in size, without distortion in shape, evenly waxed, and free of green powder on the surface.

Creation is limited by many factors beyond human control, such as material shape, color changes, etc. It is very difficult to create an excellent work of color matching, and its value is also very high.

In evaluating the use of color, it can be analyzed according to three levels: cleverness, pretty, and uniqueness.

Jadeite works that meet the standards must be beautiful, elegant and priceless.