The leftover jadeite is not used to make brands, but to make small ornaments, which is a beauty you can't imagine.

After a large piece of jadeite is cut into pieces, the first thing people consider is of course making bracelets out of it, which is understandable. After the bracelets are made from the sheets of material, we usually call these materials scraps.

The jade carver's approach to dealing with scraps is generally determined by the quality, color, and cracks of the scraps. For those with high quality, color and perfection, most of them will take plain works such as peace knots and Ruyi flower pieces. If the quality and color are very high, they will even take ring faces. For those with average quality, color and perfection, most of them will take plaques, and use carving to enhance the value of the work.

But for jade carvers who love small ornaments, these scraps are another creative space in their eyes. Today, the editor will share with jade lovers a small ornament made of scraps.

Guanyin with folded hands.

Guanyin stands on a lotus with her palms clasped together and her eyes closed chanting scriptures. The design idea is that Guanyin Bodhisattva is compassionate, praying for all living beings, protecting their lives and ensuring safe travel.

The jade carver designed the flawless part into Guanyin Bodhisattva, who is chanting with eyes closed, looking calm and peaceful. The green part was perfectly preserved and designed into rolling waves, which form a contrast with the tranquility of Guanyin, making the whole work structure both static and dynamic, and the static and dynamic complement each other, increasing the layering of the content.

The quality of the scraps is average. Although it has green color, the color is not correct and tends to bean-colored. In addition, the green color is not well distributed. If it is cut and taken out according to traditional thinking, the quality of the taken out pieces will not be high. Only some pieces of average water quality and colorless can be taken from the upper part. No matter what the subject matter is, such pieces will hardly have a market price; although the lower part has color, the quality of the water is not high, and the pieces with incorrect color cannot create good value.

Therefore, instead of cutting a bunch of brands that have no market, it is better to break the fixed mindset and make a unique little ornament. This can not only create good market value, but also reflect the charm of jade carving culture.

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