From stone to art! Jade carving

Jade carving is the process of transforming a piece of jade from a raw stone into a work of art, and is also one of the important factors that determine the market value of jade finished products. Generally speaking, the production process of jade carvings is roughly carried out through the steps of examining the jade - setting the shape - controlling the shape - conveying the spirit. Let us now take a closer look at these four steps of jade carving.

1. Jade

That is, observe the appearance, shape, color, quality and cracks of the jade, and then conceive and design based on the size, color, texture and grain of the jade material.

As we all know, jade has many types and its colors are complex and varied. Even different parts of the same piece of jade have different types, water content, and colors. This requires jade carvers to repeatedly examine a piece of jade from various angles to discover its beauty and imperfections. Next, the composition is done through psychological activities such as association and imagination, and a suitable sculpture subject is designed in the mind. Therefore, jade inspection is a very important part of jade carving creation.

2. Shape

According to the type, water content, color and other factors of the jade raw material, the pattern obtained in the first step is painted on the jade material with a brush or shown on a drawing, which is called shape setting. Shaping is an important process of transforming the virtual into the real, and is the key to jade carving creation.

Because jade carving is destructive, jade raw materials can only be carved away but not filled. Once the jade is sawed open, it cannot be re-carved. Therefore, the design of the shape and conception must be done with great caution, and one should not start easily before a picture with artistic conception is formed. Therefore, this process often takes a long time to determine.

Three: Governance

From this step, the jadeite begins to be carved. This step is mainly rough carving, that is, through technical means such as chopping, chiseling, marking, buckling, scratching, punching, rolling and drilling, the jade material is gradually turned into a three-dimensional sculpture. However, this is only a semi-finished product and still needs further processing.

Four: Expressive

This process is to make fine modifications to the roughly carved jade articles, making the jade carvings more vivid and lifelike. Specifically, the details that best show the charm of jade, such as the facial expressions, eyes, clothing patterns of figures, the eyes, hair, claws, beaks of animals and birds; the stems and leaves of flowers and plants are realistically portrayed. This is not something that anyone can do. Only artists with ingenious ideas and superb skills can combine their inner meaning and conception with the meaning and conception of the jade material itself based on their long-term artistic practice, and thus carve out artistic treasures.

In short, for a piece of jade to be transformed from a raw stone into a work of art, it requires the careful carving of a jade carver. Each piece of jade art is the result of the painstaking efforts of the jade carver and deserves the respect of every one of us.

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