Jade Appreciation | These Jade Flowers and Plants Are Very Well Planted

It was probably because I read the line in Tang Xianzu's "The Peony Pavilion" many years ago, "Flowers and plants like these are loved by people, their life and death are at people's will, and no one complains about their sadness and sorrow." It was too unforgettable, and since then, I can't help but feel a bit of pity for all the flowers and plants, and feel that every grass is lovely and every flower is pitiful.

This is true for flowers and plants in nature, and also for flowers and plants in jade carvings.

It’s just that the former follows the laws of life, growing, flourishing, and withering. Although its existence is short-lived, its reincarnation is endless and everlasting; while the latter stays on the jade, immortal and always remains in the most beautiful appearance.

Of course, the flowers and plants in the jade carvings, in the final analysis, their shapes, colors and spirits are all derived from the flowers and plants in nature. So you can see blooming, withered, struggling to emerge from the rocks... all kinds of flowers and plants, real and vivid, as if the jade carver had cast some kind of magic to turn them into jade and freeze them forever at that moment.

Unlike other subjects, when creating jade carvings of flowers and plants, jade carvers are not very concerned about the material, but pay more attention to whether it is suitable, whether it is suitable for carving and how to carve, that is, the theme and technique.

All creations require a theme, a central idea to reflect the author's creative intent and the meaning they want to express, thus determining the connotation and depth of the work and whether it can withstand scrutiny and appreciation.

Most of the jade carvings of flowers and plants are based on the theme of showing the beauty, grandeur, grace and wealth of flowers and plants. Some are based on vitality, extending the meaning of tenacity and indomitable spirit , and using this as a creative idea to show the different postures of flowers and plants.

Just as the best ideas need to be properly implemented, a good creative theme must also be paired with good carving skills. Especially for jade carvings of flowers and plants made of ordinary materials, it requires the jade carver to use superb skills to skillfully remove the dirt and knots, remove the dross and retain the essence, and transform the ordinary jade into stunningly beautiful flowers and plants.

Now, let’s appreciate those exquisitely crafted and lifelike emerald flowers and plants.

Appreciation of Emerald Flowers and Plants

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