Teach you how to judge the quality of jade carving in 3 minutes

Since ancient times, jade has been endowed with the meanings of vitality, health, wealth and longevity. Therefore, many people like to use jade as gifts to express good wishes, and these meanings are mainly expressed through carvings.

There are many traditional carving techniques, such as the following: relief, round carving, hollow carving, chain carving, button carving

▼Round Sculpture

Round sculpture is also called three-dimensional sculpture, and viewers can see all sides of the object from different angles. It requires the sculptor to carve from all directions: front, back, left, right, top, middle and bottom. It is the most basic technique in stone carving.

▼ Relief

Relief, which is between round sculpture and painting, is a kind of sculpture that carves out convex and concave images on a flat surface. It has various shapes, and can be three-dimensional or two-dimensional. It can be attached to a carrier or exist independently.

▼ Carving

Openwork carving is based on relief, hollowing out the background part and carving various designs and patterns on the carving carrier. Some are single-sided carvings, and some are double-sided carvings.

▼ Chain carving

The difficult carving method of hollowing out jade to create a whole movable stone chain was first seen in the carving of jade artifacts. Chain carving has extremely high requirements for jade, which must be fine, pure and hard. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and is mostly used for carving ornaments such as bottles and stoves, so it is not common.

▼ Button carving

Button carving refers specifically to the carving of the button decoration on the upper part of the seal. It also belongs to the category of round sculpture, but it is limited to the scale of the seal. The content of button carving is mostly animals in ancient legends, with a full sense of three-dimensionality.

Knowing the carving techniques is not enough, of course. We also need to learn how to judge the quality of jade carvings, and we only need to look at three indicators: "clever", "pretty", and "exquisite".

▼ The “skill” of jadeite

"Qiao" refers to the cleverness of the work's conception and meaning.

A good conception can present the artistic conception of a jade work to the greatest extent

According to the type, water, color, structure and size of the raw materials

Design the most suitable style

Define the most beautiful meaning

This is the "skill" of jade carving

▼The “pretty” of jadeite

"Qiao" refers to the use of color

The use of colors reflects the basic skills of the carving master.

According to the color distribution characteristics of jadeite,

Make full use of the colors of different parts

Highlight the harmonious beauty of jade and enhance the artistic conception

▼ The “essence” of jadeite

"Jing" refers to the exquisite craftsmanship.

A piece of fine jade carving is made up of details carved with a knife.

Carefully check whether the lines are smooth, the proportions are harmonious, and the expressions are lifelike.

The protagonist needs the support of supporting roles, the blue sky needs white clouds, and good materials naturally need good workmanship; good carving can enhance the artistic conception of jade works, add the finishing touch to jade, make it have both value and beauty, and become a wonderful work of art.

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