How is the jade carving technique?

Jade carving technology is an indispensable part of Chinese jade culture. Jade jewelry is both a material product and a spiritual product. For jade carving jewelry, one must carefully appreciate the connotation from the perspective of traditional culture in order to feel the aura and magic of jade.

What are the techniques used in jade carving?

Carving: Also known as hollowing out, it is to hollow out the areas of the jade material where no objects are shown, leaving the parts that need to show the objects. Carving is very difficult and has very high requirements for the raw materials of jade. The texture must be delicate. Especially if cracks appear in the hollow part, it is very likely to break and all previous efforts will be wasted.

Chain carving: Chain carving is a carving method that hollows out a piece of jade and carves it into a movable jade chain. Chain carving also has very high requirements for jade raw materials, which must be carefully selected. Any carelessness will cause the chain to break.

Round sculpture: It can also be called three-dimensional sculpture or round sculpture, which refers to a three-dimensional sculpture that can be appreciated from multiple directions and angles. The sculptor must carve from all directions: front, back, left, right, top, middle and bottom. This is extremely difficult and tests the sculptor's skills.

Relief: Relief is one of the more common carving methods. It carves raised patterns or shapes on the surface of jade to show the three-dimensionality and sense of space of the pattern. It is a decorative carving method that appeared after the round carving. Relief can be divided into three types: deep relief, medium relief and shallow relief, each with its own characteristics.

What is painting and cutting in jade carving

The painting on jade can be divided into two types: rough painting and fine painting.

Rough drawing: It is to draw a rough outline on the jade raw material, and use thick lines to determine the general shape of the work.

Detailed drawing: After the rough drawing has been completed and the general shape is determined, the detailed parts of various parts are depicted.

When painting, the brush strokes must be moved quickly, and the connection between the brush strokes must also be fast and tight. Otherwise, if the brush strokes are too stiff, it will be difficult to "carve" them.

The "carving" of jadeite means cutting and grinding jadeite with diamond abrasive and some professional tools. The first is to remove the outer skin of the jadeite raw stone, and the second is to split the raw material, dig out the dirty parts, remove the knots, and grind out the general shape of the work, and then carve out the details.

What is the technique of making pitting in jade carving?

Cotton sometimes appears in jade, and some of the cotton will affect the beauty of the jade. Making pockmarks is a good way to suppress the cotton. Where there is cotton on the surface of the jade, the cotton can be knocked out through the pits made by making pockmarks. However, making pockmarks will damage the shape of the jade material, and the appearance of pockmarks will reduce the transparency of the jade, which has both advantages and disadvantages.

Four major schools of Chinese jade carving

The "Northern School" mainly refers to the main carving style in Beijing, Tianjin and Liaoning, which is characterized by solemnity, simplicity and elegance. Among them, the most outstanding achievements are the once famous "Four Weirdos and One Demon", each with his own unique skills: Pan Bingheng carved figures and thin-body craftsmanship; Liu Deying was good at three-dimensional round sculptures of flowers; He Rong was famous for his round sculptures of gods, Buddhas and ladies; Zhang Yun and Wang Shusen were respected for their elegant and delicate "flower piece" jade pieces.

"Yang style" refers to the jade carving style in Yangzhou area. It pays attention to composition and pursues fine craftsmanship and elegant and beautiful shape. Its representative works include the jasper mountain "Gathering Treasures" and the white jade "Map of the Great Thousand Buddha Kingdom".

The "Haipai" style is centered in Shanghai and has a unique artistic style. The formation of its style took a relatively long period of time. The vessels carved by the Haipai style are very delicate. The shapes of figures and animals are very vivid, solemn and elegant, and have been well received by many collectors.

The "Southern School" is mainly based in Guangdong and Fujian. The jade carvings of the "Southern School" are full, exquisite and vivid. The skills in hollow carving and high-end jade jewelry are very exquisite and distinctive.

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