What carving methods do top jade carvers use? Introduction to Hand-carved Jade Techniques

China has accumulated thousands of years of culture and produced many skilled craftsmen, and often creates legendary works. This is inseparable from our mature jade carving technology. So what techniques do general sculptors use? Let me talk to you today

1. Printmaking. Usually refers to the Yinxian or candle carving pattern as a means of modeling, and between sculpture and painting. It is divided into intaglio and relief. The engraved and carved dots and lines perfectly express the beauty and charm of the words or paintings.

2. What is a round sculpture? A round sculpture refers to a completely three-dimensional sculpture that is not attached to any background and is suitable for appreciation from multiple angles. Including heads, busts, groups and animal and plant types... There are two types of round sculpture conception: one is "shaping according to the situation", that is, creating according to the beauty contained in the natural shape and texture of the jade material; the other is to have an idea first, and then choose appropriate jade materials to create according to the idea.

3. Relief: refers to a carving technique that carves out raised images on a flat surface to express three-dimensional layers. Depending on the thickness of the surface protrusion, it can be divided into high relief and shallow relief. Line carving decorations on objects in primitive society in my country also belong to the scope of relief.. It was widely used in jade carvings and bronze ware from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the Warring States Period as decoration and expression of ideological beliefs..

4. Openwork. Generally refers to a relief with a hollowed-out base, that is, the part of the image that does not express the specific content of the image is removed (hollowed out). In this way, the scenery on the back of the relief can be seen from the front through the hollowed-out part. Openwork carving can be divided into single-sided and double-sided carving.

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