An intangible cultural heritage microcarver used a needlepoint to carve "Lanting Preface". When did the microcarving technique appear?

Micro-carving skills Since the Ming Dynasty, my country's micro-carving skills have been quite advanced, and there have been many schools and creative styles. ?

What is micro-engraving?

Miniature carving is the most exquisite craft among traditional Chinese arts and crafts. In fact, miniature carving is a miniature work of art. The work itself is extremely exquisite, but it brings together the essence of our Chinese culture. It is also a branch of carving technology, which can be regarded as a school of carving.

Micro-carving techniques generally include micro-round carving, relief carving, open carving, etc. There are many things that are carved in miniature that are very similar to the original ones, but they are also very impressive. It is really amazing. Micro-carving is actually to highlight the carved things and give them a three-dimensional effect.

Miniature carvings can be carved anywhere, such as on ivory pieces, bamboo pieces or hair of a few millimeters. It is really amazing. Not to mention the skill of the carving master, the vision alone is already very impressive. Yes, many works can only be viewed with a magnifying glass or microscope, so they are called "unique skills". This is a unique skill in ancient times and modern times.

The structure of micro-carving is extremely delicate, and it would be really difficult to complete it without a master craftsman who has superb micro-carving skills, calligraphy skills, and skilled use of micro-carving tools. Generally, master craftsmen have to hold their breath and be meticulous when carving. In fact, there are many people engaged in sculpture at present, but there are very few people who can actually complete miniature sculptures. The reason is that miniature carving tests the creator's calligraphy and painting background and superb carving craftsmanship. Both of them are indispensable and fine engineering cannot be sloppy at all. The cutting knife used for micro carving is also smaller than a conventional meat cleaver, and the level of carving can be intuitively reflected in the work.

Miniature sculpture works and creative style.

Miniature carvings are all about carving tiny three-dimensional pictures on various carrier stones, bones, teeth, stones, gems, hair, etc. to display the works. Miniature paintings can display a variety of paintings in various forms. At present, most of them are colored stones, because the colors of colored stones are actually richer and have unique advantages in color selection. The real master's micro-carving is a three-dimensional micro-carving art that integrates micro-carving, micro-carving and micro-painting. Miniature carving has changed the traditional carving technology, showing the new era and new life with profound artistic conception and magnificent pictures.

Similarly, because the carriers used in micro-painting engraving are mostly arc-shaped, scatter-point perspective is often used to carve tiny and fine three-dimensional pictures. The works of micro-painting engraving are unique in terms of culture, history, society, life, and popular science knowledge. It is difficult to imitate, because this unique skill requires mastering too much knowledge, including calligraphy, painting, and three-dimensional sense. Of course, the most important thing is patience. Without patience, you cannot learn this.