Where do the jade carvings in Guangzhou belong?

Guangzhou jade carving is a national intangible cultural heritage.

Guangzhou jade carving craft was formed in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1000 years. Its jade carving crafts are mainly divided into jade ornaments and jade carving ornaments.

Guangzhou jade carving technology has a long history. People in Guangzhou especially like jade. People have always regarded jade as a treasure, and think that jade has the functions of auspicious implication, avoiding evil and eliminating disasters. During Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, Guangzhou jade craft products have become a market, with more than 200 large-scale shops, which made the jade carving industry and sales market in Guangzhou unprecedentedly prosperous. Guangzhou jade carving craft was formed in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1000 years. On the basis of inheriting the traditional skills of "seven-color jade" in Song Dynasty, it created a stunt of "color preservation", which kept the natural color of the original jade and made it more exquisite.

Jade carving crafts are mainly divided into two categories: jade ornaments and decoration. Jade carving materials are mostly jade, and products are divided into two categories: one is jewelry, and the other is decoration. The earliest ornaments were jade bracelets, rings, earrings and jade pendants. , and jade ornaments inlaid with gold, silver and precious stones; There are flowers, figures, birds and animals, bottles and jars, as well as unique jade balls, flower boats, pagodas, incense burners and other advanced handicrafts. The 18 double lion ball made in Guangzhou won the National Science Conference Award 1978.

The jade balls decorated with jade carvings in Guangzhou are particularly distinctive. More than ten layers of balls can be hollowed out, and the big balls are covered with small balls, with uniform thickness and free rotation on each layer, and exquisite flowers such as mountains and rivers, flowers, figures, fish insects, flowers and birds are carved, which is extremely vivid. At present, jade carving balls have been carved to 20 floors, forming a group of ball carving systems.

The main raw material of jade carving in Guangzhou comes from Xinyi, the province. The jade produced in Xinyi is called "South Jade". It is mostly grass green, translucent and has natural stripes. After polishing, it is crystal clear and unique among jade. Guangzhou artists obtained jade carving skills from all over China, and took Guangzhou tooth carving as a model. Therefore, it has its own characteristics in varieties, carvers and materials. The bronze carved jade ball is a product to overcome the high hardness of jade, with more than twelve layers. Shake it gently in your hand, and the sound of jade collision faintly comes out, which is very comfortable. The southern jade bowl with a thin tire, whether it is embossed Yunlong or naked without carving, is extremely luxurious. Jade carving small tea set, not only has a matching pot cup, but also a jade plate, which is exquisite and very attractive. These three products are rare in domestic jade carving art. Traditional works include flowers, fuming stoves, broken chain bottles, jewelry and so on. In recent decades, new works of art have appeared, such as pagodas, carved lanterns, crab cages and elephant heads.

Gao Gao is the inheritor of Guangzhou jade carving, a national intangible cultural heritage. /kloc-0 was born in Guangzhou on April 28th, 1949. 1965 to 1986 worked in South Jade Carving Factory, engaged in design and training. At present, he is a director of Yihua Jade Craft, a member of China Folk Writers Association, a vice chairman of Guangdong Folk Writers Association, a member of World Special Artists Association, a member of China Arts and Crafts Association, a member of Special Arts Committee, a director of American Overseas Artists Association, a researcher of World Cultural and Art Research Center, and a member of Guangdong Gemstone Association. 1997 won the honorary certificate of "Top Ten Folk Artists in China", and his personal biography was included in the series ... Details >>& gt.