What is micro-carving

Micro-carving is one of the finest and smallest crafts in traditional Chinese arts and crafts. It is in the size of a grain of rice ivory, bamboo, or a few millimeters of hair on the carving, its works to use a magnifying glass or microscope to see the content of the carving, so it has been called "stunts".

Micro-carving art "art in the micro", the more subtle, the more exquisite work, the higher the value. Micro-carving is also very concerned about the picture and chapter art, which is the "intention in the fine". Micro-carving of the carver must first have a very calligraphy and painting skills, although the micro-carving is so subtle that it can not be recognized with the naked eye, but under magnification is still very fine, such as large calligraphy. Chen Zhongsen in addition to micro-carving calligraphy, but also created a new species - micro-carving painting. He used the Shoushan stone itself colorful, texture characteristics, with landscapes, birds and flowers, people, the first fusion of goldstone painting and calligraphy in a furnace, but also different from the goldstone painting and calligraphy of the new art. His micro-carving works "100 bears paradise map" in the United States "World Art Center" to participate in the third Golden Rooster Award won the only "special gold medal", a sensation. In recent years, Fuzhou organization has micro-carving research society, members of more than 10 people, including Li Yiming's micro-carving calligraphy works have won the relevant events in Japan, "Special Award", in addition, there are Chen Dongsheng, Chen Mingde, Zhang Ping, Yang Shieying, Yungqi Liu, Lin right Xi, Lin Qinsong, and so on, but also outstanding achievements. Micro-carving pay special attention to the selection of materials, its stone texture requirements absolutely pure, can not have half a point of sand and half a crack, because half a sand point may be carved more than 10 Chinese characters. Secondly, the micro-carving knife is also a special fine knife, both to be sharp and fine, but also to be sharp. Thirdly, it is necessary to have a very good knowledge of calligraphy and Chinese painting, so that the carving can be carried out "intentionally carved". Fourth, the scene should be breathless, concentrated ideas, millimeters, a thousand pounds, a breath. Fifth, the knife should be stable, accurate, ruthless, only in this way, can make the calligraphy and knife brushwork to achieve perfect unity. Ivory micro-carved heart into a fan

The 1990s, you Jiarui opened up the "desktop cliff carving" of Shoushan stone calligraphy micro-carving new varieties. The Shoushan stone case of cliffs would have been small and delicate, a variety of forms, and then with the art of calligraphy micro-carving, it is more appreciated, and therefore loved by all. Since 2005, from the motherland of the travelers of the United States micro-carving artist XieShanShan (Mr. Shan Shan Xie) in New York to show his micro-carving skills, y American people and the majority of overseas Chinese people's favorite. Micro-carving is also very concerned about the picture and chapter of the art, which is the "intention in the fine". Micro-carving of the carver must first have a very calligraphy and painting skills, although the micro-carving is so subtle that it can not be recognized with the naked eye, but under magnification is still very fine, such as large calligraphy. Chen Zhongsen in addition to micro-carving calligraphy, but also created a new species - micro-carving painting. He used the Shoushan stone itself colorful, texture characteristics, with landscapes, birds and flowers, people, the first fusion of goldstone painting and calligraphy in a furnace, but also different from the goldstone painting and calligraphy of the new art. His micro-carving works "100 bears paradise map" in the United States "World Art Center" to participate in the third Golden Rooster Award won the only "special gold medal", a sensation. In recent years, Fuzhou organization has a micro-carving research society, members of more than 10 people, including Li Yiming's micro-carving calligraphy works have won the relevant events in Japan, "Special Award", in addition, there are Chen Dongsheng, Chen Mingde, Zhang Ping, Yang Shieying, Yungqi Liu, Lin right Xi, Lin Qinsong, and so on, but also outstanding achievements. Since 2005, from China's travel to the U.S. micro-carving artist Xie Shan Shan (Mr. Shan Shan Xie) in New York to show his micro-carving skills, y loved by the American people and the majority of overseas Chinese.