Basic knowledge of jade carving, key points of jade carving collection

Jade carving is one of the oldest carving varieties in China. Jade is processed and carved into exquisite handicrafts, which is called jade carving. So how much do you know about jade carving? The following is my knowledge of jade carving, I hope you like it!

Jade carving Jade carving is one of the oldest carving varieties in China. As early as the late Neolithic period, the Chinese nation had jade articles. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, jade making became a profession, and jade articles became etiquette utensils and decorative accessories. Jed has always been

As a treasure, in ancient China, jade was regarded as a symbol of good things and gentlemanly manners.

Emerald is actually a kind of high-quality stone. There are many kinds of jade, including white jade, topaz, jasper, jadeite and agate, turquoise, hibiscus stone and so on. Jade is processed and carved into exquisite handicrafts, which is called jade carving. In the production process, craftsmen can make jade carvings into exquisite handicrafts according to the natural colors and shapes of different jade materials after careful design and repeated thinking.

There are many kinds of jade carvings, including figures, utensils, birds and animals, flowers and other large works, as well as small works such as pins, rings, seals and ornaments. The large-scale jade carving "Dayu Harnessing Water" collected by Beijing Palace Museum shows the superb skills of China jade carving.

The main producing areas of jade articles in China are modern Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Xinjiang and Qinghai. China's jade carving works enjoy a high reputation in the world.

It is widely respected and cherished by the people of China. From the beginning of civilization to today, no matter how great the Chinese culture has experienced, the national feelings of worshipping and loving jade are still deeply rooted, and the art of jade carving is endless. The wisdom of oriental civilization shines brilliantly on jade, which is one of the most attractive traditional handicrafts in China and is worth cherishing. ? Beautiful jade? Carry forward our jade culture!

Carving skills of jade carving 1, line carving: generally speaking, it refers to pattern carving with negative line or positive line as modeling means, which is between carving and painting. Carved points and lines should express the beauty and charm of words or paintings in a superb way.

2. Circular sculpture: refers to a completely three-dimensional sculpture that is not attached to any background and is suitable for multi-angle appreciation. Including head, bust, group portrait, animals and plants and other types of modeling. There are two ways to conceive a round carving: one is? Modeling because of the situation? That is, according to the natural form and the aesthetic feeling contained in the texture of jade materials, another creative method is to have an idea first, and then choose the appropriate jade materials.

3. Semi-round carving: refers to the use of round carving techniques to carve the main part to be expressed, abandon the secondary part, and form the artistic image of half round carving, while the other half is still the original stone or original vessel, which is also supported by different means such as patterns, scenery and planes. This form is more convenient than circular carving, and can be combined with relief to form a painting. Therefore, jade carvings, grottoes, cliffs, ancient bronzes and other works of art for thousands of years often appear at the same time with various relief and line carving decorative patterns, which has a high artistic level.

4. Relief: refers to carving a raised image on a plane, which is a carving technique to express a three-dimensional level on a plane. According to the thickness of surface protrusions, it can be divided into? High relief? 、? Shallow relief? . The line carving decoration on the artifacts of primitive society in China also belongs to the category of relief, which was widely used as decoration and expression of thoughts and beliefs on jade carvings and bronzes in Shang, Zhou and Warring States.

The conception of jade carving is mostly in the form of painting. Therefore, a relief work, first of all, depends on whether its raised image has artistic effect and whether the lines are smooth; Secondly, we should pay attention to the positioning of the image. Di Zi? Whether the depth is the same, whether it is on the same horizontal plane. In the relationship between human viewpoint and relief surface, excellent works can often achieve very ingenious artistic perspective effect.

5. Relief levels: It means that when a stereoscopic three-dimensional image is compressed into a relief, the complex ups and downs from the bottom of the relief to the surface of the relief are treated and summarized into several horizontal levels with different shades, even if people and things overlap on the relief screen many times. Make it adapt to the light, cause the illusion of the viewer, produce the floating of the relief image, and get a sense of space.

6. Through-carving: Generally speaking, it refers to the relief in which the bottom plate is hollowed out, that is, the part between the images that does not show the specific content is removed (hollowed out), so that the scenery on the back of the relief can be seen from the front through the hollowed-out place. Through carving is divided into single-sided carving and double-sided carving. In the industry, one-sided carving is also called? Pull flowers? .

The difference between through carving and relief carving is that dry through carving can be viewed on both sides, while relief carving can only be viewed on one side. The two sides of a double-sided carving are different. Generally, the works of a double-sided carving have borders, so they are called "double-sided carving" by their wives. Hollow ceiling? .

7. Hollow out: This is a unique carving art, which absorbs the advantages of line carving, round carving, relief and painting. what's up Stereo carving? (round carving),? Plane carving? (relief).

? Plane carving? It is a general sculpture, and the work has a certain thickness. The depicted images are layered and staggered. This form of expression is called "Wang Diao"? Embossing under flowers? , the jade brand of the Yuan Dynasty? Spring water jade? Is a typical example.

? Stereo carving? It is a multi-dimensional spatial expression method based on round carving, and it wins with hollow description in artistic form.