Can you introduce the art of tooth carving?

Tooth carving refers to a series of carvings on ivory, is an ancient traditional art, but also a folk arts and crafts. Ivory carving works of art, solid and dense, soft and smooth color texture, exquisite carving art, doubly valued by collectors, become one of the unique characteristics of antiques varieties. Currently tusk carving production for Beijing, guangzhou, Shanghai, nanjing four main areas. Tusk for the elephant on the strongest part of its glossy as jade, durable, precious exploration and precious stones comparable to, so ivory and organic gemstone reputation. Ivory is different from general teeth. Its surface is not covered with enamel. Very afraid of acid. Strong acid can corrode it, weak acid can also make it soften. If the ivory in the acetic acid soak, you can make it soft, and then use a knife or other tools, spinning to carve processing, often with half the effort. Ivory fine texture, moderate hardness, soft luster, fine lines, very natural is the production of high-grade crafts of natural materials.

Ivory from the beginning of the tip, there are small black spots, has been extended to the hollow tube mouth part of the heart, called the heart. If we cut the ivory tip cross-section, we can find the heart of ivory, roughly divided into three kinds: sun heart, sesame heart, bad heart. The sun heart is the best, the sesame heart is the second best, and the bad heart is the worst and less common. Ivory has its natural grain, to the heart of the tooth as the center of the expansion to the surrounding area, the tooth grain also becomes more and more coarse, the natural grain of ivory for the "human" shape and net shape. Generally speaking, ivory carving art is divided into four categories: figures, animals, flowers and landscapes. Among them, ivory figures are mainly derived from ancient myths and legends and historical figures.

From the categories, they can be divided into ladies, luohan, buddhists, martial artists and historical figures. Character drawings are usually done in white, showing the character's facial expression, body posture, the shape of the clothing, etc., with provenance, but also focus on portraying the character's identity characteristics, in order to achieve perfect artistic effect. Dental carving flowers are generally flower-based, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, frogs, etc. as a companion, carving figurative peony, moon, chrysanthemums, magnolia, peaches, pine, bamboo, plum, etc., the overall shape of the bracket on the flower baskets, vases, bamboo tubes, folding fans, wigwams, etc., play a protagonist and the companion of the body with the role of the very good match. Tooth carving animal subjects are mainly in the forest tiger whistling, deep valley lion roar, rooster dawn, fish jumping lotus pool, etc., which the twelve Chinese zodiac signs in the art of tooth carving occupies a certain position. Scenic subjects in dental carving generally express the landscape, islands and the sun, moon and clouds. Jagged rocks, mottled sea rock, rolling and changing clouds are tooth carving artists especially like to wield the knife figurative.

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