Talking about Jade Carving Master Zhao Min

Since ancient times, “awesomeness” has been described and praised by masterpieces of arts and crafts that have been handed down, emphasizing clever ideas and exquisite craftsmanship. As a traditional sculptural handicraft, excellent jade carving works also show the exquisite and delicate craftsmanship. It is precisely because of this that they can be honorable and pass on from generation to generation.

The dignified shape, smooth lines, exquisite detailing, and subtle nuances are among the indispensable important conditions for the admission of outstanding arts and crafts. In this way, the artistic conception and connotation of the work can be fully reflected. The emphasis is still on craftsmanship. Arts and crafts are inseparable from craftsmanship, especially exquisite craftsmanship.... The development law of arts and crafts history also proves this, and jade carvings are not exception.

Of course, compared with other carved works of art, jade carving has its own characteristics because of its material properties. Judging from the history of the development of jade culture, jade carving products, whether as actual articles or decorations, among them, those excellent jade carving products that have been circulated so far have fully demonstrated that the production process occupies a very important position in the production process of jade carving works.

Why must emphasize the importance of jade carving craft:

1. Reflect the social culture, thoughts and values ​​at that time through the craft.

"Writing on Taoism" is also reflected in any form of art. Jade carving is no exception. In general, the development of jade from its initial form to its later forms, along with the development of the socio-economic culture and the improvement of the production process, has instilled a higher level of values ​​and social ideology, becoming a cultural carrier.

In the primitive culture, from the Hongshan cultural jadeware to the Liangzhu culture jadeware, the separation of the jade processing technique and the stoneware crafts appeared, the shapes were diverse, the ornamentation was complicated, and the craftsmanship had the Yangxian, Yinxian, plano-convex, hidden Yangxian, double-hook hidden Yangxian, There are even hairsprings and knife lines, or simple and unpretentious, or bold and unrestrained, and they strive for excellence and strength. The depiction of ornamentation reflects the society’s dependence on nature and God at that time. Man and God’s image are combined to plead for victory over nature and avoid disaster.

In the Tang Dynasty, due to the prosperity of social culture and the advocacy of Buddhism, the style and ornamentation of jade wares were pursuing the development of magnificence and ceremonial Buddhism, and other types of artistic techniques were applied to the carving of jade wares. The garden carvings, openworks, and flowers appeared in the carving process. Birds and animals are exquisitely carved.

Song, Liao and Jinyuan enriched the subjects of fishing, hunting and defending fire.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the literati's involvement and the intervention of the emperor's aristocrats, there were landscape paintings, poetry, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry and utensils. Jade style has changed, luxurious, complex features, carving process has reached the highest peak of history.

2. The jade carving process reflects the technical level and economic development of the original society at that time. Due to the low production level and the backward production technology and tools, the jade articles are relatively small items of some types and their crafts are relatively rough. In the feudal society, along with the production of bronzes and ironware, people invented and produced various types of metal tools. It has greatly increased the productivity, and at the same time it has increased the level of production technology. A large number of large jade carvings have appeared. Imagine the outstanding artefacts of these dynasties. If we do not have that amazing craftsmanship and exquisite ornamentation, how can we examine and understand the society and customs of the time?

3. The jade carving craftsmanship reflects the pros and cons of the makers' worldview craftsmanship, which determines the success or failure of the jade carving works. The ancient saying goes: "Jade is not good, not a device", a eucalyptus word deduce the dominance of its jade carving production process, there is no "work" There is no "art", no "work", there is no talk about "art", in terms of carving, "work" has played a major role.

However, there is no conclusive evidence for the fact that there are many, many things, and this is certain, but it must be done. As for the complexity of craftsmanship, quantity is small, not absolute, and there is no strict distinction. Because of different materials, it varies from person to person. Relatively speaking, there is no standard and there is no law.

Due to the complexity and variability of life and thoughts, and in order to satisfy and enrich the diverse needs of people and society, the expression and technique of craftsmanship also show its diversity and complexity, and it is by no means unique and one-sided. of.

The degree of refinement and refinement of the craftsmanship, the ideological themes and cultural connotations of the art revealed at the end all reflect the comprehensive qualities of the Daiyu people, such as their own skills, knowledge, and cultivation, as well as the full and reasonable material, including form, color and texture. The use of.

All this can only be demonstrated and demonstrated through the implementation of the process. Therefore, in the process of jade carving can not be without "work", but to be more strengthened. Only paying attention to the material of expression and ignoring the performance of the themes of ideas and ideas, such works are simplistic, and because they lack scrutiny and cannot be scrutinized, their vitality is not strong, or they have no vitality at all. It is not worth promoting.

"Art" is the need for people to "work" day after day of continuous strengthening and enrichment, to be completed, but not a simple reproduction.

Some of the nature-producing shapes and unique shapes of stone and wood, and so-called uncanny workmanship, they also have “workers” and are naturally given “workers”. After a long period of time, they are crafted with a touch of time. Carved and shaped. This is still "work" can not be.

Imagine that the ancient collections of the National Palace Museum lacked the exquisite arts and crafts.
Art works are created by human labor, which carries information on social civilization and development. It is the crystallization of human cultural thoughts, the symbol of social civilization, and no one's intellectual work.

Reproduction of art is not a simple problem. Simple craftsmanship can hardly satisfy profound artistic needs. Cultural thoughts should not be inclined to return to the original, blindly pursue the concept of materialism, and look for representations. Then the craft will certainly fade, but the lack of refinement and finesse. The jade carving products will be difficult to carry information on social civilization and human culture.

4. The multi-angle and multi-faceted interactive induction of jade carving craftsmanship is related to the “unreliable and unsuccessful”. I think it includes two meanings: one is carving, one is handmade, the other is thinking. With ideas, we often say: "To ponder and ponder" means this. Only by combining these two points, and through the repeated thinking and scrutiny of a piece of jade raw material, we apply superb craftsmanship and the artistic side of jade carving works. It may be fully demonstrated.

We analyze from a relative point of view. The word “琢” is relatively ambiguous, the 雕 琢 is 琢, and the 琢 观 is the word. Here the 琢 character is not only a problem for the sculptor on the one hand, but also becomes the heart of the eagle and the spectator. Interaction, mutual ideological exchange, emotional communication. At the same time, each other's thoughts unfolded and the plot unfolded. The sculptors and the viewers shortened the gap and resonated with each other, eliciting a spark of induction... A curved and smooth line, which can be soft or felt like a hard one. The bridge flows like a meteor, and a glowing surface looks like ocean, clear skies, floating yarns, or ice peaks.

All these things can only be felt from the excellent jade carving works with superb craftsmanship. The artistic connotation is reproduced due to the craftsmanship, the craftsmanship is rich, the artistic conception is reproduced, the perfect combination of artistic conception and craftsmanship realizes and promotes the artistic creation. In ancient and modern times, the history of the development of works of art shows the same pattern, and the history of the development of jade culture is no exception.