"Successful..." Zhou Zhi murmured as he looked at the pictures in the pictorial.
"What has succeeded?" Wu Renzhong asked: "Masters? Didn't you say that she had succeeded a long time ago? Aren't all the Hotan jade carvings from the Suzhou Jade Carving Factory sent to Japan and South Korea for exhibition now?"
Suzhou Jade Carving The factory's jade carvings were exhibited on Hong Kong Island with great success. Afterwards, the country struck while the iron was hot and sent them to Taiwan, the peninsula, and other island countries for rotating exhibitions. Now a large number of Zhou Zhi's objects are still in the exhibition hall of the Fujita Museum of Art in the island country for the people of the island country. Visiting.
The fame and worth of the three female jade carving masters in the factory have naturally increased.
“I’m talking about the stone from our Lianhe Township, Sichuan Red.” Zhou Zhi murmured, “It’s so impressive. No wonder the masters were so excited when they called me...”
For stone carvings to show off their craftsmanship, they must first have transparency requirements. The materials must be impermeable, such as crystal and ice jade. Light will penetrate the surface and enter the interior, making it difficult to reflect the depth of the carving. Give the viewer a three-dimensional impression.
But it is completely opaque, not even like a stone. That way it will lack luster, lack of a layer of water or oily shine on the surface. In terms of photography or painting techniques, it is missing a layer of rendering. , the aesthetics are greatly compromised.
This is especially true for creations based on traditional Chinese themes. Stone materials that were highly regarded in ancient times all conform to these characteristics.
For example, Hetian jade, Tianhuang stone, and even Dushan jade, Lantian jade, etc., which have a huge production volume, are all like this.
On the contrary, crystals and jadeite with relatively high transparency are often made into practical utensils, or they became known and loved by the public only after modern aesthetics became simpler.
"How to say?" Wu Renzhong didn't understand this aspect at all, but he was also quite interested, or Shama Ricong was very interested.
After wearing Yingrun, the beautiful girl Nan Hongshuizi gave it to Shama Ricong. Shama Ricong liked it very much and gave Wu Renzhong a task to get another bracelet to wear.
“Stones are scarce, have jade qualities, and have festive colors. They have been sought after in ancient times, and in modern times they can showcase carving skills.” Zhou Zhi counted them with his fingers: “Currently, stones with these characteristics can be found all over the country. If there are only a few, this is the basis for speculation.”
< br>After saying that, he pointed to Nan Hong Gai Lu in the pictorial: "If you just win a few top national awards, it will be difficult for everyone not to pay attention to this one..."
"Me too I never expected that our Sichuan red carving would have this effect..."
The cover stove in the pictorial is carved from a single piece of Nanhong. If broken down, it is the kind of Jinhong defined by Zhou Zhi. The texture of the whole stone is extremely uniform, with almost no texture visible, and the height and width are very high. Both reached 30 centimeters, about one-third larger than the Qianlong one. As a furnace-shaped vessel, it looked more solemn.
This piece of persimmon red hair color is very bright, similar to bright red with a little orange mixed in, close to the color of MOMO coral, and it is not dark or heavy, and it seems to have its own light effect when placed there. Generally, very luxurious.
Because agate has a fine texture and extremely high hardness, it can be carved extremely finely. Su Gong's exquisite craftsmanship can be demonstrated to the greatest extent on it. This piece of material can be used by masters to show off their skills. .
The most important thing is that such skills can be clearly demonstrated against the background of Nanhong and clearly displayed in front of the audience. This is something that not even Hetian jade can do.
The mutton-fat white texture of Hetian jade is also fine, and it can also withstand extremely delicate carvings. However, due to the background color, it is extremely difficult to appreciate such delicate carvings from a distance except by playing with them. This is a discount.
There was no such thing as appreciating jade through a glass counter in ancient times. They all looked at it carefully, so it had little impact. Even so, the highest-grade jade material in ancient times was still not mutton-fat white, but topaz with color and prominent carvings. Topaz is also Hotan jade, but it is the color of Hotan mutton-fat white jade that is dyed by the surrounding mineral environment in the river. If you are a frequent visitor to the Forbidden City or the National Museum, you will be able to discover the carving work of topaz and the grade of the utensils. In the royal palace Higher than white jade.
In the international art market, the auction price of topaz is one level higher than that of white jade. In addition to the royal yellow, the colored raw materials show the carving craftsmanship, which may also be one of the reasons. one.
This Nanhong covered stove is much more delicate in carving than the hibiscus stone one from Qianlong.
The entire lid stove is a three-legged, big-belly, double-eared shape with a lid and a button on the lid. Although the height and diameter are only about thirty centimeters, the shape is generous and steady, dignified and beautiful, highlighting the It has a royal look, copied from Qianlong vessels.
The overall shape is still the shape of the optical device, and the overall focus is on lines and polishing. The lines show Zhu Qinghong's control of the form, while the meticulous polishing shows his confidence in the material, burying all the show off deep down.
The parts that show the carving skills are actually only the ears, ornaments and buttons.
On the most bulging part of the abdomen, two groups of larger crickets are symmetrically carved. One group is purely decorative, with smart and exaggerated shapes. It seems to carry a kind of vigilance unique to reptiles. As long as you reach out your hand, , they will crawl into the furnace quickly.
The other pair looked solemn, holding a ring in their mouths in the shape of a ring for their heads. It was not only a decoration, but the ring could also be used as the ears for carrying the incense burner. It was an ingenious work.
The top of the lid is carved with four small crickets, which are playing and overlapping each other to form the button of the incense burner lid.
This cover button is also hollow, which can release the incense coming from the furnace.
In other words, this incense burner can really be used as a practical device.
Of course the premise is that you are willing to do so.
The carvings of the small flatworms are too delicate, including the spreading bifurcation on the tip of the tail, including the fine teeth and snake-like tongue, including the half-embedded claw tips on the claws, including the joints of the upper and lower limbs The cloud-like floating texture at the end...
Both of them are achieved to the extreme.
In addition to craftsmanship, since they are no longer offering vessels to the royal family, the masters have no restrictions on their creations and have greater creative freedom. Therefore, the movements of the giant snakes on the vessels are more symmetrical under the premise of great symmetry. Stretch free.
There is a small cricket's tail on the cover, which stretches out along the cover surface and belongs to the cover button. The tip of the tail even spans a considerable span, becoming a "conspicuous package" on the cover.
Such a creation would have been thought-provoking in ancient times, but now, masters only use this stretched little tail to vividly express the liveliness and mischief of the little crickets. There are so many absolutes.
Showing off skills invisibly, learning from the past but not imitating the past, this is why Zhou Zhi said that the masters have advanced again. (End of this chapter)