Cultural integration and performance of the art of jade carving inheriting the millennium

September 17, 2023

Among the treasures of Chinese traditional culture and art, jade culture is the earliest, longest-lasting and richest cultural treasure of the Chinese nation. It is profound and profound. After thousands of years of inheritance, innovation and development, the beautiful and exquisite Chinese jade carvings have long been famous, and are known as the "Oriental Art Wonders". They are regarded as the quintessence of Chinese people like calligraphy, Chinese painting and Beijing opera. The colorful and exquisite Chinese jade is not only cherished by Chinese children, but also favored by foreign art collectors and jade lovers.

As the cultural phenomenon of supernatural power, the spiritual connotation of jade has become an important gene of Chinese traditional culture, infiltrating into the blood and bones of our entire nation, and has become a spiritual consolation and spiritual sustenance. Contemporary jade carving artists carrying the historical mission of jade culture and jade carving art, innovating in inheritance, developing in integration, make contemporary one of the most prosperous periods in the history of Chinese jade carving.

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Chinese jade carving: a history of inheritance and innovation

Jade carving is the oldest carving variety in China. The formation of its craft and artistic system is a very long and continuous process of innovation and development. It is also a process of extracting nutrition from other crafts or traditional culture fields. It is precisely because of this process of innovation and development that the Chinese jade culture continues.

In the Neolithic Age, the use of jade articles in China has reached a peak, represented by the Hongshan culture in the north and the jade artifacts unearthed from the Liangzhu Culture Site in the south. From the shape, it is basically small and medium-sized jade, mainly based on simple geometric shape, paying attention to the pursuit of symmetrical beauty, mostly static composition, relatively simple decoration, simple and abstract lines to achieve the effect of expressiveness, preliminary processing technology and design It is the outstanding innovation achievement of this period.

In the period of Shang, Zhou, Chunqiu and Warring States, the appearance of bronzes and irons improved the jade craft and the jade tools. The carving process showed great innovation and created good objective conditions for the prosperity of jade carving. The composition of the jade carving changes from static to dynamic, and the realistic works are very dynamic. The carving technique is constantly innovating. A large number of embossing and openwork carvings, the first appearance of openwork carvings and round jade carvings, and the appearance of fine lines and "fairy" techniques, indicating a leap in the craftsmanship and superb artistic innovations, such as the pretty color of the woman's tomb Yuxi is a typical evidence of cultural relics.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, there was a rare peace in the feudal society. The jade carvings have developed greatly, and the jade carvings are prevalent. In addition to the previous major etiquette, production and life functions, jade carving products gradually entered the ranks of decorations. The theme is more extended, and the styling focuses on grasping the overall balance and realism. The openwork process has been widely used, and the Yin-line carving technique has become more mature. It can be carved into a fine hair, which is still strong and powerful. There are both finely crafted jade pieces and a simple style of "Han Ba ​​Knife". The ornamentation is complex and diverse, with the inheritance of the previous generation, as well as the distinctive features of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the jade carving craft has reached a qualitative leap. The court "Yuyuan" has been able to produce large-scale jade pieces, representing complex subject matter, and representative works such as the "Yushan Da Yuhai" in the Yuan Dynasty, and began to appear small and medium-sized mountain carvings. Various carving techniques are more mature. The skill of the Song and Yuan Dynasties also performed well. The jade workers often used jade materials, stains, and jade to make a multi-layered color change, and the objects were more three-dimensional.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were the heydays of Chinese jade carvings, forming two major schools of the South and North with different styles. "When Liangyu gathers in the capital, it is a skill to push the county." Lu Zigang, a famous artist in Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty, developed the "knife engraving method" and the "linking sleeve" production process, and created various jade carving crafts in various yin and yang reliefs, which greatly affected the later generations. The palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties were equipped with jade articles. At the same time, the production of folk jade articles was greatly developed. Beijing, Suzhou and Yangzhou became the three major jade carving centers in the country, and the jade carving art reached its peak. The large-scale mountain sculptures are constantly coming out, symbolizing the peak of the art of jade carving in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. At that time, China's landscapes and Western paintings had a great influence on jade carvings. Some of the overall jade carvings were based on a certain landscape and figure painting. The expression method of jade carving began to be influenced by Western aesthetic concepts. The carving of jade art was changed from flat engraving line to three-dimensional space stereoscopic perspective. For example, "Tong Yin Ladies' Figure" used this technique to express the works of this period. The concept is more mature, and the theme of the jade and jade color changes are skillfully selected. For example, a piece of jade cabbage hidden in the National Palace Museum in Taipei is made of impure jade raw materials. The jade worker carved the green leaves and the white jade as a vegetable stem, which perfectly combined the material with the theme.

The modern jade carving technique is a great achievement of history and culture. On the one hand, it inherits the artistic achievements of the past, and at the same time, it constantly innovates in the theme and expression of the works, and further develops the art of jade carving. A number of famous jade carving masters have appeared, and many such as "four "Da Guobao" ("岱岳奇观", "群芳揽胜", "香香聚瑞" and "四海腾欢") and a large number of outstanding jade carvings, representing the innovative development achievements of China's jade carving art during this period.

The jade carving art formed by the combination of jade processing technology and creative design has experienced 8,000 years of development, inheritance, accumulation and innovation, making jade carving become a unique skill in China, and has different technological innovations in different eras. Different styles and artistic features, as well as distinctive time styles and regional features. After modern times, along with the development of the times, the exchange of international culture, and the continuous integration of other art forms and techniques, the Chinese jade carving art is more diversified. The history of Chinese jade carving is a history of development that has been passed down from generation to generation and constantly innovated.

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