Yi Shaoyong, from Bashu, 196 1, from Shanghai. Senior Art Consultant of Shanghai shanghai jade carving Cultural Association.

Chinese name: Yi Shaoyong

Alias: Tianshu

Nationality: China.

Ethnic group: Han nationality

Place of birth: Shanghai

Date of birth: 196 1 year

Occupation: Jade Carver

Major achievements: being awarded China jade carving master.

Representative Works: jade bone Tongyan Jade Brand

Personal profile

Yi Shaoyong, whose real name is Tianshu, is from Bashu,

196 1 Born in Shanghai.

professional title

China jade carving master

Senior Art Consultant of Shanghai shanghai jade carving Cultural Association.

Life resume

1978 was employed in shanghai jade carving factory technical college, and entered the furnace and bottle workshop in the same year.

199 1 engaged in the research and production of white jade brand.

He was awarded the China jade carving master in 2004.

Business experience

From 65438 to 0978, with his persistent pursuit of jade culture, he became a small apprentice in the workshop of shanghai jade carving factory. During his stay in the factory, he learned the carving technology of the furnace bottle from Zhong Jianlin, and he knew all about the treatment of modeling, plane and cambered surface, laying a solid foundation.

199 1 By chance, Yi Shaoyong's sculpture was taken away by a Taiwanese businessman and asked him to carve a piece of white jade at a high price. From then on, he realized his potential, fell in love with white jade carving, had a strong desire to make jade cards, and was determined to make achievements on white jade cards, which was out of control.

1995, he simply resigned and began to study white jade carving at home, and began to make jade cards. Jade brand is a highly integrated technology integrating calligraphy, painting and sculpture, and it is a window that reflects the profoundness of Chinese jade culture. From then on, there were only jade carvings in his world. Obsessed with being brave and practicing hard behind closed doors, the research on white jade carving technology has reached the point of sleepless nights.

Sometimes, even for a month, I don't want to go out of my unique door that integrates design, sculpture, appreciation and fitness. Jade carving requires workers to bear loneliness. When Shao Yong galloped in the vast space of jade carving, the biggest spiritual pillar was music. He can sublimate the impression and shock of hearing into a visual image; The abstract existence of music is captured by the medium of knife and pencil, and it is transformed into lines on the Yu Wen, so that the two-dimensional lines are integrated into the dancing melody, forming the characteristics of jade carving. Appreciating Master Yi's jade brand is like listening to an elegant music.

He holds the persistence and love for jade making, and dares to learn from the old and innovate. No matter in the shape or overall layout of jade brand, he pursues a very self-style and belongs to Yi Shaoyong. He displays all kinds of calligraphy characters in jade cards with different shapes, and sometimes poems and paintings blend together to create an elegant and exquisite charm and interest.

It is this special charm that makes his works exude a "temperament" that has never been seen in ancient or contemporary jade cards. Coupled with the unique shape, it jumps out of the stereotype of ordinary people on jade cards from the visual sense. Taking "jade bone Tong Yan Yu Pai" as an example, the author depicts the forehead of Ganoderma lucidum with meticulous techniques and hollows out a semicircular carving technique, which can show the richness of jade, and the lace holes are naturally hidden in the carving, even in his later works, whether it is the forehead of pine trees or the forehead of plum blossoms.

God helps those who help themselves.

Tianshu's jade brand is very famous.

Sharpen a sword every ten years. When Yi Shaoyong sent excellent works to the outside world again and again, almost all jade merchants in Shanghai took a fancy to his works. His fame is growing day by day. In 2004, Yi Shaoyong won the title of "China jade carving master". In addition, in 2004, China Gemstone Association held a "Tiangong Award" appraisal, and Yi Shaoyong's works won gold and silver awards respectively.

The sky-high award-winning work "Sanqing Yipin Jade Brand" is really a re-creation of the poems of the famous painter Dianthus Narcissus in the early Qing Dynasty on a piece of white jade, with the front depicting and the back carving poems. The three immortals are lined up in front of each other, and the longevity stone is behind the bamboo, showing a [L] line composition, and the right side is left blank, with the title "Three Clearances and One Product". The lower right is very thin, leaving a light yellow skin color. In this work, we see how the exquisite Yi Shaoyong uses intaglio lines. The surface texture of Shoushi Juanyu is distinct, and the thick and thin lines are staggered; The three daffodils in front are depicted with extremely fine and soft lines, as if they were ice muscle jade bone, delicate daffodils depicted with the most delicate light ink.

The Heavenly Prize silver award work "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra" is 262 words, with the same font as Sanqing Yipin Jade Brand, carved with Buddha statues and incense burners dancing clouds. This work combines jade carving technology with bronzing technology, and with precious stones, it will present the form of "jade painting". There are many calligraphers and jade carving masters in China, but not many people skillfully combine calligraphy with jade carving. Among the 78 winning works of Tiangong Award, only Yi Shaoyong's masterpiece is jade carving calligraphy! So far, he is the only jade carving master in China who writes articles with genuine works on jade tablets!

Over the years, too many stories have happened to Yi Shaoyong, which makes people deeply appreciate the charm of jade carving in Tian Shu. There is a rich man surnamed Yang in the south of the Yangtze River. He likes Zigang jade brand very much. He once bought two "master" works from Suzhou for seven figures. He likes anomalies and has never left his life. Friends who have seen these two jade cards are amazed and amazed.

Coincidentally, on April 25, 2008, Yang, a rich man who likes collecting, came to Beijing to participate in the autumn shoot of China Guardian in 2008. Above the preview of the auction, he saw Yi Shaoyong's carved jade brand, and compared it with his own jade brand with great interest-without saying anything, he immediately gave away the two jade brands he bought at a high price, and then went to Shanghai to find Yi Shaoyong and let him create for himself. Unfortunately, Yi Shaoyong hasn't had time to move the knife yet, and Yang is still waiting.

Art is endless and never forgets to pass on.

Yi Shaoyong's works, no matter from the conception of jade brand modeling, to the composition of the picture, to the exquisiteness of the carver, can be said to be fine jade brand carving. Yi Shaoyong made an incisive exposition on the artistic style of his works, and so did jade articles. Throughout the past dynasties, jade cards mostly used the patterns of Lu Zigang in the Ming Dynasty, with figures or landscapes embossed on the front and poems engraved on the back. Now I am a jade brand, so I want to marry a wife, but the feel is more important. Instead, I use a negative thread. The works pursue a clear, elegant, refined and delicate style, and express the meaning and artistic conception of China's traditional themes with various pictures of small scenes, rocks, flowers and trees and various fonts. Jade brand is a combination of playing with jade, appreciating paintings, reading poems and appreciating words, which has great prospects between the lines. Through continuous practice and painstaking thinking, the yinxian craft has been constantly improved, which has added a form to the jade brand and added more elegance to appreciation. Yinxian craft pays attention to the technique of knife and brushwork, and uses knife as a substitute for pen, which has both the meaning of seal cutting and the rhyme of pen lifting. It's good to hold a Yinxian jade card. If you look closely, you will still have the mood to talk to it. A landscape love letter shaking hands.

Based on the artistic creed of "three flavors are all available, and one's idealism is the best", Yi Shaoyong has gone through 25 years from an apprentice to a jade carving master today. He has been with Yu for 25 years, writing his own heart tablet between square inches. Now, the efforts in the past 25 years have finally been affirmed by the industry and society, which makes Shao Yong feel sincerely gratified, and at the same time arouses his high sense of responsibility for the jade cause of the motherland. Now, what he thinks about is not only art, but also how to make jade art flourish again. He wants to unite with some jade jewelers to turn traditional jade into high-grade jewelry. "In ancient China, people who liked jade were literati, but now jade has become a vulgar tool in the mainland. If you want to make jade into high-grade jewelry, you must vigorously promote jade culture. Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times. As a work of art in antiques, jade will have a very bright future. " From this perspective, for yourself, for art, for multiple markets. Shao Yong is very confident.

In front of him, he was young and brave, Fahua was born early, and his forehead was engraved with vicissitudes of life by years; The slender face and small eyes under the single eyelid exude the light full of aura and wisdom; Light blue jeans and casual waistcoat not only reveal Shao Yong's casual attitude towards people, but also exude his full persistence and enthusiasm for jade carving art. Looking back, Shao Yong deeply felt that "there is no limit to learning the sea" and had to "come through all the hardships" and canoe around Chung Shan Man to reach the other side of a new realm. He said that bitterness is joy, and bitter books are sweet.

You get what you pay, and you get what you pay. He also said: "Taibai once said,' It is difficult to get through the Shu Road, and it is difficult to get to the sky'. Only when you are not afraid of difficulties and persevere, Shu Dao will become a thoroughfare and your hands will be loyal to the sky. After I was in Shu, people named Tian Shu, which was the original intention. Art is endless and the road is long. It is our duty-bound to learn from the great innovations of the ancients and show the elegance of contemporary jade carving. We will make unremitting efforts to pursue the inheritance and development of Chinese jade culture.

Because knives and files can smooth bones.

The number of Yi Shaoyong's works is really too small. He only makes three or four jade cards every year, and at most he makes a few small white jade seals. Such a small output is extremely unique in today's jade carving world. The small number of works is mainly due to Yi Shaoyong's strict requirements for creation. Every stroke on the jade brand is cut after careful consideration. From what point of view, what is the radian of each stroke, how many strokes a painting needs, the sense of balance in the picture, the shelf structure of calligraphy and so on. You need to think and deliberate repeatedly.

Yi Shaoyong loves jade like a life, and treats every work of his like his own children, because every work has devoted his painstaking efforts and emotions. Yi Shaoyong is a playful person, not a person who loves money, so his works are unwilling to be sold in the market. But helpless, Yi Shaoyong is so famous in the circle that many collectors come to the door. He saw the jade brand in Yi Shaoyong's hand and asked if he wanted to sell it. Yi Shaoyong certainly doesn't want to sell, but collectors have repeatedly raised prices. In the end, Yi Shaoyong felt embarrassed not to sell, so he had to reluctantly give up what he wanted. Therefore, the prices of Yi Shaoyong's works are set by collectors, not by himself, which is unique in the jade carving industry in China.

Today, Yi Shaoyong has formed his own unique jade carving language. Although it has become a fashion trend to imitate Yi Shaoyong's gobbledygook technique, no one can reach his artistic level, and no one is more dedicated and diligent than Yi Shaoyong.

Regarding the problem of a small number of works, Yi Shaoyong said that his attitude is that it is better to lack than to abuse. There are three responsibilities for creating a work of art: to be responsible for sheep fat, a rare white jade, because it is a non-renewable resource given by God; Responsible for collectors, although some creative standards have been lowered, collectors can't see them, but they must never do so; Be responsible for your own art, every work must be a masterpiece, and there must be a breakthrough, not a simple repetition.

On jade carving creation

Yi Shaoyong's jade carving creation is very artistic. He said: "I created jade carvings with my heart, creating an elegant and subtle meaning." China's arts and crafts pay attention to artistic conception, and blank space is artistic conception. Scattered perspective, diagonal perspective, combination of female engraving and male engraving, and combination of rigidity and softness are all aimed at shaping artistic conception. "Yi Shaoyong's jade carving calligraphy and painting has a distinctive style of ethereal, elegant and elegant, and has become a' first-class' in China jade workshop. Just like Tang Jiaoran said, "The ancient style is wonderful today. "

Yi Shaoyong's jade carving works are full of the spirit of literati and scholarly spirit. He told us in a trance: "The poems, books, seals, paintings, plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums on my jade brand are admired by China people and described by countless literati in history. I often talk to the ancients and concentrate on their theories and use them in jade carving creation. " Therefore, Master Yi's jade carving works have the beauty of China's classical art. Imitating the formulation of "literati painting" in the Song Dynasty, we might as well call Master Yi's works "literati jade carving".

For the praise of the industry, Yi Shaoyong is very pleased: "I created a precedent for intaglio jade cards. What makes me most satisfied is that I filled the blank of intaglio jade painting and calligraphy. " Indeed, Master Yi has become a master of the creative school of jade altar at sea, and some people call his intaglio jade carving calligraphy and painting "a must through the ages". Fame and fame didn't make Master Yi stand still, but he was more elaborate in art. He said, "Only works that reflect my personality will I sign. I am responsible for myself and responsible for history. "

Social assessment

In the field of jade carving, Yi Shaoyong is almost a legendary figure and is known as the "first scholar". His "heavenly book" jade brand "calligraphy attainments can be called a must" His works are absolutely excellent and rarely circulate in the market.

Yi Shaoyong used jade as paper, books as a substitute for engraving, and carved culture and history between squares. His works, from the conception of jade brand modeling, to the composition of the picture, to the exquisiteness of the sculptor, can be said to be the exquisite jade brand carving, which is amazing. It has formed a unique expression technique and artistic charm, created the concept and style of "Tianshu brand" combining calligraphy and jade carving, and filled the blank of carving jade brand in the history of jade carving in China. Looking at Yi Shaoyong's works, a fresh and elegant, poetic wind is blowing head-on, which is pleasing to the eye.

Pi Churong, a well-known person in the jewelry and jade industry in Taiwan Province Province, spoke highly of Yi Shaoyong's "Jade Brand in Heaven", calling it a masterpiece of calligraphy and an amazing form of expression. What Pi Churong said about heavenly calligraphy naturally refers to calligraphy Chinese characters carved with a knife instead of a pen. He used a knife as a pen to slash and burn, and "wrote" Chinese characters of various calligraphy such as official seals on hard white jade and jadeite, and vividly showed the meaning of brush calligraphy with an iron pen knife carved with jade. Moreover, since ancient times, jade plates have been carved with positive lines and negative characters, while Master Yi boldly tried to express positive and negative pictures and texts with negative lines. One is to make them feel soft, and the other is to use China's traditional calligraphy and painting forms to unify their feel and vision, showing a literati temperament and elegant form.

Tianshu Jade Brand Scenic Area is outside. Yi Shaoyong's knife and brush calligraphy is often matched with other people's jade carving works. There are also carved pictures of mountains and rivers, carved words, which complement each other. There are many jade carvings, books and articles, and the author's surname is also carved by Yi Shaoyong. Many celebrities will also come to you, and ask Master Yi to carve the seal. Recently, Yi Shaoyong and China jade carving master Wu Desheng, a famous figure sculptor, made a perfect match for the first time, and jointly launched a stunning work of Tan Tan Tan in China, Tang Yunchun Bud, which was made of first-class white jade seed material with micro-gold sand grease and weighed 208 grams after carving. The front of the work is an elegant and exquisite bathing picture of Wu Desheng's imperial concubine, and the back is Yi's leisurely and elegant jade carving calligraphy, which is really a rare boutique in Chinese jade altar.

As the saying goes: "Jade depends on jade, and jade matches work." Yi Shaoyong's superb carving skills are matched with good jade, and the price is naturally high. Generally speaking, the jade brand he carved, the same jade quality, the price given by experts in the market is more than five times higher than other similar jade products.

Personal glory

In 2004, "Sanqing Yipin" and "Heart Sutra" won the gold and silver awards of the third "Tiangong Award";

In 2007, "Fairy Shadow" won the creative gold medal of the first jade carving "Shen Gong Award";

In 2008, "jade bone Leng Xiang" and "Incense Presses Thousands of Red" won the Hundred Flowers Award Gold Award and the Best Craft Award in the 3rd China Arts and Crafts;

In 2009, Cai Fengfuzhi (Wu Desheng, Yi Shaoyong) won the gold medal of the second jade carving "Shen Gong Prize";

works appreciation

award-winning work

Cai Feng blows branches.

Material: Hetian jade seed material

Gold medal in the second "Shen Gong Prize"

Wu Desheng designed and produced pictures, and Yi Shaoyong lettered them.

Some works

A card that sets each other off.

Dimensions: 42×17×10mm-34×15× 9mm.

Weight: 2 1g 13g

Summary: Ugly Day and Shu Xiaopian.

Seal: set each other off into interest

Inscription: the clear spring reflects the green, and the white clouds embrace the secluded stone. The breeze is fragrant, and the empty valley is fragrant.

Jade bone tong Yan Bai Yu pai

Material: Xinjiang Hotan seed material

Size: 70×33×9mm

Weight: 37 grams

Inscription: jade bone Tong Yan Shu Tian

Description: Didi brand shows a sense of elegance and agility, and its positive personality and negative images make the brand change subtly. The combination of daffodils and plum blossoms shows the coldness of winter, the refreshing fragrance of flowers and the dawn of early spring.

White Jade Brand in China Spring

Materials: Seed size of Hetian, Xinjiang: 72×38×8mm.

Weight: 63g

Knowledge: gobbledygook

Inscription: Qin brick and Han tile show Chinese glory, ploughing mountains and rivers and carving Chinese spring. Exquisitely crafted jade altar masterpiece, Shu Shuxin tablet is loaded with a flick of a finger.