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Characteristics of Xiuyan jade carving
Xiuyan jade carving is rich in skills, good at simple work, and takes flexible ring and movable chain as a typical process, which is so difficult that the world calls it unique. Xiuyan jade carving has inherited the traditional techniques of China jade carving, with three-dimensional round carving and relief as the main workmanship, supplemented by line carving, engraving and through carving, and some techniques such as hooking, scattering and docking, especially the techniques of gouging out dirty lines, applying skills according to materials, turning defects into yoga, using waste skillfully, using colors skillfully and combining lines skillfully. Xiuyan jade carving art has won the true biography of famous teachers from Beijing School, and it combines the essence of southern crafts and has a unique northern style.
Xiuyan jade carving has a wide range of themes and rich contents, ranging from nature to society, from history to reality, from myth to life. Xiuyan jade carving art has won the true biography of famous teachers from Beijing School, and it combines the essence of southern crafts and has a unique northern style. Xiuyan jade carving inherits the tradition, innovates and develops, and originates from life. Its works are rich in connotation, profound in cultural connotation, vivid in life and strong in spirit of the times. Jade carving crafts, in particular, are vivid in shape, meticulous and round in carving, and can use a variety of techniques. Because of the material, it is skillfully used to turn the defect into yoga.
Xiuyan jade carving is profound, simple and elegant in shape, rigorous and unified, and full of changes, which can be described as both form and spirit and full of vitality. Especially good at imitating stoves, bottles and fumigations before Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties. It is a dumpling restaurant in the same industry. In terms of scale, there are magnificent big pieces, up to several tons or even hundreds of tons, and there are also small pieces that you can't put down, no matter how big or small, you can be amazed.
Three Inheritance Values of Xiuyan Jade Carvings
Xiuyan's unique natural environment and complex geological structure have given birth to rich jade resources and other resources. The industrious and intelligent people have created wonderful art represented by jade carving, an ancient tradition and a long history, and formed the Xiuyu culture with regional characteristics. Generally speaking, the inheritance value of Xiuyan jade carving is mainly reflected in the following three aspects:
From the historical value, Xiuyan jade carving has a history of more than 5,000 years, which is closely related to the history of China jade, and reflects the traditional culture and profound connotation of China jade. Xiuyan jade carving has a great influence on the development of jade carving figures, flowers and birds, animals and flowers, and plays the role of origin and cornerstone; From the artistic value, Xiuyan jade carving requires overall balance, stability, symmetry and fluency; Tattoos and dangerous ornaments pay attention to simplicity, elegance, beauty and atmosphere, which fully embodies China's traditional aesthetics. Every work has a high artistic content and is a fine work of art; From the perspective of economic value, Xiuyan jade carving is a traditional export variety, which has contributed to Xiuyan's poverty alleviation.
On May 20, 2006, Xiuyan jade carving was approved to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. On June 5, 2007, Wang Yunxiu, Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province, was recognized as the representative inheritor of this cultural heritage project by the Ministry of Culture and included in the list of 226 representative inheritors of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects.