The historical evolution of jade carving techniques

The carvings of ancient Chinese jade articles are nothing more than yin carvings, yang carvings, relief carvings, round carvings, and enamel carvings. These techniques have matured in the Hongshan culture, but these same techniques have their own individuality in each dynasty. Due to the influence of the production tools at that time, there were certain methods for the processing of jade in each era, and certain characteristics appeared. It takes several years to process a fine jade in the ancient times, and it is difficult for future generations to imitate the jade of the gods.

Hongshan culture: flat snoring; flaky, the center of the jade plane is sunken, and the edges are thin and thin. The perforation is a perforation of the elephant trunk. The characteristics of Hongshan culture jade; "three nos" and "one horizontal".

Xia Dynasty: At that time, the wheel-type tool was used to draw a thin line on the surface according to the needs of the jade. This method is collectively referred to as the hooking method, and then the wheel is extended outward to form a bevel, which is a hook-and-strip method. This process lays the foundation for the process of jade-yin lines for thousands of years.

Shang Dynasty: There has been a practice of squatting and reducing the carving method.

West Zhou: There are two hook lines to form the sculpt.

Spring and Autumn: There is a fine method of reducing the mantle;

Warring States: There was a gallery carving method;

Han Dynasty: The double hook carving method appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. Thick knife, steep knife, fine knife, (spring knife, Hanba knife)

Tang Dynasty: Short and thin Yinxian carvings appeared.

Song Dynasty: There was a deep three-dimensional carving (flower embossing method)

Ming Dynasty: The characteristics of the work are: "Northern name, South fine work."

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