王运岫的素活作品《祈年殿》

Wang Yunxi's Su Li's work "The Hall of Prayer"

Ji Yulin, a master of Chinese studies, once said: "If you use a culture to represent Chinese culture, this is jade culture." Yes, which other people in the world are like the Chinese nation like Chong Yu and Ai Yu? Chinese people's favor for jade has continued since the Neolithic Age 10,000 years ago. As the "beautiful stone" selected by the ancients, jade was endowed with the characteristics of absorbing the essence of the sun, the moon and the mountains, and condensing the beauty of the human world, and became the symbol of the highest moral example in the eyes of Confucius.

There are four famous jade producing areas in China: Hetian in Xinjiang, Dushan in Nanyang, Henan, Xiuyan in Liaoning, and Lantian in Shaanxi. "The moon in the moon has tears, and the blue sky is warm and jade." Li Shangyin's poems have made Lantian jade famous, but to talk about the most ancient jade, it is the jade produced by Liaoning Xiuyan. From the earliest jade products in China - the jade chopping device in the late Paleolithic apparatus, the earliest jade ware - the early jade axe of the Neolithic instrument, to the red dragon jade dragon that shocked the whole of China, and then to the emperor Feng Tai in the Qing Dynasty The treasures of the treasures of the country, the emperor of the Qianlong emperor engraved with the "national treasures of the treasures" of the jade and so on are made of Xiuyan jade.

The most valuable top grade in Xiuyan jade is He Moyu. River Moyu is actually the original stone in the old jade mine. It is separated from the mountain due to floods, mudslides, etc., and it is jade produced by the infiltration of the river for tens of thousands of years or even hundreds of millions of years. Its formation is attributed to the magic of nature. Ying Ying Qing Liu became a natural craftsman, and after a long time, he created a masterpiece that is natural and perfect.

Excellent and exquisite - difficult to select materials, long construction period, high standard

If it is said that He Moyu is a "Scorpio" work that nature does not intend to do, then the jade carvings of the Yanyan craftsman show the beauty of the "human beings".

The Xiuyan jade carving began in the Qing Emperor Qianlong period and gradually flourished in the Daoguang Xianfeng period. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Yushi Street, which has more than 300 employees, has formed a jade carving "eight masters" headed by Jiang Baotang. Li Dechun is represented by "Su Li Er Li". Xiuyan jade carving works mainly include four major categories of subjects, such as vegetarians, figures, flowers, birds and animals. The most representative of the level and characteristics of Xiuyan jade carvings is Su Hu. Suhuo is the jargon of the jade carving world. It refers to the ancient furnishings of carving furnaces, bottles, tripods, scented pots, pots, etc. The styles are mostly borrowed from the bronze objects before the Qin and Han dynasties.

Xiuyan's vegetarian skills inherit the essence of traditional Chinese jade carving techniques, and the difficulty is high. Even the experts in the jade carving industry should also sigh. Wang Yunxi, the master of the living and the national representative of Xiuyan jade carving, said: "The first is difficult to select materials. Other miscellaneous pieces have no requirements on the shape and color of jade materials. They can be used as materials and materials. Most of the jade carving works are round and square, and there are many jade materials that need to be removed, and the proportion of waste is also high. In color, the solid material requires the same body of the jade material, and there is no flaw, which also increases the difficulty of selecting materials. From the selection of materials, breaking materials, design, engraving to polishing, the duration of a lively work takes months or even more. The third is the standard high and the skills are difficult. The shape of the works is balanced and balanced. The wall is straight, the wall is flat, and the mouth is strict. It is required to be stable after being placed. There are many 'chains' in the living, and there are a dozen or more chains in the small, and the rings are connected. The groups are all made through the whole piece of jade, and all the pieces are destroyed when the ring is broken."

The materials used are exquisite, time-consuming, and technically complex. This kind of artistry has made many artists discouraged. In addition, it was not popular at first in the market. Many artists turned around and made miscellaneous pieces. This technique was once lost. situation. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that Wang Yunxi took the "Tian Nian Dian", the most influential award of Chinese jade carvings and stone carving works, to make people see the value and vitality of the shale.

Finely crafted - "Infatuated Han" keeps the cloud open to see the moon

At the end of the 1990s, it was the stage of Su Shihuo's cold reception, and it was also the most difficult period for Wang Yunqi's life. Once he saw a piece of rough stone in the jade market, with his many years of experience, he thought it might be a good jade, so he borrowed more than 6,000 yuan from his relatives and bought it desperately. At that time, Wang Yunqi’s move was tantamount to gambling. Recalling the original scene, Wang Yunxi still remembers: "I gave the original stone to the workers, and I hid to the side. When I broke the material, I didn't dare to look at it. My heart was too nervous!" Fortunately, that piece The original stone that gambles on all the nets is a rare good jade. Looking at the crystal clear jade, Wang Yunqi produced a bold idea: he wanted to be a jade carving of the Temple of Heaven. The architecture was expressed in the form of jade carvings, which had almost no precedent at the time. In order to complete his own ideas, he also went to Beijing to observe the appearance of the Temple of Heaven.

Wang Yunqi observed it carefully and sculpted it delicately, perfectly showing the magnificent and solemn beauty of the Hall of Prayer. The altar at the bottom is carved with white jade, sacred and solemn; the main hall in the middle is carved with jasper, green and velvety; whether it is pavilions or brick cloisters, even dragon-shaped reliefs on the steps, antique patterns on the arches are portrayed Be nuanced. In order to complete this work, Wang Yunqi sat for more than 10 hours a day. The lumbar vertebrae and cervical vertebrae were unbearable, and they also insisted on sticking their teeth.

After more than a year of carving and polishing, the "Year of the Prayer" was finally completed, and Wang Yunzhen won the "Tiangong Award" highest award - the title of the boutique award. This award gave Wang Yunyu a famous name in the Chinese jade carving world. Since then, various jade carving awards have come to the fore. In 2011, Wang Yunxi’s work “The Cape Melon Bottle” won the Tiangong Award again. Wang Yunxi’s “Infatuation” for Su Huo Finally, I kept the cloud and saw the moon.

Passing on the fire - looking forward to the craftsman's cradle

In 2006, Xiuyan jade carving was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage, and its most representative characteristic skills have also attracted widespread attention.

The once-famous work of the living, has gradually become the darling of the market, a piece of work can be sold for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan. Many people who came to look for Wang Yunqi’s academic skills, in addition to the local, there are thousands of miles from Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Guangxi and other provinces. This pulse has finally passed down through the relays of Li Dechun, Li Fu, He Desheng and Wang Yunqi, which have shown the power of the stars.

In 2013, Wang Yunyu established a Xiyanyan jade carving inheritance base in the east of Xiuyan County. The base covers an area of ​​more than 3,000 square meters. It takes only one year to complete the completion. There are various facilities in the exhibition hall, studio, teaching and research room, dormitory and canteen. Foreign students can stay. In the first year, apprentices did not have any wages, but for food and accommodation. In the second year, they began to pay according to the level of personal skills. The skills were good and the wages were naturally high. Wang Yunqi said: "Under the encouragement of this kind of incentive mechanism, these children's levels have improved rapidly. Among the more than 30 apprentices, the most paid ones can get 5,000 yuan, and the least can get 3,000 yuan. See the success of Suqian. I also counted my long-cherished wish."

Although the local government has implemented protective limited mining for jade mines, this does not affect the development of the local jade carving industry. Wu Yuke, director of the Xi'an County Non-legacy Protection Center, said: "In the population of more than 500,000 people in Xiuyan County, more than 100,000 people are engaged in jade carving and design. The local government has also invested in the country's largest jade carving professional school, with Beijing jewelry. The Institute of Training and Research has jointly established the Xiuyan Jade Sculpture School and the Xiuyan Jade Institute. The influence of Xiuyan jade carving is constantly expanding and its popularity is increasing. However, people expect to see not only a rising jade carving kingdom, but also It is a cradle of master craftsmen. After all, the inheritance of core skills is the key to the continuation of vitality.

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