Shanghai style jade carving

Shanghai
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Founded in the 23rd year of Emperor Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1843 AD), Shanghai-style jade carving is a masterpiece of Chinese jade carving. Together with the "Northern School", "Western School" and "Southern School", it has become one of the four major schools of Chinese jade carving. It integrates the essence of traditional Chinese jade carving techniques and has been passed down through generations from the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, and the new China. Among them, the production techniques of tripod incense burners, celestial chicken bottles, end stoves, sheep statues and other vessels are classic masterpieces that witness the development of Chinese jade carving. The traditional skills of Shanghai-style jade carving originated in the old city area of the former Nanshi District of Shanghai. Its products and skills have a wide market and good reputation not only in China, but also in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. The skills of Shanghai-style jade carving can be traced back to the Liangzhu culture jadeware of the Neolithic Age, which has a history of 5,000 to 6,000 years. After 8,000 years of inheritance of jade culture history, it reached a new peak in the Qing Dynasty. Founded in the 23rd year of Emperor Daoguang's reign in the Qing Dynasty, Shanghai-style jade carving has fully inherited the exquisite craftsmanship of Chinese jade carving. From the categories of crafts, tools, materials, techniques, etc., it covers almost all the contents of traditional Chinese jade carving. Starting from Yuan Derong and Gu Xianchi in the Qing Dynasty, to Sun Tianyi, Liu Jisong, Xiao Haichun, Guan Shengchun, Han Guowei, etc., they are the representatives of the inheritance of Shanghai-style jade carving skills. Among them, the main inheritors who connect the past and the future are Liu Zhongrong, - Sheng, Ni Weibin, Hong Xinhua, Yu Jing, Yi Shaoyong, and Zhai Yiwei. The fine products of Shanghai-style jade carving reflect extremely high artistic value, commemorative value and collection value. At the same time, its unique handicrafts also have extremely high cultural value. Its unique pioneering, leading, inclusive, original, exquisite, technological precision and strict process make it a brilliant chapter in the history of Chinese jade culture, famous throughout the country and well-known overseas.

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