Yangzhou Jade Carving
Yangzhou jade carving is a traditional art project in the first batch of national representative list of intangible cultural heritage. Yangzhou is the main production area of ancient and modern jade in my country, and the jade carving technology has a long history. According to archaeological evidence, the jade pendants, jade rings, and jade tubes excavated from the Neolithic site of Longqiu in the eastern part of Jianghuai trace the jade carving technology of Yangzhou back to 5,300 years ago. With the three prosperity in Yangzhou's history and the prosperity of all industries, Yangzhou's jade carving technology has seen three peaks in the Han, Tang and Qing dynasties. Especially in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou has become the national jade carving center. After the 1950s, Yangzhou jade entered a new period of development. The inheritance of jade carving technology maintains the local characteristics of traditional culture. It is good at integrating various techniques such as intaglio engraving, deep and shallow relief, three-dimensional round carving, and hollow carving, forming the basic characteristics of "thick, round, elegant, smart, and exquisite", as well as the artistic characteristics of "beautiful and elegant, exquisite and translucent", and is famous for its unique artistic charm. Today's Yangzhou jade carving artists have fully inherited the excellent skills of jade carving in history, are keen on innovation, and use the carving process law of "taking materials according to the materials and applying the skills according to the materials" in the practice of skills. In combination with the requirements of the times, they have continuously improved their ability to "appraise jade" and carving skills, and created a large number of products with novel composition, beautiful shape and exquisite workmanship. Among them, the "mountain carving" and "practice" skills are particularly unique, showing the exquisite craftsmanship of Yangzhou jade carving artists. Representative works in history include "Yi Zisun" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "White Jade Cicada" in the Western Han Dynasty, "Linglong Jade Pagoda" in the Song Dynasty, "Hexagonal Lotus Jade Pot" in the Ming Dynasty, "White Jade Ruyi" and "Dayu's Water Control Picture" in the Qing Dynasty. The main modern representative works include "Pagoda Furnace", "Juzhen Picture", "Five Elements Pagoda", "Daqian Buddha Country Picture", "Inner Practice Thin Tire Double Bottle", "Mantis Cabbage", etc. Yangzhou jade carving is extremely unique in the field of traditional arts and crafts and folk handicrafts. Its outstanding value is worthy of in-depth exploration, research and protection. (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)