As jade resources become more scarce, in today's jade carving market, you will find that there are two kinds of people when selecting jade carving works. One favors jade carving craftsmanship, while the other weighs on jade carving materials.
For the former type of people, they attach importance to ingenious and beautiful artistic craftsmanship, and pursue the saying of "three points of material, seven divisions of labor" in the jade carving industry. However, for the latter heavy material, the jade ore resources are exhausted, and good materials are becoming more and more scarce. There is no material, and even the best process has no purpose.
As the saying goes, "Fish and bear paws cannot be combined." So, in the case of a limited budget, is it heavy craftsmanship or heavy material?
Some people say: "Playing with jade is its jade, and if there is no good jade, it is better not to play." "They believe that a good piece of jade, not only delicate texture, but also moist and shiny, even if it is not carved in any way, not as exquisite and gorgeous as the carving artwork, but it has a unique beauty, the beauty is indescribable.
In addition, in recent years, jade resources have become more and more scarce, and good materials are bound to be sought-after. Without a good piece of material carving, is it really worth spending good craftsmanship and energy? Especially now, consumers in the market are beginning to pay attention to water and texture. No matter how delicate a piece of jade with a poor texture is, it cannot change the lack of interest after seeing the texture.
Some people do not agree that playing with jade is about jade rather than carving. As the saying goes, "jade is not a tool", if there is no good carver, even if the jade is good, it cannot be taken out, after all, this is an era of looking at the face. Therefore, they believe that judging whether a piece of jade is good or bad, the proportion of the process accounts for most of the overall effect of jade. Moreover, many of today's more famous jade carvings, especially some carvings from famous masters, although the texture is more general, but their works are integrated into the design concept of jade carvers to make the works unique and popular. Therefore, they felt that instead of dwelling on the texture of jade, they should pay more attention to its craftsmanship, so as to better enhance the added value of jade carving.
In fact, the value of jadeite is often determined by the two points of "material" and "work"? The jadeite market is changing all the time, and consumers will naturally know what is more suitable for them after positioning their "jianghu role".