shanghai jade carving

There are four main types of shanghai jade carving: furnace bottles, figures, birds and animals. Among them, the furnace bottle is the most famous, which is stable and elegant in shape, simple and exquisite in decoration, rich in bronze taste and unique in jade carving industry. There are many kinds of furnace bottles in shanghai jade carving, such as furnace, bottle, tripod, cup, cigarette, cup, box and lamp. There are various shapes: three-legged stove, four-legged stove, crane stove, phoenix stove, eagle stove, etc. There are also double chicken statues, double cow statues, double elephant statues, double sheep statues, and various chain bottles. Shanghai jade carving not only produces small ornaments and Chinese exhibits, but also produces several large jade carvings that are rare in the world. In 1962, hosted by two old artists, Wei Zhengrong and Guan Shengchun, a large-scale jade carving "Red Flag on Mount Everest" weighing more than 4,000 kilograms was made, depicting the heroic gesture of 41 climbers in China who conquered the roof of the world. In 1979, under the auspices of craftsman Huang Derong, Shanghai Jade Carving Factory, with the cooperation of dozens of artists, designed and produced the "Wan Shui Qian Shan Map" with a height of 2.6 and a width of 1.4 meters, using a large sapphire weighing 7,300 kilograms. In the process of making this giant jade carving, artists used various skills such as round carving, deep and shallow relief, through carving and carving, and it took years to complete the largest jade carving product in China.
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