Chapter 404: Jade Carving (1)

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Kunwu knife, this is not an ordinary thing, Chen Yi couldn't help but feel a surprise in his heart, it can be said that this treasure knife of 6 Zigang is something that all jade carvers want to get.

The jade carving carved by 6 Zigang has the artistic characteristics of emptiness, drifting and fineness, the virtual and real are commensurate, the shape is vivid, there is a sense of elegance, the pondering work is fine, the design is exquisite, it can be described as ingenious.

The narcissus hairpin carved by it, Ling into a kit kat , the stem and branch under the flower receptacle are as thin as a millimeter and continuously, trembling to show the delicate state of the flower, what tool 6 Zigang used to carve the jade so delicately, it is still an unsolved mystery.

According to historical records, 6 Zigang himself once said that his unique skills are all from the original Seiko carving knife Kunwu knife, but this Kunwu knife, he has never been secret, and the same is true of the knife skills.

It is the wish of all jade carvers after the Ming Dynasty to be able to get the Kunwu knife of 6 Zigang, but those people in the Ming Dynasty have never found the whereabouts of this Kunwu knife, let alone the people of later generations, so until now, it is unknown whether this Kunwu knife has been destroyed or is still hidden somewhere.

As for the reward for the task this time, Chen Yi knew that this Kunwu knife should not have been destroyed, but hidden somewhere.

With this Kunwu knife, some of the ideas of 6 Zigang can be realized, which shows the preciousness of this knife, this time the task is not difficult, it is easy to say, it is not easy.

Carving out a piece of jade of average value, if you use some slightly better materials, coupled with skilled carving, can be easily realized, but now as a competition. Basically, the jade carving skills of the contestants are considered, and the jade materials used are basically medium and middle and lower grade jade materials, so that a jade worth more than 100,000 yuan is carved. It can be said that there is a certain degree of difficulty.

This is just a newcomer competition, no matter how rich the Tianjing Jade Factory is, it is impossible to take jade materials worth tens of thousands, or nearly 100,000 yuan, to be carved by others.

Chen Yi has seen a lot of small pieces of jade used in this first carving, and basically the highest is only worth it. It is very difficult to carve a jade pendant worth 100,000 yuan with a piece of jade worth more than 1,000. In the auction market, a jade pendant of the Qing Dynasty with exquisite workmanship is only 100,000.

Even with Yu Lao's kind of craftsmanship, it is only a piece of middle-grade Hetian jade. The carved one became a jade pendant worth more than 30,000 yuan. 100,000, even at the level of Yu Lao, you need to use some middle-class materials.

In this case, he must put the hope of completing the task on the small jade carving, but this jade pendant also has to do his best, after all, there is also a task requirement to reach the top three.

Even if he didn't have this task, he had to do his best to complete this competition and bring out the level table of Lingzhou jade carving. Now that I have a task, I have to work harder. Kunwu knife, this artifact that all jade carvers want to get, he is no exception.

And from such a difficult task, just to get a fragment of the Kunwu knife that I don't know how many copies, you can know that the preciousness of this Kunwu knife, the reason why the identification system did not directly reward him with the Kunwu knife, I am afraid that this Kunwu knife of 6 Zigang is still in this world.

At this time, hearing his name, Chen Yi hurriedly put away all his thoughts, walked closer, and indicated his identity, several judges saw Chen Yi, and couldn't help but smile on their faces, this young man's performance in the first two games can be said to be extremely good, the first jade identification, very perfect, and that good hand, let them be amazed, the second carving technique identification, Chen Yi also completed it very well, five pieces of jade, didn't look at it for long, and directly said their carving techniques.

"Chen Yi, these are your three pieces of jade, please pick one out for your use in this competition." At this time, the judges took three pieces of jade from the large box next to them and placed them on the table.

Chen Yi looked at it and immediately smiled, his three pieces of jade can be said to be the same as Zhou Xiulong, they are all three, but the last one was changed from Xiuyu to Dushan jade in Beiyang, Central Plains.

Dushan jade is named because it is produced in Dushan, Beiyang, and its jade quality is tough and micro-dense, delicate and soft, and can be said to be an important jade raw material for arts and crafts carvings.

When he practiced jade carving in Lingzhou, he carved almost all kinds of materials, from Russian jade to stick jade, from Hetian jade to jade, he did not choose according to the jade variety, but according to the shape of the jade, to see what kind of shape can be more suitable for his carving.

Looking at the jadeite, and then at the Dushan jade next to him, Chen Yi set his eyes on the last Hetian jade, and when he saw each piece of jade, his mind was constantly thinking about what subject these three pieces of jade were suitable for, and he chose the one he was best at.

This piece of Hetian jade is a square piece, and in some places there are some round solitary lines, and some irregular protrusions on the jade seem to destroy the beauty of the whole jade.

Chen Yi took this piece of jade in his hand, his eyes moved back, and he looked at the overall shape of this piece of jade from a distance, and suddenly, he seemed to have some ideas, for a painter, the most important thing is probably some subject matter.

It's just that he doesn't know if he can carve it effortlessly with his current level of jade carving, at this moment, looking at this piece of jade, he moved the primary jade carving technique, and then his eyes kept sketching something on it, finally, after two or three minutes, he nodded, although with his current level plus jade carving skills, there are also some difficulties, but this difficulty is not too big, just a difficulty, not a difficulty, how can he give up.

He didn't come here to enjoy it, but to show the level of the heirs of Lingzhou's jade carving, how could he back down, "Judge, teacher, I will choose this piece of jade." ”

"Oh, Chen Yi, choose according to your own level, don't trust your own assessment too much." The judge teacher who was in charge of putting the jade reminded Chen Yi with a smile.

According to their understanding yesterday, they also knew that Chen Yi was an apprentice who had studied jade carving for less than half a year, and he had been in jade carving for such a long time. You can't learn anything very deep at all.

If it weren't for the fact that they had seen Chen Yi's basic skills yesterday, I am afraid that Chen Yi would not even be able to carve the Guanyin Buddha statue perfectly, and now Chen Yi does not choose the flat jade and Dushan jade next to him. They chose a piece of jade with protrusions on it, which undoubtedly made them a little surprised and worried.

This piece of jade will be more difficult to carve than flat jade, a piece of jade, the most valuable is the unique shape formed in nature, if each piece of jade is exactly the same, there will be no colorful jade carvings in this world.

Take Chen Yi this piece of jade. It is also possible to remove the protrusions above, but in this way. Not only has the jade become thinner, but the most important feature is gone, and it may be even more difficult to carve. They really didn't understand why Chen Yi had to give themselves a problem.

Even Wang Lao and Lu Lao, who know something about Chen Yi. There are also some worries on the face, the difficulty of carving this piece of jade is much more difficult than that of Guanyin Buddha statues and the like, and it is not so easy to carve according to the characteristics.

"Judge, thank you for the reminder, I still stick to my decision." Chen Yi smiled and expressed his gratitude to the judge, but insisted on this piece of jade.

The judge nodded. He didn't interfere too much, but he was looking forward to it. Under Chen Yi's self-confidence, with less than half a year of jade carving learning, what kind of jade can he carve this piece of jade.

Then, after taking pictures of the characteristics of the jade, Chen Yi returned to the queue.

After everyone had selected the jade, President Yao continued: "Fellow contestants, you have all selected the jade you need to carve, and you will start carving immediately, please remember that we measure the score of a piece of jade, not entirely based on its value, what is more important than the value is the level of carving skills above, so it is not that you have selected the most valuable jade among the three or are lucky enough to come across a jade with a higher value than others, you can sit back and relax, the higher the value of a piece of jade, In the same way, the level of skill that matches it will increase, and we will measure it according to the whole, even if you choose a piece of mutton fat white jade worth tens of thousands of dollars, but there is nothing carved on it, it is definitely zero points. ”

"Okay, now please according to the number just now, find your jade carving machine, start carving, the time is two days, if the expiration can not be completed, the score is cleared, of course, we will also according to the difficulty of your subject matter, appropriately extend the time of up to one day, if you carve just a common Guanyin jade pendant, then it will not be in the extended range, so, while ensuring your level of carving, you must go all out to carve, because modern jade carvers, what is required is not only excellent, but also time, Now start carving. ”

In two days, Chen Yi nodded, this is within an acceptable range, if one day, if he does his best, he can complete it, but in terms of details, it will not be so meticulously crafted, and now with some more time, he can make this piece of jade more perfect.

Finding his No. 21 carving table, Chen Yi sat down slowly, and did not rush to do it, but first looked at whether some of the tools on the carving table were complete, so as to prevent him from finding the tools when he was looking for tools at the end, but he couldn't find them.

The engraving machine prepared by the Tianjing Jade Factory was similar to the one he used in Lingzhou, but it looked more advanced.

To carve out a piece of jade, you need a lot of tools, the most important is the jade carving flat knitting machine, also known as the universal machine, which can replace the tool head and fixture for different purposes, and carve, cut, polish, drill and shape the workpiece.

In addition, it is the crane, which is mainly used for precision processing operations of jade carving, and is the basic tool for manual grinding, carving and polishing, and the completion of a large jade carving, the crane is indispensable, because there is no machine that can accommodate infinite jade, in addition, all kinds of small tools are also readily available.

Seeing that there were a lot of tools needed, Chen Yi looked to the side, and when he saw that the person sitting on the right next to him was Zheng Lilin, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, this is simply that God doesn't plan to make himself feel better.

And Zheng Lilin, at this time was also observing Chen Yi, when he saw the jade in Chen Yi's hand, he showed a contemptuous smile on his face, and then lowered his head to fiddle with his jade, he thought in his heart that this Chen Yi really did not know the height of the sky, and chose a piece of jade that was so difficult to carve, he was sure that Chen Yi might not even be able to complete the first step of the subject painting.

People who have studied jade carving for less than half a year also dare to choose such a piece of jade, it seems that this kid has confidence because of the ease of the above two games, and this time he happened to sit next to this kid, he wanted to see how this Chen Yi collapsed, how he failed.

Chen Yi smiled, didn't care, set his eyes on the jade he had selected, and then sketched in his mind for a while, then picked up the brush next to him and began to paint on the jade.

Even if this piece of jade is full of protrusions, but this does not affect Chen Yi's painting ability, and soon, a painting that looks very full of charm appeared on this piece of jade, and then he modified it again, so that the painting on it can make greater use of the characteristics of jade.

When he saw some judges gathered around Chen Yiyu's carving machine, watching and shaking his head from time to time, he secretly felt happy in his heart, it must be that Chen Yi couldn't even complete the design of the first step, and these judges couldn't stand it anymore.

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, Chen Yi Xiaoyou, I didn't expect that the pictures you designed were so amazing, and you actually made full use of some of the features on this jade, and even some defects were turned into advantages in your paintings, hard to believe, hard to believe." At this time, a slight exclamation sounded beside Chen Yi, Zheng Lilin looked up, and he didn't believe that it was actually President Yao of the Jade Association just now.

What kind of paintings did Chen Yi make, which made President Yao so amazed, did he really underestimate Chen Yi, this is impossible, how can a person who has studied jade carving for less than half a year design a perfect picture, Zheng Lilin's mind is a little uncertain, and he has no heart to design his own jade.

At this time, not only President Yao, but also several other judges on the side, as well as the jade carving master of the jade factory, also sighed on his face, and Lu Lao was also included, he smiled at this time, Chen Yi's painting level can be said to have reached an amazing height.

Being able to paint this painting, Lu Lao was not too surprised, but he wanted to know most about whether Chen Yi could carve this jade exactly like this painting. (To be continued......)