"Lao Chen, don't worry, we will never say a word!"
Mr. Hong looked serious and nodded cautiously. He and Chen Wuji have been fighting for a lifetime. Although they are usually competitors, they are also the people who understand each other best.
The material of dragon stone is very important to Chen Wuji and cannot be sloppy in the slightest. If this material is done well, it will become one of Chen Wuji's masterpieces.
In his later years, Mr. Hong had an indescribable envy of Chen Wuji for being able to use raw materials like dragon stone seeds to continue his final glory.
Chen Wuji nodded and sat on a sofa in the room.
Chen Lei came over with a basin of hot water and asked Chen Wuji to soak his hands. This was Chen Wuji's habit. Before important work, he would soak his hands in hot water to stimulate his blood circulation and make him more energetic.
After soaking for five minutes, Chen Wuji took out his hands. His wrinkled hands were steaming and a little red. Chen Lei on the side stepped forward and wiped his hands clean with a towel.
After doing all this, Chen Wuji walked to the table.
There was a small box on the table, and next to it were Chen Wuji's commonly used tools. When he walked to the table, Chen Wuji did not sit down, but opened the box and took out the dragon stone jade inside.
Seeing this beautiful jade raw material, Huang Hao's eyes straightened instantly.
Like his master, he was full of desire for such good raw materials, but Mr. Hong was still powerless, but he was still in his prime. At this time, he could only lament, why did Chen Wuji, the master of the sword, come back to the world again? Otherwise,
Based on his relationship with Li Yang, this raw material might fall into his hands.
But now it's useless to say anything. I can only watch others using such good materials.
Fortunately, the person who used this material was a master who was more famous and had a higher level than him. Although he was a little jealous, he was still convinced, calmed down, and was ready to learn from Chen Wuji's experience.
"Li Yang, I have carefully calculated this material. After making the bracelet, I can also make two jade tablets and a jade pendant!"
Chen Wuji pointed at the materials and spoke slowly, gesturing as he spoke. How to use materials is also a science in jade carving. A good jade carving master can use limited materials to create more works.
Li Yang nodded slightly. Two jade tokens and one jade pendant were better than he imagined. At first, he only thought about two jade pendants.
Mr. Chen gestured for a while, then continued: "I plan to make the jade plaque Spring Water Autumn Mountain. From the materials above and below the jade plaque, I can also make a pair of small beaded bracelets, and the jade pendant will be used as a dragon pendant. The remaining materials can be used to make it."
Those two pairs of rings!"
After Chen Wuji finished speaking, he looked at Li Yang again.
The raw materials belong to Li Yang, and it is up to Li Yang to make the decision on how to make it. This is just his suggestion. For this kind of material that has long since disappeared, we must be cautious and cautious.
"Just do as you always say. I'm sure I don't have any objection to whatever method you think is most appropriate!"
Li Yang smiled softly and said that he really didn't understand how to arrange it. He was also very satisfied with the plan mentioned by Chen Wuji. This was a lot more than he thought before, which meant that the raw materials were used more economically.
Mr. Hong stood behind and nodded in agreement.
Jieyang and Suzhou have one thing in common: they both save materials. The older the jade carving masters are, the more particular they are about the materials they use. Eight million yuan of material can be used as ten million yuan.
Chen Wuji's allocation is very appropriate and very precise, making reasonable use of every bit of space.
This is also a common feature of their southern carvings.
The north is different. The north pursues more the appearance of the finished product. Their first consideration is the finished product and what kind of finished product is most suitable. Even if there is waste, it doesn't matter.
Normally, they waste at least 10% to 20% of a piece of raw material compared to those in the south. When meeting people who pursue perfection, they waste even more. Some people even waste up to 30% to 40%, and even more excessively, they can waste half as much.
This habit of the northern jade carving masters is very distasteful to the south, and there have been many controversies in the jade carving community.
In fact, this is also caused by historical reasons. The north produces a lot of jade, while the south produces little or no jade.
Many of the raw materials in the south are shipped from the north. Nowadays, fortunately, planes and trains can deliver them to places very quickly, and as long as they are available, they can deliver them to you. But it was different in the past.
Jade itself is a valuable item, even jade ore is worth a lot of money. It is more troublesome to transport such things.
There were no trains or planes in ancient times, and a lot of jade raw materials were transported from Japan and other places. It would take longer to deliver them to the south. If two carts of materials were shipped, it would be great to have one cart completely delivered to the place.
The cost of the same raw materials in the south is much higher than in the north, and they are hard to come by, so the southern jade carvings have developed the habit of saving materials. In the eyes of northern jade carvers, this becomes stingy.
Think about it, the jade carving masters in the north are centered in Beijing. Where is that place? The capitals of several dynasties have gathered the best raw materials in the world there first. Naturally, they are much better than those in the south.
Because of this, among the four top masters, Hong Lao and Chen Wuji are relatively close, and both of them are representatives of the South.
Li Yang had no objection, and Chen Wuji formally polished and divided the dragon stone raw material according to his own ideas.
The bracelet was the most waste material and had the most material left. The jade pendant was going to be carved with the material taken out from the bracelet. The first thing Chen Wuji planned to make was the two jade plaques.
Spring Waters and Autumn Mountains Jade Tablet.
Spring Waters and Autumn Mountains does not refer to scenery, but two stories.
During the Song Dynasty, there were two ethnic minorities, the Khitan and the Jurchen, in the north. Both ethnic groups had the habit of hunting, which was divided into autumn hunting and spring hunting. The so-called Spring Waters and Autumn Mountains jade plaque describes the scenes of these two hunts.
Chunshui jade is carved with Haidongqing catching swans. People from Liao and Jin Dynasties were good at catching and taming eagles. They domesticated a small but very fierce eagle. This kind of eagle is called a falcon.
People from Liao and Jin called this kind of eagle Haidongqing.
Spring hunting is a very solemn and grand event for them, requiring a lot of preparations and a complete set of procedures.
First of all, their emperor had to go up to the wind and look at the sky. As soon as he saw the swan coming, he ordered to release the swan. The swan was much bigger than the swan. It was not easy for the eagle to go up and catch the swan directly. It couldn't move the swan.
, what to do? Hai Dongqing has developed a special ability. As soon as it sees the swan and finds the target, it flies higher than the swan.
Then, it grabs the swan's head from the air, holds it tightly, and keeps pressing it down until it touches the ground. At this time, the falconer who has been following the eagle will run up, grab the swan, and use
The thorn goose cone opened the swan's head and fed the brains inside to Hai Dongqing.
Swan brains are Hai Dongqing's favorite food.
After successfully hunting swans, they would pluck out the largest feathers of the swans and treat them as trophies. The biggest and best ones are tributes to the emperor. The more swans harvested, it means that life will be smoother that year. Everyone
Everyone will be happier, and those who capture more warriors will receive generous rewards.
This is the origin of spring water jade. No matter what kind of spring water jade, there will be sea green and swan on it, as well as silky water patterns. Water patterns represent spring.
Chun Shui Jade Tablet is a type of jade that originated in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. Many people still make this type of jade.
Chen Wuji made the Spring Water Jade Tablet, hoping that Li Yang could soar in the sky forever like an eagle.
As for Qiu Shan, it is much easier to understand. Qiu Shan belongs to autumn hunting, and hunting in the mountains is the most common. The best prey is deer. The first thing on the Qiu Shan jade medal is deer.
Next is the tiger. The tiger here is not the tiger they feed. It refers to the hunter, which means that their hunter is as fierce as the tiger.
The Spring Waters and Autumn Mountains jade tablets are exactly a pair, both with the meaning of bravery.
Chen Wuji is a southerner, while Spring Waters, Autumn Mountains and Jade is a purely northern story. Making these two things is also a challenge for Chen Wuji.
After the jade materials were separated, Chen Wuji sat there, his expression became extremely focused, and he started working.
Chen Wuji's hands were very flexible, and the drill quickly carved out the rough model of the jade plaque. Looking at the jade plaque in front of him, Chen Wuji smiled with satisfaction.
Taking the special carving knife handed over by Chen Lei, Chen Wuji's hand holding the carving knife kept flying on the jade raw material. Hong Lao, Huang Hao and Li Yang all widened their eyes.
When it came to actually carving, Chen Wuji showed everyone his god-like knife skills.
"Yin Yang moment?"
Seeing Chen Wuji holding the carving knife and turning it flexibly up and down, the name naturally appeared in Li Yang's mind.
This is Chen Wuji's special skill. The negative and positive aspects are different. It is not easy to fully coordinate and balance hardness and softness. Only Chen Wuji, who has Tai Chi skills, can use this technique with great proficiency.
Huang Hao watched more intently. He had recognized this technique since Chen Wuji performed the operation.
Chen Wuji said that the jade carving technique of Yin and Yang was second. No one in the country dared to say that he was first. Even Mr. Hong couldn't compare with him. Tai Chi focused on the harmony of Yin and Yang. Chen Wuji had a foundation in martial arts, so he really had an advantage over them all.
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Mr. Chen carved it very quickly, and soon the eagle's appearance was slowly revealed.
Mr. Hong, who was standing behind, nodded silently.
Chen Wuji's speed is the fastest among our masters. In addition to his physical strength, it also has a lot to do with the sword skills he is good at. Yin and Yang can save more effort and achieve the wonderful effect of moving a thousand pounds with four ounces.
On the corner of the jade plaque, the sharp beak of the eagle's head gradually appeared, giving off a chill before it even took shape.
"Double ditch sinister lines!"
Li Yang's heart moved, and he remembered another jade carving technique. When carving the eagle's beak, Chen Wuji obviously used this technique. He cleverly combined the curvature and the tapering of the eagle's beak. He didn't look at anything else, but just looked at that
The road is curved, and you can tell that it is the mouth of a very ferocious bird.
Chen Lei was also paying unusual attention to him. Every time Chen Wuji raised his head, he would bring the knife up to him.
Every time Chen Wuji changed his knives, even Mr. Hong watched with unusual concentration. The fewer knives used when carving, the better. Some people only use one knife, which makes them more familiar.
However, using more knives also has the advantage of making the shape more varied and more interesting.
