Jade carving (Zhenping jade carving)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: jade carving (Zhenping jade carving)

Applicant: Zhenping county, Henan Province

Project No.: 833

Project No.: Ⅶ - 57

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Henan Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Zhenping county, Henan Province

Protection unit: Zhenping Shifosi jewelry and jade carving Co., Ltd

Introduction to jade carving (Zhenping jade carving)

Applicant: Zhenping county, Henan Province

Zhenping jade carving is a kind of folk jade carving skill which is popular in Zhenping county, Nanyang City, Henan Province. Dushan jade, also known as "Dushan jade", is one of the "four famous jades" in China. It has the characteristics of bright color, good transparency and high hardness. Duyu mining has a long history, and the carving based on it can be traced back to the Longshan cultural layer of anguocheng site 4500 years ago. In addition to Nanyang Dushan jade as raw material, Zhenping jade carving also widely uses northeast Xiuyu and imported jade materials. According to techniques, Zhenping jade carving includes two types: HuaHuo and suhuo. Huaxun, converter, birds, animals, ladies and so on are all HuaHuo. The knife technique is complex, the carving is exquisite, and the shape is novel. Rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and so on belong to plain work, and the color and texture of jade materials are especially emphasized when making them. Zhenping jade carving inherits the tradition and draws on the merits of many people, forming the technical characteristics of "using skills to get novelty in flower life, and using color to show off excellence in plain life". Among all the products, the inner carving and through carving products represented by "multi-layer rotating ball", "Jiulong rotating Huaxun" and "Yuanyang rotating heart pot" have distinctive features and exquisite workmanship. They are well-known at home and abroad and become the model of Zhenping jade carving. At present, due to the complexity of jade carving skills, it is not easy to master, Zhenping jade carving is lack of successors, which is in urgent need of protection and inheritance.