Crafts to artwork jade carvings are buoyant

Under the influence of the economic environment and the development bottleneck of the jade carving industry, more and more jade carving artists gradually feel the chill of the traditional jade carving market. Whether it is the creative work, material prices or sales channels, jade carving artists are seeking to transform the road. It is worth noting that jade carving pieces created by famous artists such as play pieces, pendants, etc. have become popular against the market.

Big ornaments meet the cold jade carving sketch popular

The term “small pieces” originates from Buddhism and usually refers to short Buddhist scriptures with short text and simple language. This form of “small pieces” was deeply loved by literati and scholars, and it was continuously pushed and extended, gradually extending to literature and painting. In the jade carving industry, there are also such works, they usually have the following characteristics: small body, mainly to pendants, small pieces, small ornaments. Its design is original, from the hands of famous artists, full of humanistic atmosphere and artistic value.

Since last year, affected by the economic situation in the country and the development of the industry, large ornaments with large quantities and high prices on the traditional jade carving market have entered the winter from the market reaction. In Sihui, Pingzhou, Guangdong, Ruili, Yunnan and other places, the large ornaments designed and manufactured by traditional jade carving artists have a mediocre response in the market.

“Large works are generally used to evaluate prizes, enhance their popularity, and the market recognizes jade carvings that are reasonably priced and can be carried around.” According to senior jade carving experts in the industry, this phenomenon reflects not only the environment. In the final analysis, the jade carving industry needs upgrading and transformation, and the jade carving concept needs to break through other industry issues.

Jade carving masters embrace the market

In Pingzhou, Guangdong, this emerald distribution center known for its wholesale bracelets is rooted in a large number of jade carving masters. The jade carving artist Chen Yi is one of the more famous jade carving artists in the area.

Talking about the current market, Chen Yi admitted that the jade market has indeed been affected. “In the past, some of the real estate company executives who purchased jade had purchased a large number of jade ornaments from us. Most of them were gifts, and personal collections were only a small part of them. Now that the national anti-corruption situation is grim, the jade ornaments have been very difficult to sell from last year.”

"My strategy is to adjust the raw materials." Chen Yi said that as early as in the previous year, given that the price of jade jewelry all the way up, he foresaw the peak of price is coming, he has already begun to use agate, Nanhong and other cheaper jade materials. creation. At the same time, Chen Yi also made bold innovations in the design style and fully utilized Qiao sculpting.

“If most of the previous works are handicrafts, then I now emphasize the artistry of the work, such as applying the virtual and real artistic conception of the painting to the jade carving creation and adjusting the price. Such works are very popular.” Chen Yi said In the past two years, he visited many traditional markets. Jade carvings are almost always in a cold trend. The jade carvings that are infused with artistic elements are very popular with cultists. The jade carvings are priced between a few thousand yuan and 30,000 yuan. The cultural rhythm demonstrated by the city is widely respected by urban white-collar workers, university teachers and professors. The market sales are very optimistic.

Ruili youth jade carving artist Zhu Fangyu is a standard 80 after. After graduating from the graduate school in 2010, she specialized in designing roots in Ruili and specializing in young fashion jade jewelry.

“In the past two or three years, I mainly did small items, that is, jade carving pieces. My demand for jade carving pieces was that young people liked it, had a strong artistic quality, and had the characteristics of the material itself and combined it with good ideas and craftsmanship.” said Fangfang Zhu. After the introduction of jade carving pieces of the times, the customers are very fond of it, and regular customers often introduce new customers.

Zhu Fangxuan believes that in addition to affordable prices, the root cause of the jade carving popular product market lies in its unique design ideas.

Jade E-commerce: Jade Carvings is the Future Trend

According to data from the jade carving industry under the emerald dynasty brand led by Jade E-commerce in China, it is an indisputable fact that jade carvings have become popular in the current market environment. Yang Muren, founder of the Jade Dynasty, introduced that in order to take the initiative to embrace the market, the Jade Dynasty has built a jade carving industry on this year’s first jade carving expert online sales platform. This year the New Year’s Eve has promoted the first jade carving masterpiece in China.

Famous domestic jade carving masters such as Chen Yi, Zhu Fangyu, and Li Muxiang and Li Shaofei have established cooperative relationships with the Jade Dynasty and provided online exhibitions and sales. These jade carvings from famous artists have just been on the line, and they are well received by the market. For example, the works of Guangdong jade carving artist Liu Qingfeng have just been put on the line. Within seven days, seven exquisite jade carving pieces were sold out.

“Jade carving collection market has entered the era of playing cultural creativity, famous jade carving sketches is the future trend, we will cooperate with jade carving masters in the future full of infinite possibilities.” Yang Muren said