On the Roughness of Zigang Jade
Zigang Jade covers China,
Delicate and delicate. It's amazing.
Suzhou has produced a generation of great masters,
The clock points to Daming's home.
Narcissus hairpin is loved by hundreds of immortals,
Millennium is a myth.
Good quality, good materials and uniform site,
The wedding cup is the essence.
Note: 1. Zigang Jade: Jade made by Lu Zigang. Lu Zigang was a jade carving craftsman and sculptor from Jiajing to Wanli in Ming Dynasty. Lu Zigang studied in a jade workshop in Hengtang outside Suzhou since childhood and became a very comprehensive master in jade carving. He carries forward the male pattern, hollows out the carving, and engraves the negative line as much as possible, especially in the technique of plane reduction, which sometimes presents an artistic effect similar to bas-relief.
2. Narcissus hairpin: Lu Zigang's work records that "the narcissus hairpin is carved exquisitely, and there are basal branches under the receptacle, which are as thin as hair."
3. Wrapped Cup: another masterpiece of Lu Zigang, 7.5 cm high and 13 cm wide. The cup consists of two straight cylindrical rings with six animals' hands and feet at the bottom. The waist of the cup is decorated with a circle of rope patterns, which are tied. Carve a phoenix as the handle of the cup, and embossment the rope between two rows. On both sides of the cup body, one side is engraved with the poem "Wet, carved, jade liquid and dew are all beautiful", without the word "Zhu Yunming", the first half of the poem is engraved with the name "Harmony Cup", and the other side is engraved with the poem "Nine strange things are full of smoke, a thousand times bright, may you live forever and be drunk in the phoenix". This jade carving work fully embodies the simple and exquisite artistic style of Zigong jade carving.