Generally speaking, the olive core carving in southern Jiangsu is exquisite in carving, superb in skill and high in price; North China and Guangdong are slightly lower. At present, there are nuclear sculptures in these three areas, but the prices are generally high.
In a broad sense, the carving process of olive core belongs to micro-carving, but due to the limitation of the core itself, it is generally vertical carving and relief. We should make full use of the shape, pitting and texture of the core, and carefully design and carve according to its material.
According to the data, the olive stone carving began in the Wanli period and the Apocalypse period of the Ming Dynasty.
Wei Xueying, a scholar, wrote the story of the nuclear ship and recorded it in detail: "... olivine is hard and can make a crisp sound when carved." After carving carefully, you must scrape carefully. Friction in the hand for a long time, the olive core will become more and more red, and finally there will be a glittering and translucent effect ... "Q:
What I want to know is the answer to the appraisal method:
Identifying a good nucleus mainly depends on the following points:
1, whether the color is uniform and whether there are spots.
2, the core meat is not thick, the core skin is not thin, and the meat is thick and thin.
3, high density, if it is a low density core, it is easy to spend after oiling.
3. Is it a strange nucleus? If the nucleus is particularly large or small, its value will be high. If it is a bergamot nucleus or a multi-flowered nucleus, it is even more
It is a rare product.
General iron ring accounting is the top grade of nuclear carving raw materials, especially the four-flower iron ring core of old seeds (that is, the four-sided iron ring core that has been naturally dried for more than 5 years) is the top grade.