China’s Suzhou is home to exquisite garden pavilions, and also finely carved Jade Sculpture. The earliest jade pieces found there date back to five or six thousand years ago. The trade was highly regarded in the country during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and led to the development of its distinctive characteristics.
Suzhou’s jade wares are like the city’s famed horticulture: small, exquisite and finely polished.
Made from high quality Qinghai green jade or Hetian white jade, the Suzhou jade art is steeped in ancient cultural tradition.
Pieces are carved in classic patterns, or take on themes of traditional culture.
Like this set of seals which sit on an altar-shaped pedal, and surround a piece used to pay tribute to heaven and earth.
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An exhibition of works by Suzhou jade carvings masters such as Jiang Xi and Yang Xi were unveiled at the Beijing Aimer Art Gallery over the weekend. Let’s take a look at the exquisitely carved products demonstrating the beauty and skillfullness of the traditional craftsmen.
Now, as you may know, Chinese people love jade. Scholars say the affection goes back as far as the Neolithic Age. Having that much legacy, jade carvings are not simply for decoration. They are a widely revered art form in the country.