Why is the statue of Bodhisattva carved in Sui Dynasty abandoned, but it is still a valuable and exquisite work in ancient Chinese stone carving art?
The artistic achievement of carving the residual image of Bodhisattva in Sui Dynasty also lies in the ingenious arrangement and carving performance of the "Cao clothes out of the water" clothing and the wide lower skirt. You know, stone carving can never be compared with clay sculpture. For example, the soft and tortuous artistic effect of silk fabric shown by this kind of thin skirt is easier to handle in clay sculpture, but it is much more difficult to carve it out from hard and hard rocks than to pile it up with mud. However, the sculptor can carve such a soft-felt dress, stick it on the round and soft skin with great elasticity, and then droop with the movements of limbs to form beautiful and natural folds. All these are very difficult tasks in stone carving. Artists with practical experience can understand that when using tablecloth as a foil for drawing still life sketches, it is often necessary to consider making the interlining into a natural pleat, which is sometimes not natural enough and satisfactory. However, carving on stone can never be arranged as easily as a tablecloth, and it is difficult for our excellent sculptors in ancient times to see an unnatural and uncomfortable place in this treatment. Moreover, the clothing structure and clothing pattern changes of the whole statue are carefully carved according to the posture, muscles and joints of specific characters, and there is nothing unclear. Such exquisite stone carving art can fully show the harmony and rhythm of beauty. Today, although it has unfortunately become an abandoned relic, it is still a precious and exquisite work in ancient Chinese stone carving art.