The jade carving works of "Four Gentlemen" not only show their elegant posture, but also emphasize their noble, loyal, elegant and indifferent qualities. Because of this, such works have always been loved by the world and sought after by collectors.
Just as every woman wants to have a beautiful face, every scholar yearns for the name of a gentleman. Even if you don't brag brazenly, you should pin your gentleman's character on external things and implicitly borrow things to show your ambition.
Similarly, jade is also a symbol of a gentleman. Jade is tough and clean, moist and delicate, just in line with the virtue of a gentleman, noble and modest.
The encounter between the two seems to be a match made in heaven. Combine "Mei Zhu Lan Ju" with jade, which represents a modest gentleman, and it is the "Jade Four Gentlemen".
Beautiful things always echo from afar: flowers are better than gentlemen, and gentlemen are like jade, and jade carving flowers. Jade four gentlemen, have their own noble pride, not kitsch, maverick.
Major, Chu Shi also. Has noble and loyal moral character, and has the posture of jade bone Ice Muscle. Its form is ancient and full of vitality. Because there is a faint fragrance, different flowers are comparable.
Lan is called a gentleman and a beauty. Born in the valley, smart and elegant. Don't argue with the world, be narcissistic. Its Qing Xiang escaped; Its delicate nature, jade bone ice posture, everyone pity.
Bamboo has a noble and strong knot; Have an open mind. Elegant and vulgar, like a scholar; There is a cold heart, and the wind deceives the snow, especially the spirit.
Chrysanthemum posture is rough, can stand out in the autumn wind, not afraid of severe frost. It is also a metaphor for festivals at night. Chrysanthemum, a hermit in flowers, makes people forget their worries and feel at ease.
"Jade Four Gentlemen" embodies not only a kind of natural beauty due to the natural attributes of "Four Gentlemen", but more importantly, the ancients injected a kind of personality strength, a kind of moral sentiment and cultural connotation into jade carving.
Through the medium of jade, people pin their ideals, realize their self-worth and personality pursuit, and finally make the "Jade Four Gentlemen" an excellent jade carving theme for scholars in ancient and modern collections to express their feelings, enrich themselves and show their noble character.
Mei, cutting ice and snow, arrogant; Orchids, empty valleys, fragrant, narcissistic; Bamboo, sifting the wind and making the moon, is a chic life; Chrysanthemum and Shuang Ling are their own, and they won't be angry. In the field of jade carving, it is well-deserved to call them "four gentlemen of jade"!
Lao Wang talks about Cui Lao Wang, the founder of Yunnan Ai Cui Jewelry, who has been obsessed with jade all his life.