How did jade develop in Qing Dynasty?
With the prosperity of commodity economy, the socialization of jade and the scale of cutting industry are deepening and expanding. The royal nobles used a wide range of jades, and the types and quantities of jades such as daily use, ornaments, furnishings, Wan Wen and so on exceeded any previous period. Folk jade is also very common, and wealthy businessmen, literati and other classes are still jade. The artistic styles of jade articles in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties were different, and they were finely carved in Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the rough wolf was rigid and was known as "rough and bright". In the Qing Dynasty, most of them were complex and exquisite, among which Gan Longyu was the representative of the highest craft of ancient jade. White jade bottle, imitation Song porcelain. White jade, slightly sugar-colored. The whole device is carved from a square bottle with two movable rings. The abdomen, neck and top of the device are carved through, decorated with flower patterns, and a pair of movable ring ears are arranged on both sides of the abdomen and top as decoration. The whole installation is beautifully decorated, simple and elegant, and beautifully carved, which is an outstanding work of jade carving in Qing Dynasty. White jade fish dish, imitation Song porcelain, 4.9 in height and 22.2 cm in diameter. This dish has been handed down from generation to generation. The disc is wide and folded, shallow and flat, and the inner bottom of the disc is printed with the opposite die-printed Pisces. White jade elephant ear bottle, imitation Song and Yuan porcelain. White jade, slightly sugar-colored. The whole device is carved from a square bottle with two movable rings. The abdomen, neck and top of the device are carved through, decorated with flower patterns, and a pair of movable ring ears are arranged on both sides of the abdomen and top as decoration. Bottle mouth, long neck, thin abdomen, table feet and an elephant head ring ear on both sides of the neck. Tall and magnificent. The fetal quality is white, the glaze color is transparent, and the blue and white color is gorgeous and rich. Eight decorative patterns are painted from mouth to toe, namely: bougainvillea, plantain leaves, Yunfeng, bougainvillea, seawater Yunlong, Haitao, bougainvillea and lotus petals. Hierarchical and complicated. The whole installation is beautifully decorated, simple and elegant, and beautifully carved, which is an outstanding work of jade carving in Qing Dynasty.