Evaluation standard of root carving of Sabina vulgaris

Thuja cypress is a kind of cypress. The so-called Thuja cypress handicrafts on the market are actually Platycladus orientalis rather than botanical Thuja cypress. Because there are very few Thuja cypress in existence, and the shape is natural and wonderful, the texture is natural and beautiful, and the oil hardness is the best choice. It is the first material of root carving. Therefore, as the crown of root carving, Thuja cypress root carving enjoys great reputation in the collection field. Let's take a look at the evaluation standard of Thuja cypress root carving together!

artistic conception

Root carving stresses the unity of heaven and man, intended to be the first knife. A piece of Cliff cypress root carving with collection value must be a work that has been fully conceived before production, can make good use of the characteristics of raw materials, express the intention of the creator, and even sublimate to a certain cultural connotation, and even inherit the essence of root carving culture. It is not a pure display of pure cutting skills or materials, but a spiritual basis derived from tradition and culture. In this way, the root carving can be sublimated from a good-looking root carving.

morphology

Thuja has a variety of strange shapes. There are those who meander straight up, those who circle and turn, those who fold and float, those who hold the original and keep one, and those who stretch in four directions. Each one is a unique natural creation, a gift from God, a mark left by time, and a witness of time.

Carver

Smooth knife, not stagnant in the material, is the basis for the creation of fine root carving. The character's face and hair. The treatment of hands and clothes, animal appearance, momentum, hair, etc. all need to have good carving as the foundation.

color

After polishing, the color of Thuja is roughly red and white. The white part is still growing, and the red part is mostly dead, also known as "wood relic". In terms of ornamental value, two-color entanglement is the most pleasing visual enjoyment, but red maple like fire, white as snow, is also another kind of quiet beauty. If the age of the cypress is old to a certain extent, it will also appear purple black and dark black.

fragrance

Thuja cypress has a special fragrance different from other cypress trees. Breathing slowly, it has a trace of fragrance different from Shen Tan Long Musk. It has been precipitated for a long time. The fragrance of Cliff Cedar is tired and closely related to the year. The older the year, the more mellow and sweet the fragrance becomes.

texture

The patterns of Thuja are strange, some show exaggerated beauty on a large scale, some reflect strange patterns in a small range, there is no similarity, can not be copied. The patterns were comparable to sea yellow, and there were often unusually beautiful patterns, twisted patterns, watercress patterns, bodhisattva patterns, cloud sea patterns, and so on. As for the s-shaped patterns, they were simply a sign of normality.

complete

One of the most important points of Thuja root carving is its integrity. The degree of material removal from the cliff, the degree of cutting and sawing, and the degree of damage will seriously affect its collection value. Simply put, if the root carving is complete except for the fine carving parts, then the value must be much higher than the works carved from the raw materials cut off in many places.

oily

Thuja has grown on the cliff for thousands of years. The test of wind and sun, frost and snow forced it to collect its essence and concentrate it in the body. Therefore, its density is extremely high and its oil content is extremely high. However, improper disposal during collection and production may cause some of the oil to pass away (such as exposure to the outside after collection), resulting in reduced oiliness and reduced quality.

year

Often the older the better, because the older the growth year, the more it withstands the test of time, the more it shrinks inward, further increasing its density and oil saturation, and the corresponding fragrance will be better. If you look at the annual rings that are as thin as hair, you can know that it is not false to say that Thuja cypress has grown for thousands of years or even thousands of years, otherwise there would be no ancient saying of "Thousand Years Pine Ten Thousand Years Cypress".

characteristics

As the name suggests, it is the place that distinguishes it from other cliff cypress pieces. There are usually several characteristics: tree tumor, root boulder, more twisted turns, folding angle is extremely large and so on. Cypress tree nodules are relatively rare, especially full tree nodules are more precious, tree nodules have mangrove nodules, white tree nodules, but also red and white tree nodules associated with the situation. Root boulders are due to the special environment in which Thuja grows, often with more stones and less soil, so there will be occasional phenomena of stones mixed with roots, because sometimes (stones) come to operate, so they are often sought after. The material with more twisted circles and great folding angle has great advantages in ornamental nature, and fully reflects the bad growth environment and the persistent upward spirit of Thuja.