[Jade Moods - Chinese Jade Ornaments] LuZigang, a Jade Carving Artist

Lu Zigang, from "Wumen" in Southeast of China, was a famous artist for the jade carving active in Suzhou in Jiajing and Wanli periods of Ming Dynasty...

Lu Zigang, from "Wumen" in Southeast of China, was a famous artist for the jade carving active in Suzhou in Jiajing and Wanli periods of Ming Dynasty, and was also a most reputable artistic master in the jade carving history in China. The jade carving by Zigang had totally changed the mossy style of the jade article in Ming Dynasty, with the exquisite jade material, the lofty techniques for the jade carving, which integrated the arts of the seal, the calligraphy and the painting into the art of the jade carving, and improved the craft of the jade carving in China to a new artistic level.

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Posted by Amidiu to Jade Moods - Chinese Jade Ornaments at 10/23/2006 12:47:36 AM