Basic Introduction to Jade Carved Floral Incense Burner
The Jade Carved Floral Incense Burner utilizes the principle of carbonization, through temperature control techniques, and without applying any pigments or mainly using scorching with supplementary coloring, it sketches and burns patterns onto materials like bamboo, wood, xuan paper (rice paper), and silk. It integrates Chinese and Western painting arts with scorch art, forming an oriental artistic style that is antique, pure, exquisite, elegant, and unique. It is deeply loved by collectors and has been hailed as “a unique marvel in the world of arts,” possessing considerable appreciation and collection value.
Product Features
In recent years, artists from Nanyang have carried on and perfected the craftsmanship techniques of their predecessors, advancing from using small oil lamps for scorching to utilizing specially designed electric scorching pens, changing from the original “horizontal scorching” to “sitting scorching.” The materials used for scorch art have expanded from bamboo and wood to xuan paper and silk. The forms of expression range from large mural scrolls measuring over ten meters to small Buddhist beads with diameters less than one centimeter. The content encompasses subjects like figures, flowers and birds, landscapes, etc., covering famous paintings from China and abroad, fables, legends, historical anecdotes, and more. A total of 18 series, 136 types, and thousands of designs of scorch art handicrafts have been developed.
Historical Folklore
Representative works of jade carved floral incense burners include a semi-circular screen enclosure board painting titled “Sanmenxia Reservoir,” which is 5 meters long and 3.5 meters high, as well as xuan paper scorch art scrolls such as “Along the River During the Qingming Festival,” “One Hundred and Eight Heroes of Liangshan,” “Twelve Beauties of the Red Chamber,” and “The Great Wall.” These works have been collected by museums both at home and abroad. Nanyang scorch art is now gaining renown overseas for its unique artistic charm, with products sold to over 50 countries and regions in Europe, America, Oceania, Southeast Asia, and beyond.