Jade Artists

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[@larrybuzbee7344]

My first job after leaving the US Army in '75 was as a jade carver in Fairbanks Alaska at The Alaskan Jade Cache. Our material was north American/Canadian nephrite, so quite different from the Burmese stone here. We had 60 tons of good jade ranging from jet black through translucent grass juice green to small amoumts of sky blue. Fun.

[@pumpkindiamond994]

You married a filipina right?

[@larrybuzbee7344]

@@pumpkindiamond994 No, americana.

[@lisasforeheadmanager8022]

@@pumpkindiamond994 lmao 😂 Nice try though

[@dianegreen6635]

These artisans are the best of the best , the deserve millions . Beautiful work .

[@massachusettsrockhounding3373]

🔗🔗🔗👍👌

[@steelman86]

I can only imagine when these carvers didn’t have the more modern electric carving tools, how long even a small piece would take to hand carve, Months and months and months!!! The patience it would have taken to do that is amazing!!!! No wonder those centuries old pieces are so valuable!!!

[@CONEHEADDK]

They still had drills, and perhaps also some other smart tools, that I haven't heard of yet. But machines do help a lot for sure.

[@EazyFieldsports]

Then you swing the hammer a little to hard and break the whole thing in half 😥

[@CONEHEADDK]

@@EazyFieldsports I'm guessing, but I don't think, they've used much hammer and chisel, if it's anything like soap stone to work with. I would expect a lot of cutting, boring, scraping and sanding/grinding.

[@jamesmccreery250]

I had a chance to visit the state run jade factory in Beijing, there were pieces there that were carved over decades. One piece in particular, a Junk that was about 6 ft long and 3ft hight, took almost 200 years.

[@tommycazador4034]

Central American used to take te years to carved a good piece

[@deesnoots]

The chain carving is crazy

[@oh_knee7173]

right i was like wtf and imagine trasporting it

[@WhuDhat]

they're all kinda crazy, especially that XXXXL one

[@massachusettsrockhounding3373]

⛓️🔗👍👌

[@cherylmedeiros6287]

Chinese artisans are amazing. I have seen so many art forms that just blows my mind. Wonder how much that large piece will sell for!

[@pumpkindiamond994]

Tens of millions of dollars!

[@enrico7474]

The highest quality jade is way more expensive than diamond so u can guess

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

@@enrico7474 the raw material jade is cheaper than diamonds. The process of carving it is what makes it so expensive;)

[@meowtran4019]

@@dr.doppeldecker3832 Diamond are expensive by marketing, and Jade was also marketing hard in Chinese's culture for thousand years.......

[@basukibasuki7587]

Karya-karya seperti ini yang bikin aku termotivasi. Yaaa,,,, meski aku cuman seorang pengamen jalanan yang nggak punya rumah & potensi apa-apa ??? 🤭🤭🤭😅😅😅 Salam kenal dariku yang bikin karya-karya pada channel: 1). CK-Multi talenta 2). Bim54ful

[@ronieabror8641]

This is the kind of video that I hope little bit longer,,I don't mind watching it for 50 minutes,

[@Vintage_Chronicles]

I get quite a bit of this at my work. It’s my favorite sculptures to work with. So beautiful!

[@dragonsdream4236]

What sort of work you do?

[@emmarounsville1479]

Truly incredible! The work and skill that goes into jadeite carving has always impressed me

[@XimenaZhaoArchive]

Amazing. That slab of rainbow jade is incredible.

[@seahawks1185]

That's half the fun, contemplating.

[@michelemartinez4989]

Absolutely gorgeous work your artists are amazing

[@thefinemascot3520]

AMAZING! Enjoy your dream experience with the jade secret! Best regards from London!

[@semharing3303]

I am obsessed with this stuff

[@peterlee9691]

Imagine days before diamond bits and powered drills, working with only hand drills and grits under light of oil lamps. Must had taken years.

[@yepiratesworkshop7997]

Very informative video and some very beautiful work!

[@FarawayWanderer590]

Oh hell yeah, I can only imagine how GORGEOUS (and EXPENSIVE!) that carving with green & lavender jade would be!!

[@mujahidalinephritejadejems3641]

So beautiful

[@looking8030]

Absolutely beautiful

[@SirLavaLamp]

Ever since Ive seen these as a child, been obsessed!

[@JAVEDKHAN-nu5zy]

Very nice hard work done!

[@domokonichiwaver.5991]

This will never age.. An Amazing human creation🔥 Respect china culture

[@hyphen2612]

Incredible skills aside. Just imagine the patience to work on a piece for months and then spend weeks just polishing it!

[@heydaddy2471]

Im sure polishing can be hand over to less talented artists, Infact even i can polish it even if i never saw jade in real life

[@angelacrofts6218]

Whoa, total respect to the master Jade carvers, it's so mesmerising to watch, there beautiful works

[@straycat1674]

So basically these people have to excel at multiple types of art.

[@levimajor8477]

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[@zionchad955]

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[@zionchad955]

@Levi Major glad I could help :D

[@agustosicnao9507]

Wow!! So beautiful,can i make like that on a red Jasper?

[@keithkorpela7702]

Wow humans are capable of such beautiful works

[@STONE_FLOWER]

chic jade and chic craftsmen! 👍🏼

[@istitutodigemmologiagenova1976]

Thank you for sharing💖

[@C1schecter101]

So gorgeous !!!

[@latinogott]

Pure sheer artistry:)

[@marywrigjt7614]

Excellent.!!

[@edinavarkonyi5358]

Amaizing work!

[@greggreg2263]

Absolutely stunning they are so beautiful 😍 carved from nature words can’t explain it the artisan is so skills to do such fine pieces the Jade is so thin without breaking anything😇

[@greggreg2263]

🐲

[@magwildwood9816]

Jade's actually a very durable stone but I get your point. The carvers can't make any mistakes!

[@KangDedeOfficial17]

wonderful art product and skill

[@hanguyen646]

WONDERFUL

[@blackrebelradio9879]

Try reflection. To get (contrast) depth.

[@mark6302]

unreal craftsmanship

[@cher4645]

I feel like they should have better carving stations for the massive amount of money the business deals with? Better light, maybe a magnifying glass stuff like that....

[@tcara11]

If we can only imagine, jade expert with an entire mountain "Mt Rushmore" to explore the shape of the rock.

[@goerizal1]

they are incomparable skilled artists in their own right but without those electric tools how long could their equivalent artisans of the past years do the same thing and how did they do it?

[@autumndavidson8686]

I think those ancient techniques of carving jade/gemstones is lost to history now. 🤔

[@MichelleMCTran]

I love Jade

[@Beauty_Bot]

Anyone else misread the channel name and wonder why TF the CIA has a jade-carving division?

[@Peraltarevdesigns]

Did that huge piece of jade get finished and set thought ? Any updates ?

[@zeroc977]

Now this is art.

[@phoebertiansyah3083]

Amazing ,very good talent 👌👍🙏

[@AG-en5y]

Brah that is amazing

[@Ethan-mv2un]

Can't imagine what it's like to constantly have wet hands!

[@mr.knightingale1353]

Nobody is as good at carving than Chinese people ! I lived 12 years in China, I have seen stuff which may haunt you with beauty for rest of your lives

[@azoresplayah]

Many spectacular Chinese sculptors. But there are amazing sculptors all over the world. Amitābh

[@Mrskampo]

do you have friend jade carving master

[@mr.knightingale1353]

@@Mrskampo Yes I know couple of people who carve Hubei Turquoise and NanHong etc make Guan Yin and Gods pendants

[@phatdatofficial4590]

beautiful

[@WillF1980]

Good lord. That is amazing.

[@telekinesisimonly12]

now you know why you pay so much for a 3 inch tall jade budda statue. it cant be done with machines.

[@tcara11]

It can now just at small scale. You're totally right

[@balamenzies5658]

sweat shop? how many hours do these people work vs pay ?

[@kamanama3671]

Please somebody show how a jade chain is made. I have to know before I die.

[@magwildwood9816]

A jade chain can only be achieved when a carver has got to a certain level because all the links are carved out of the same strip of jade. There are no cuts anywhere. To break the circle of a link is considered bad luck by the Chinese. It's also a technique that all carvers must master before they can do mire intricate pieces on more expensive pieces of jade. The artists at work in this film are master carvers.

[@skylark4901]

Wow!

[@glenvillanueva6950]

Great skills... But only the factory owner making the big bucks.

[@jackierydel277]

Amazing artists and beautiful creations.

[@WashingtonDC20032]

Amazing

[@Roma22khan]

From where I can buy these tools please help....I have serpentine mine in pakistan

[@brucemoyers1006]

In a free society, the artist would sell it and reap the reward.

[@dianemoril7612]

150.000€ for one masterpiece, I guess. the last one, more than 1 million. agree?

[@KaeganThornhillTheCyberRaven]

Well in the video He stated "Some of these Carvings worth Millions" and later he said "1 Million Yen is a little over $150,000" so I would guess thier Products start at $12,000 up to 60+ Million. ( which is what I have feeling the Wall size carving cost)

[@AutumnHutton3405]

So cool

[@marciolima7975]

Arte inda, linda, linda e impressionante!!!

[@ANCIENTASTRONAUT411]

Wow is that Diamond tip she using I can do it I got jade lol wow that's detailed I got some diamonds an Indian tribe carved with that detail about 10 k years or more back lol

[@janmore5367]

I even have uncle's that work here in Ontario as police officers

[@janmore5367]

The Jade jealous on Jan is ancient

[@zoology5884]

These strong patches of mineral in soft mud to make the earth layers strong but people are taking out n carving them unnecessarily

[@williamjhunter5714]

Wow, to be paid $160k per year for producing around 6 artworks annually. A good rate.

[@feliciamoreland1756]

Most admirable 🥂💚💯👍

[@ismaaciilcabdi4304]

hi I have much jade haw we can buy

[@PhantomLife]

I have an 30lb(+/-) Jadeite Fine Crystal Granulated Natural Rock. It doesnt fit the Nephrite or that Clear Transparency. It is Dark Crystal Transparency. This one I would like for Jewelers to make into small ornamental objects; like Necklace Pendants. How do I Find those people.

[@Forsakenguard]

Sounds like these artists are getting ripped off. They need to be making at least double that much.

[@sardog7765]

Very cool 😎

[@angusmcdeath8403]

Artist payed $100 to create it resold for a good mark up

[@redlobster4841]

Wow

[@Cedartree-cf6om]

All examples appeared to be in the rough, no completed pieces. So the statement that these carvers are the best, the best was not exhibited. Im seeing a bias news report here.

[@Sennken]

They showed several complete pieces though?

[@Neil00841]

Wow 😍

[@romainvicta3076]

Meanwhile picasso paints like a 5 year old for 1 minute and the painting sells for millions

[@magwildwood9816]

Fool. You have no understanding of art or artists.

[@jimoak5313]

👏🏽

[@coldragon06]

I just wonder how people back in the day when the no machine do it tho

[@dadisi09]

I heard they used bamboo and string!

[@felicisimaorale5754]

I have 5 colors jade recover from give ayaw of Yamashitas treasure. But I don't know how to sale it

[@jackyiralo1562]

സൂപ്പർ,,,,,, വളരെ നന്നായിട്ടുണ്ട്,....... 👍🙏🙏🙏🙏good creation.........,🪔

[@jamilmalik6187]

Do you like to buy

[@homeyv]

I wonder how much the not so good workers make per hour

[@TwistedHot]

Terrible unrest on the country lately...

[@khayziekayz]

Qing Ming (pronounced as Tsing Ming, not King Ming)

[@haysoe7159]

They get those jades for cheap in Myanmar.

[@alexaez2946]

Can you blamed them?? Its the people of myanmar who wanted to earn a quick buck - selling off so cheap

[@virginialeite2787]

⚘💖

[@janmore5367]

The dad of my twin girls are out of jail looking for green

[@Mrskampo]

hi dear. i need this master's wechat id

[@ramsesespin4635]

Si alguien está interesado, tengo 70 Kg de jade imperial guatemalteco. Estoy en el sur de Veracruz México. Hay piedras de hasta 25 kg

[@madewirayasa6821]

Luar biasa

[@miltonportillo8008]

friend knows someone who buys jade áre Guatemala

[@aidan6149]

I’d rather get the Flourites from there

[@rokypsmdsmd9964]

...like...

[@Channel-qm2yd]

🥰♥️🙏👍♥️👍

[@fortunatomortel1555]

Love ❤ minerals

[@jamilmalik6187]

I have some stones different colours

[@beneditobarbosa5892]

😉💟

[@K.N.H.]

Blood Jade

[@CONEHEADDK]

150 grand a year sweat shop..

[@nematsherzade9091]

زیباست خسته نباشید میگم به عزیزان هنرمندو صبور هنر یک هنر مند دقیقا مثل مادر ذره ذره هنرمند رو باخودش بالا و بالاتر میبره جذابیت شکل گیری هر قسمت از کار انسان را برای خلق قسمت بعد مشتاق تر میکنه چین با هنر عجین شده مثل ایران