Why can't jade carving jewelry see any novel themes?

Because I have been involved in the jade industry for a long time and love this industry, I have been paying attention to the development and prospects of the industry. The question mentioned by the subject does exist, and I also reflected it in my previous answer: Why do Zhihu like China handicrafts such as jade, jade carving and mahogany, but there are few craft lovers? Is Zhihu Westernized? -Tang Yong's answer.

This problem not only faces consumers, but also jade practitioners. The root cause of this problem is the mismatch between productivity and production relations.

Jade carving art is an important part of traditional jade culture in China, which deeply attracts people who love jade with its unique connotation and charm. In the traditional concept, there is a saying that "jade must have work, work must be intentional, and meaning must be auspicious". Therefore, many sculpture themes handed down in history mostly use foreign words, homophones and metaphors to describe an auspicious content. For example, there is a bat on the carved bamboo, which means blessing, bamboo homophonic means "wish" and bat means "blessing"; If you carve a piece on the back of ginseng, it means "all the best in your life" and the homonym is "life"; If plum blossom and bamboo are carved, it means (bloom, Five Blessingg) and hope to report to Five Blessingg. This makes the subject matter more limited.

As we all know, the traditional way of learning jade carving is that the master takes the apprentice. Few people dare to innovate what the master teaches the apprentice and what the apprentice learns. Nevertheless, in the era of low productivity, as long as there are works, the market can digest them. For jade sculptors, doing these old themes well can survive. Without external motivation, we lose the motivation to innovate.

Let me interrupt. The carving techniques and level of these traditional themes have also improved with the development of people's aesthetics and technology, which we can't ignore.