Ding Anhui thus embarked on a professional career as a jade carver. He began as an apprentice, progressed to artisan and continued forward to become the established artist he is today.
Over his career, Ding has produced over a thousand works. They are in various motifs and styles. And like the classic forms of Chinese jade and sculpted works, each one of Ding's works carries a message.
There're superb pendants seen to embody the virtues of Chinese literati.
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This is called the "bathing lady in quebrada". It speaks
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This is called the "bathing lady in quebrada". It speaks to the harmony of man and universe.
This is a seal cutting of ancient Chinese characters carved on tortoise shells or animal bones.
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This is a seal cutting of ancient Chinese characters
carved on tortoise shells or animal bones.
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There're also works depicting various animals. They reflect the artist's belief that man and animal share the same living spirit.
