Ding Nianting, Gao Jiajun, Du Weinan, Zhang Dayan, Chen and others carved peach hearts in Weifang, Shandong Province in the Qing Dynasty. Gan Long loved nuclear carving, and once called Du Shiyuan into the palace. Today, the Palace Museum has Chen Zuzhang's "An Olive Nuclear Boat at Night in Chibi" during the Qianlong Period.
Representative figures in the early liberation of the Republic were Zhong, Zhao, Yin Genfu, Xu Yinsheng and Zhong Nianfu.
Olive stone carving, as its name implies, is to carve the images of various animals and people on a small piece of olivine, among which the carving of the zodiac is the most representative. Rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs have their own models, which are vivid. There are eighteen arhats, eight immortals crossing the sea, all kinds of flowers, birds, insects and fish. Most of them are carved with immortal figures, evil spirits and mascots. They are exquisite and exquisite. They are pendants hanging under the belt, a fan or an embroidered bag as decoration and embellishment, and can also be appreciated. Since the mid-Qing Dynasty, most of the nuclear carving objects have been carved with olivine and walnut stone, which are specially designed for literati or rich children to play with. All kinds of flower boats carved with olive cores can also be equipped with hollowed-out carved ivory and mahogany seats and displayed on miniature antique shelves for appreciation.
The main tools of nuclear carving are filing, chiseling and drilling. Files include wool files, smooth files and round files; There are two kinds of chisels: square chisel and round chisel. Firstly, the core is preliminarily processed with wool file and smooth file, and then the conceptual design is carried out, and the sample is drawn on the core. After the drawing process, rough machining is carried out according to the drawing with a circular file to make a rough shape; Carve details with a chisel, eyebrows and eyes with a small square chisel, and mouth with a small round chisel; Finally, after polishing, waxing, drilling, beading, or matching a base, it becomes an appreciation product.
The first nuclear carving work by a nuclear carving artist was the story of a nuclear ship written by Wei Xueyi in Ming Dynasty. The Story of the Nuclear Ship, written by Amin writer Xue Wei, describes the olive nuclear ship A Journey to Dongpo Red Cliff made by the nuclear sculptor Wang Yi during the Apocalypse of Ming Dynasty, with vivid characters and picturesque shapes.
Olive stone carving is quite influential in Guangfu and Zhoushan, Suzhou; The patterns carved with olive core are as true as ever, and the craftsmanship is quite exquisite. In no particular order:
Fu Gui, Wu Jie, Li Qing, Zong Zhe, Zhao Yingsheng, Zeng, Wu Hongzhang, Cai Zuen, Wang Yuanqiu, Fengxiang, Yin Genfu, Yin Xueyun, Xu Yinsheng, Yan Xiaoqi, Ru Fenglun, Li Jianfeng, Yu Xiaoping, Zhou Jianming, Dong Lansheng, Song Shuiyun. Chen Keming (Tianya), Rodin, Bitter Stone, Han Long, Bu, Ru, Daniel (Tian Hong), Deng Wei, Ding Guoliang, Guo Jianwei, Cao Zhi, Shi Wen A Niu, He Huan, Yihai, Pastoral, Zhang Dong, Li Shuang, Royal, Huang Xinli, Wu Jiandong, Song Shuiguan.