我国古籍《说文》中这样记载:美石之美者有五德,以人的仁,义,智,勇,洁这五种品德来比拟美石的性格。古人所指的美石就是我们雕刻所用的较坚硬质感润泽的石材。从选择石雕艺人的那一刻起,我就告诫自己,争取让每一件作品像古人所道的美石一样品质超群。
A quotation from the Chinese ancient book shuo wen jie zi goes like this: the beauty of beautiful stones lies in their five virtues. These five virtues correspond with the five virtues in man which are benevolence, justice, wisdom, courage and purity. The beautiful stones mentioned by our ancestors are just the harder and delicate stones used in stone carvings. Since t
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