Marble sculpture-How to put the ball in the lion sculpture's mouth

Marble sculpture-Many buildings in front of the door will be placed a pair of lion sculpture. Carefully observed, lion sculpture in different shapes, but most of the mouth contains a small stone ball. And this small stone ball can also turn, but no matter how you do, can not be removed from the stone ball.

Marble sculpture-The real authentic stone lion's mouth is not put into the stone ball. It is China's sculpture industry unique a craft ~ hollow carving.

Marble sculpture-First the lion's tongue and teeth and the inside of the ball and the outside of the mouth with a pencil to draw its outline, with the carving tools to remove the excess stone until the mouth can show a long ball shape. And then a little bit of the ball above and below the extra removal, the action must be slow. Until the ball can come down, and then polished the ball until the ball looks beautiful.

Now the people for the pursuit of efficiency, and some are outside the ball to do a good job, and then put the ball into the final teeth with a special adhesive paste, and then polished, carved finished.

Marble sculpture-And some of the ball to do a little better on the outside, and then put in. Finally put the place to go with the stone professional glue for sticky, and then processed.

There is a direct stone ball cut from the middle, into the mouth and then bonding.

Marble sculpture-See here, have to admire the spirit of the ancients of the craftsmen !