The three-sided statue of Guanyin is one of the most common styles of stone Guanyin, usually enshrined in the temple square, and the size is huge, and when people stop to look at it, the awe in their hearts arises spontaneously. The design concept and carving skills of the three-sided Guanyin statue of stone carving are different from the single Guanyin, and the three-sided Guanyin statue is composed of three different aspects of the Guanyin, such as the net bottle Guanyin, the willow Guanyin, and the **Guanyin;There are also various forms composed of Guanyin holding scriptures, Guanyin holding lotus and Buddhist beadsThe overall image of the three-sided Guanyin statue has a richer cultural connotation and traditional aesthetics. Not only that, the types of stone used to carve the three-sided Guanyin are also very rich, the common ones are white granite Guanyin, white marble Guanyin, bluestone Guanyin and yellow rust stone Guanyin and so onHow to choose the type of stone?Let's take a look!
The stone carved three-sided Guanyin statues enshrined in the Buddhist temple are mostly standing and mainly medium and large, and the common heights are 6 meters, 8 meters, 9 meters, and 99 m;Because such a height can better reflect the solemnity and compassion of the three-sided Guanyin statue carved in stone. The tall and upright stone statue of Guanyin is placed on the temple square, like a giant standing between heaven and earth, bringing people a shocking vision and inner sense of security. Therefore, the huge stone carving three-sided Guanyin statue is mostly carved with granite, the granite stone is rich in variety, the color is varied, the texture is delicate and corrosion-resistant and weather-resistant, it can be applied to various carving techniques, in order to better show the majesty of the three-sided Guanyin statue of the stone carving, and it is beautiful, the temple naturally prefers to carve with granite stone.
Secondly, from the point of view of the whole production process, when carving the large-scale stone three-sided Guanyin statue, it is mostly divided into block carvings, and the whole stone is carved less, and for the later transportation and installation, the stonemasons will also pour steel bars in the body of the three-sided Guanyin statue, which can make the stone carving three-sided Guanyin statue more stable and safeGranite is less costly and durable, and still adapts to these challenges. Then from the overall cost, the stone carving three-sided Guanyin statue needs to reach hundreds of cubic meters, if the white marble carving will be very expensive, if the granite white granite carving, can achieve the same visual effect, the cost of the cost is also a lot more affordable. Therefore, granite stone is the first choice for large-scale stone carvings of three-sided Guanyin statues. In addition, the stone carved three-sided Guanyin statue is also very fond of carving with bluestone, which is a common natural stone with a light gray appearance and excellent hardness and durability. It can obtain different appearance effects through different processing and treatment methods, and can maintain stable performance in outdoor environments. Bluestone is suitable for a variety of carving techniques, especially for making large stone carvings of three-sided Guanyin statues.
Of course, there are also some seated stone carving three-sided Guanyin statues can be carved with white marble, white marble stone is smooth and delicate, with soft texture and gorgeous decorative effect, and has good polishing performance, can achieve the visual effect of warm and moist jade;Therefore, many of the stone carved three-sided Guanyin statues enshrined in the main hall also like to be carved with white marble. It is worth mentioning that the white marble stone has requirements for the body size of the stone carving Guanyin, which is mostly small, and the common height is about 1 meter. It can be seen that the stone types commonly used in stone carving three-sided Guanyin statues are very rich, which can be both strong and durable granite, or white marble that is as white as jadeThe specific needs to be determined according to the size of the stone Guanyin sculpture, the cost budget and the placement environment.