The Significance of Carved Lacquer Craft Inheritance

Beijing carved lacquer craft products are diverse and rich in themes, and their design and creation integrates carving, painting and craftsmanship, with solemn and elegant artistry. It has an irreplaceable role in improving people's aesthetic quality and beautifying life in modern society. Beijing lacquer carving crafts centrally embodies the cultural tradition of China's long history of lacquer-painting crafts, and is an indispensable and important part of the study of traditional Chinese arts and crafts.

Entering the 1990s, the lacquer carving industry shrunk due to market transformation, long production cycle, large investment and changes in the management system. Beijing carving lacquer factory in name only, the real hand-carved lacquer products are less and less, carving lacquer industry skilled personnel are facing the age structure aging, no newcomers to follow the cruel reality. From the current situation, the Beijing lacquer craft that has lasted for hundreds of years is on the verge of being lost.