The main producing areas of woodcut watermark paintings

Woodcut watermark paintings are mainly produced in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou.

I. Introduction

Woodcut Watermark (Ancient Color Prints) Watermark calligraphy and painting is a unique traditional printmaking technique in China. Combining painting, carving and printing, according to the principle of ink infiltration, Mo Yun's brushwork is displayed. It can be used to create artistic works that reflect their own characteristics, and it can also realistically reproduce the various faces of China's paintings and calligraphy.

Woodcut watermark calligraphy and painting has a long history in China. As early as the Tang Dynasty, monochrome block printing had reached a considerable level. The overprint of "bamboo board" and "Hua Gong" represented by Dianzhuzhai in the late Ming Dynasty shows that the technology has made greater progress. Because this skill has always been mainly hand-made, China is inherited and developed purely as an intangible cultural heritage.

Second, celebrity evaluation.

Mr. Ye Shengtao commented on the woodcut watermark in this way: "According to the painting content and brushwork of the original, it is printed on the same rice paper as the original with a knife as a pen and color as a painting, so it can adapt to the characteristics of China ink painting and realistically reproduce the true face of the original and its rich and varied pen and ink interests."

Main technology and development status

I. Main processes

1, folding sketch

The painter is in charge of this work. The first step is color separation, that is, all the handwriting with the same tone is classified into one set of plates, and there are several colors on the painting, that is, it is divided into several sets of plates.

When sketching, cover the original with celluloid version and sketch according to it; Then cover the sketched celluloid with very thin dovetail paper before tracing. In the future, I will draw a good draft and check its brushwork and charm in great detail to see if it is different from the original. After that, several sets of printing plates were checked out from the original color matching and printing requirements.

2. Folding rigidity

This is the second important process of woodcut watermarking, that is, before carving, stick the pictures hooked on swallow paper on the board. In addition to carving based on ink lines, artists must also refer to the original, understand it carefully, and hold a knife like a pen, so as to vividly convey the spirit and brushwork of the original.

3. Folding printing

This is the last process of woodcut watermark painting. After each piece is carved, it is printed one by one into a picture. The paper (or silk), ink, color and other materials used in printing are completely consistent with the original materials.

Second, the development status quo

The woodcut watermarking techniques in Shizhuzhai, Rong Baozhai, Beijing and Hangzhou have long been well-known at home and abroad, and the artists in their watermarking workshops are all Yilin Chuqiao.

Rong Baozhai has collected a large number of original works or woodcut watermarked paintings and calligraphy by ancient and modern painters, and supplied them to Four Treasures of the Study, and provided services such as mounting, processing and restoration, which facilitated the creation of painters and calligraphers and made important contributions to the prosperity of the painting and calligraphy art market and the promotion of international cultural exchanges.

The woodcut watermark of Shizhuzhai in Beijing and Hangzhou inherits and develops the traditional handicraft skills of Shizhuzhai in the late Ming Dynasty, and its artistic craft has ornamental value and should be protected and passed on. Relevant parties need to lend a helping hand to help solve difficulties and get out of the trough.