Common sense: What kind of decorative technology does China's lacquer line carving technology come from?

China's lacquer line carving technology comes from Buddha's makeup technology.

Lacquer line carving technology originated from the makeup technology of ancient Buddha carving art, and it is a unique technology to decorate the surface of Buddha. This skill has been circulated in southern China for hundreds of years, with a long history and rich cultural background.

The development of lacquer line carving can be traced back to the middle and late Ming Dynasty. At that time, inspired by the line carving techniques of Song and Yuan Dynasties, especially the line carving techniques of dripping powder and clay sculpture, craftsmen began to try to decorate Buddha statues with fine lacquer lines. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, lacquer line carving technology gradually matured and was widely used in sculptural clothing. At this stage, the technical level of lacquer line carving was further improved, and the production basically formed a scale.

Lacquer-line carving works have rich and varied shapes, beautiful lines, attention to details and high aesthetic value. Its lines are knotted and displayed in relief, with fine details and all the details are very strict.

It can be said that handwork is the soul of lacquer line carving. Lacquer line carving technology pays attention to the aesthetic characteristics of lines, and reaches a high level at will in its creation, where the beauty of lines in China arts and crafts is sublimated.

Characteristics of lacquer line carving technology;

1, delicate and complicated lacquer line decoration: the core of lacquer line carving lies in the unique technology of lacquer line. Artists use natural lacquer and specially prepared lacquer soil to make soft and tough lacquer lines, which can be flexibly rubbed, rolled, wound, piled and engraved with their fingers.

2. Deep historical and cultural background: Lacquer line carving originated from the colored plastic art in the Tang Dynasty, especially in southern Fujian, with a history of thousands of years. It is mainly used for the decoration of religious artworks such as Buddha statues, bearing rich connotations of traditional Chinese culture and Buddhist culture. His works are simple, solemn and lifelike, with high historical research value and artistic appreciation value.

3. Unique creation technology and techniques: The production technology of lacquer line carving is rigorous and complicated, including sculpture modeling, foundation treatment, lacquer line decoration, makeup and so on. Each lacquer line carving work is carefully crafted by the artist himself, and it takes many processes from conceptual design to final product, which reflects the ingenuity and exquisite skills of traditional Chinese craftsmen.