What does traditional wickerwork refer to

Traditional willow weaving refers to the use of willow and other soft plant materials woven into a variety of artifacts, furniture, handicrafts and so on.

Willow weaving is one of the traditional Chinese folk handicrafts with a long history and rich cultural connotation. Willow weaving in China's development history can be traced back to more than three thousand years ago in the Shang Dynasty until the 20th century, the latter decades of the gradual emergence, but also gradually become part of China's exports to foreign exchange projects.

Willow weaving is a relatively simple process, but it requires a high degree of skill and imagination. Generally speaking, the production of willow weaving needs to go through a number of procedures such as cutting, moistening, twisting, picking, weaving, stranding, and so on, before finally being made into a variety of exquisite willow artifacts. Willow products are rich in form and color, and can be made into willow baskets, willow cages, willow chairs and other practical furniture items, can also be made into willow flowers, willow garden decorations and other elegant decorations.

The significance of the inheritance of willow weaving skill

Willow weaving skill, as a purposeful practical and aesthetic creative activity, is characterized by the mastery and application of raw materials such as willow and weaving tools with skillful and specialized techniques, which is an important means of understanding and utilizing the laws of nature. Willow weaving skills are generated and developed in the long-term labor practice, the process of creation and circulation of each craft is formed on the basis of *** with labor.

Willow weaving products are made of a wide range of raw materials, making full use of the characteristics of tough plants, focusing on color, texture, the pursuit of natural, reflecting the simplicity of the working population, simple, honest and sincere character. Compared with general traditional art, the subjectivity of the concept of willow weaving modeling is more prominent, and it is the organic combination of folk practical technology and folk arts and crafts, as well as the organic combination of practicality and aesthetics.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Willow Weaving