What are the Three Treasures of Fuzhou

The Fuzhou Three Treasures refer to the traditional folk craft techniques of making stripped lacquer ware, oil-paper umbrellas, and horn combs in Fuzhou, Fujian.

Fuzhou Three Treasures crafts contain Fuzhou culture, local characteristics and craftsmanship level.

Introduction of Fuzhou Three Treasures Crafts:

1, Fuzhou paper umbrellas are of many varieties, mainly including flower umbrellas, bright oil umbrellas, silk-cotton paper umbrellas, blue and green boron umbrellas, double-layer flower umbrellas, silk-printed caijiu flowers and silk-printed overlay children's umbrellas and so on. And other handicrafts, even if it is a small paper umbrella, the production process is not the slightest bit sloppy.

The umbrella bone must be more than five years in northern Fujian, the old bamboo, toughness, elasticity, after special treatment, can be mildew-proof, anti-rot, anti-moth. Umbrella surface with the province's unique refined cotton paper, strong tensile force, brush with pure and pollution-free persimmon oil, and then brush the sticky tung oil, painted with flowers, birds, people, landscapes and other patterns, commonly known as "flower umbrella.

2, Fuzhou horn comb has a long history, in 1976, Fuzhou northern suburb of Xindian unearthed an ancient tomb of the Southern Song Dynasty, buried with 6 black buffalo horn comb, it can be seen that it has at least 700 years of history. In Fuzhou handicrafts, now in the streets and alleys everywhere, still maintain the "civilian nature" of the only horn comb. Into an unusual handicraft store, most of the horn comb sale.

3, Fuzhou off the lacquer, is a unique national style and rich local characteristics of the traditional art treasures, began in the Southern Song Dynasty. According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the lacquer craftsman Shen Shao'an found in a temple that the plaque of the main door, although the wood has been rotten, but the bottom embryo of the lacquered gray summer cloth framing is intact.