What funny stone lions have you met in your life?

Shishi is a common monster in China traditional culture. They are sculptures with artistic value and ornamental value, which use stones as raw materials to form the image of lions. The earliest stone lion was in front of Gaoyi tomb in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It is often used as decoration in traditional buildings in China, and it is found in palaces, temples, pagodas, bridges, mansions, gardens, tombs and buttons in China. ?

The cute little lion scratched the pier nervously with his mouth wide open and was about to fall. There are still two scratches on the pier surface. The little lions standing on both sides not only didn't help, but also pointed at it and laughed. Hey, are you still a little friend who prayed for Zhenqiao together? The boat of friendship really flipped through the photos of this group of stone lions and became popular all over the Internet overnight. Driven by the Internet, the ancient stone lion carving process seems to glow with brand-new artistic charm. Although it seems to be a minority now, stone carving used to be the mainstream folk art, and the stone lion is still one of the most common sculptures in China.

From ancient palaces, houses, official halls, temples and tombs to modern commercial buildings, hotels, restaurants, governments, bridges, historical sites and squares, all kinds of stone lions appear in various places, squatting or lying down, fierce and vigorous, or naive. The unique art form has lasted for thousands of years, adding different styles to different buildings. Speaking of the history of Shishi, we have to mention Zhang Qian. The cultural exchange between the western regions has made this beautiful exotic animal become an auspicious animal in our China city house very early. The Eastern Han Dynasty sprouted, the Sui and Tang Dynasties were brilliant, the Ming and Qing Dynasties developed and matured, and the stone lion art was constantly popularized and secularized. Unfortunately, due to the impact of foreign culture and emerging culture, and the market pollution caused by the shoddy construction of Shishi, there are no wild lions in China at present, which undoubtedly left enough imagination space for the ancients.

There are many kinds of stone carving products, but the traditional processing technology is basically the same. Generally, there are four kinds, one is to pinch two pieces, the other is to make a blank sample, the other is to draw a sketch, and the other is to pinch the mud blank or plaster model first. The second carving is to dig out the useless stones according to the line pattern. ? Three picks, also known as picks, complement each other with carvings, and dig out extra stones outside according to lines. Four carvings are the last patient and meticulous carving and shaping.