Classification of Chinese wood carving

1, Dongyang wood carving

Zhejiang Dongyang is the traditional origin of wood carving, known as the "hometown of carving". The production area is mainly in Dongyang, so the name. According to Dongyang County, the South Temple Tower (built in the Northern Song Dynasty, 961 years) remains of the Buddha statues and other physical examination, has a history of more than 1,000 years. Dongyang's famous Ming Dynasty building Suyong Hall, the building's wood carvings are extremely magnificent. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, more than 400 craftsmen went to Beijing to repair palaces and carve palace lamps. Dongyang woodcarvings are still preserved in the Forbidden City in Beijing and Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, etc. After 1910, a number of Dongyang woodcarvers were concentrated in Shanghai and Hangzhou, carving furniture and utensils combining Chinese and Western styles for export. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there has been a great development and improvement in the technique, and wall hangings, bar screens and other highly artistic appreciation items have appeared. The content of these works is mostly historical stories and folklore, and the designs adopt the "full flower" technique. The images are covered with decorations, forming a unique artistic style. Now the production of varieties and colors up to more than 2,700 kinds, including boxes, cabinets, stools, chairs, tables, tables and other practical products, accounting for 90% of the total output value, exported to more than 50 countries and regions. There are thousands of practitioners. Dongyang wood carving is mainly based on relief technique. In the design, drawing on the traditional scattered perspective, bird's-eye perspective and other compositions, pay attention to the layout of the full, loose, not loose, not chaotic, clear layers, highlighting the main theme, the performance of the plot, with a small view of the artistic effect, especially suitable for the performance of the story of the content of the strong. 1957, for the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, Daxiongbao Hall, the carving of the "Sakyamuni" Buddha, 19 meters high; the production of the "Sakyamuni" Buddha, 19 meters high; the production of the "Sakyamuni" Buddha, 19 meters high. In 1957, "Sakyamuni" Buddha for Hangzhou Lingyin Temple, the height of 19 meters; the production of glass lamps, weighing more than 2 tons, was highly praised. 1981, for Singapore "Dong Palace Building" carved 14 large screen, brilliant and luxurious. 1982 National Arts and Fine Arts Hundred Flowers Award evaluation, Dongyang wood carving won the Silver Cup Award.

2, poplar wood carving

Chinese folk wood carving crafts. Because of the boxwood for carving material and named. Poplar wood is slow-growing, commonly known as "a thousand years short". The texture is tough and clean, fine grain, yellow and warm color, with ivory effect, the deeper the color over the years, simple and beautiful. Suitable for carving small furnishings. Zhejiang is the traditional key production area of boxwood woodcarving, mainly distributed in Yueqing and Wenzhou. Zhejiang boxwood woodcarving originated in Yueqing County, about 150 years ago. It originated from the small statue of Buddha decorated on the skeleton of dragon lanterns, and developed into an art appreciation at the end of the Qing Dynasty. At the beginning of this century, Zhu Zichang created excellent works such as "Hide and Seek", which won prizes at the Nanyang Persuasion and the Pacific Universal Panama Exposition. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, on the basis of inheriting the excellent tradition, many excellent works emerged. In terms of techniques, in addition to round carving, openwork carving, deep and shallow relief carving, inlays and other methods were also created. The famous artist Wang Fengzuo created "Su Wu herding sheep", which participated in the "Exhibition of Plastic Arts of Socialist Countries" held in Moscow, and in 1959, he created a large wood carving "Bi Sheng" for the Beijing Museum of History, which has been on permanent display for a long time. In 1959, he created a large wooden sculpture "Bi Sheng" for the Beijing History Museum, which is a permanent exhibit. Famous artist Ye Runzhou specializes in openwork carving skills, he created a lot of excellent works, some as national gifts, some exhibitions abroad, has won the first prize of zhejiang province creation and design. Now zhejiang boxwood woodcarving products, sell well in more than 30 countries and regions. China's boxwood wood carving origin, in addition to Zhejiang Yueqing, Wenzhou, Guangdong Chaozhou and Shanghai and other places.

3, longan wood carving

Fujian famous crafts. Longan, the southern exotic fruit, dried fruit that is Guiyuan. Longan tree, posture, solid material, fine wood grain, color and soft. The old longan tree trunk, especially the root, gnarled roots and scars, gestures, is a good wood carving material. Longan woodcarving has been developed in the Qing Dynasty. Longan woodcarvings are made in the shape of the tree, and the carvings are made in a natural and realistic way. Traditional products are mainly figures, birds, animals, flowers and fruits. This kind of tree root carving and the use of natural scars of the tree body, carving works, also known as "natural scars". Whether the product is to use the wood color, or dyed brown-brown color, polished and waxed, bright and unusual, similar to mahogany, looks rustic, stable, generous, exquisite. The main places of origin are Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Hui'an.