How are the exquisite and complicated cases in Snuff Bottle painted on the inner wall of Snuff Bottle?

Snuff bottles can be held by hand, which is the size of the rubber we use. But people often use "small pot and big Kun" to describe snuff bottles. Why?

In fact, this "Dagankun" refers to the inner painting of the snuff bottle. The paintings inside are choppy, towering peaks and lively life scenes. Jiang, a contemporary painter in Hengshui, Hebei Province, actually painted 100 puppies on an inner wall of 2 square centimeters, which is amazing.

The mouth of an ordinary snuff bottle is as big as a soybean grain. How do artists paint on interior walls? The tool for painting is actually very simple, generally made of bamboo sticks or wooden sticks, with a hook at the top, which is called "hook pen". The artist put the "hook pen" into the bottle mouth, only the size of soybeans, and painted on the frosted inner wall.

No matter what the theme of painting is, painting in a jar is very different from painting on paper. First of all, the order is just the opposite of the outside painting, the inside mural is upside down, and the outside painting is positive. Therefore, you need special training to master this skill. Secondly, the tiny spout restricts artists from painting, which requires extremely skilled use of "hook pen".

Thirdly, because the inner wall is frosted, it is difficult to see the position of the pen clearly, so the inner painting should not only have a good foundation for the outer painting, but also undergo special training to complete a good work.

To draw a snuff bottle well, it usually takes the following steps. The first step is design. Design the pattern according to the shape of the pot. Pots are square, round, long and flat, with different shapes. The choice and size of the theme should be coordinated with it.

The second step is to type the manuscript. If you draw Chinese painting, you should first tick the inner wall with ink. When painting oil paintings, you should use light colors as the manuscript.

The third step is coloring. Drawing the prepared pigments according to the manuscript is an artistic work.

The fourth step is to sign the inscription. This is consistent with the tradition of Chinese painting. The main contents are the theme or poem of painting, the time and place of creation and the name of the author.

Conclusion: After long-term exploration, China's snuff bottle painting gradually formed three schools. The crafts of the three schools have their own characteristics. For example, Beijing artists use bamboo pens and willow pens to paint, and the pictures are magnolia and quaint; Lu Pai painted with a hairbrush, and the picture was slender and gorgeous; The map can best reflect the characteristics of Ji school.