Appreciation of Chinese lacquer painting

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Lacquer painting is a kind of ancient Chinese painting, which is a decorative painting with scientific and technological properties drawn with pigments as raw materials.

Classical explanation

Lacquer craft existed as early as the Shang Dynasty, and gradually developed during the Warring States Period. Lacquerware was unearthed in Hunan, Hubei and Henan in modern times. The lacquerware unearthed from Chu Yang's tomb in Changsha has exquisite patterns, and some lacquerware depicts scenes of singing and dancing and hunting, vividly showing the social situation at that time. Many lacquerware have been unearthed in Shuihu, west of Yunmeng Chengguan, Hubei Province, with exquisite patterns, smooth lines and vivid images. One lacquer jar is the only existing lacquer painting work in Qin Dynasty.

The main painting material of lacquer painting is natural lacquer, besides lacquer, there are gold, silver, lead, tin, eggshells, shells, stone chips, sawdust and so on. The main pigments for painting are vermilion, in addition to stone yellow, titanium white, titanium blue, titanium blue and so on. The techniques of lacquer painting are very rich. According to different techniques, lacquer painting can be divided into different varieties such as engraving, folding, embedding, carving, painting and grinding. Lacquer painting has the dual artistic nature of painting and craft. It is not only a practical ornament closely related to people's lives, but also a common form of handicrafts such as wall decorations, screens and murals. China is the country with the largest production and consumption of raw lacquer in the world. Lacquer painting has a long history. The vermicelli bowl unearthed in Hemudu, Yuyao, Zhejiang Province has a history of 7000 years. Lacquerware found in Changtaiguan, Xinyang, Henan Province, has a history of more than 2,000 years, including lacquer paintings with hunting dances, monsters, dragons and snakes. The lacquer paintings on the lacquer coffins of the Han Dynasty unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province are also famous.