Introduction of folk clay figurine art in China traditional culture

Clay figurine Zhang Caisu is a folk culture in Tianjin and one of the famous traditional handicrafts of the Han nationality. As a folk colored sculpture spread in the north, it was founded in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty. It is a colored clay sculpture created by Tianjin artist Zhang Mingshan/KLOC-0 in the middle of the 9th century, and now it is the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in Tianjin.

Zhang Caisu, a clay figurine, is recognized as a must in Tianjin, and enjoyed a good reputation as early as Qianlong and Jiaqing years in Qing Dynasty. Clay figurine Zhang raised the traditional clay figurine to the height of circular plastic arts, decorated it with colors and props, and formed a unique style. ?

Clay figurine Zhang was created by Zhang Mingshan, a folk artist in the late Qing Dynasty. This colorful sculpture is vivid in image and simple and elegant in color. Its main themes are portraits and drama stories. Different from the religiosity of ancient statues such as Dunhuang and Maijishan, clay figurine Zhang has taken materials from the streets since his birth and is close to the people.

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Techniques and characteristics of clay figurines;

Clay figurines are made of pure clay with low sand content and no impurities. After weathering, beating, filtering, dehydration and repeated beating of cotton wool, it becomes "cooked clay" with strong adhesion. Auxiliary materials include wood, bamboo and rattan, lead wire, paper and silk flower. Molded works should avoid direct sunlight or be placed around fire, and the correct air drying method should be natural air drying.

"Clay figurine" should be thoroughly dried, fired in a kiln at about 700℃ and polished before it can be colored. The color application of colored plastic sculptures has made great progress than in the past. The previous pigments were all water pink, which was poor in hiding, easy to burst, fall off and fade, and could not be preserved for a long time.

With the development of science and technology, although it is expensive now, it has many advantages, such as strong hiding power, no bursting, no falling off, no fading, insoluble in water after drying, and washable. It takes about 30 days for a complete work.

Tianjin Municipal People's Government-Clay Fighter Zhang Caisu

People's Network-A hundred years of clay figurine Zhang has been passed down.