Is Huishan clay figurine a folk art?

Huishan clay figurine is a folk art, and Wuxi Huishan clay figurine is a specialty of Huishan ancient town in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. Huishan clay figurine is rich in subject matter, exquisite in skill, lifelike, elegant and popular.

Wuxi Huishan clay figurine products can be divided into two categories: one is a clay figurine with wonderful conception and fine workmanship, which Mr. Guo Moruo praised as "a fine clay figurine with high artistic appreciation and collection value"; The other is clay figurines and gypsum handicrafts, which are produced in batches with molds, with large quantities and low prices.

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Huishan's early works are mainly commodities (toys) played by children, such as cars and tigers, big cats and big lucky cats. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Kunqu Opera was popular in Wuxi, and Huishan created dramatic characters. At the end of Qing Dynasty, Peking Opera became popular, enriching the content of mud opera. In the future, it will be gradually divided into coarse goods and fine goods. Coarse goods are children's drama goods, and fine goods are hand-made operas; The former is mainly sold in rural areas, while the latter is mainly sold in cities.

Around 1935, artists from Shanghai Puyi Art Institute came to Huishan and began to make clay sculptures with gypsum. Since then, Huishan colored sculptures have been made of mud and gypsum.

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