Where China's lacquer wire carving technique originates from

China's lacquer wire carving technique originates from Fujian.

Lacquer wire carving, a traditional handicraft in Xiamen, China, is a household name and a favorite in the region. The richness of its expression and the exquisite craftsmanship are breathtaking, and it is considered one of the best in Xiamen and even in China, and has been passed down for more than three hundred years. Lacquer thread sculpture, formerly known as "makeup Buddha", is the use of color painting, gold foil and a very special decorative art called lacquer thread to make statues of gods and buddhas, which from the beginning is purely as a decorative technique for the statues of gods and buddhas and exists.

The development of the lacquer thread carving technique can be traced back to the middle and late Ming Dynasty, when craftsmen, inspired by the thread carving techniques of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, especially the techniques of leaching powder and clay thread carving, began to experiment with the use of fine lacquer threads in decorating statues of Buddha. At the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasties, the technique of lacquer wire carving gradually matured and was widely used in the clothing and decoration of statues of gods. At this stage, the level of the lacquer wire carving process was further improved, and the production basically formed a scale.

Features of Lacquer Thread Sculpture:

1. Fine and Complicated Lacquer Thread Decoration: The core of Lacquer Thread Sculpture lies in the unique craft of lacquer thread. Artists use natural lacquer and specially blended lacquer soil to make soft and resilient lacquer threads, which are flexibly rolled, coiled, wound, piled and carved by fingers.

2, deep historical and cultural heritage: Lacquer wire carving originated from the Tang Dynasty colorful sculpture art, especially in southern Fujian has a thousand years of inheritance history, mainly used for the decoration of Buddha statues and other religious works of art, carrying a rich Han traditional culture and Buddhist cultural connotations. Its works are simple and solemn, lifelike, with high historical research value and artistic ornamental value.

3, unique creative process and techniques: the production process of lacquer wire carving is rigorous and complex, including sculpture modeling, foundation treatment, lacquer wire decoration and makeup gold color and other links. Each piece of lacquer wire carving work is carved by the artist's hands, from the conception of the design to the final product after a number of procedures, reflecting the traditional Chinese craftsmen's ingenuity and exquisite skills.