What is the folk art in Quzhou?

Origin: Quzhou

Features: Quzhou Baiying porcelain is delicate, soft, light and white, with practical tea sets, tableware, vases, fuming stoves and other handicrafts, with unique shape and elegant appearance.

Due to the scarcity of raw materials and exquisite firing technology, white porcelain is very precious and deeply loved by people, with high artistic value and collection value.

potted landscape

There are two kinds of bonsai: landscape bonsai and stump bonsai. In the past, most of them were made by amateurs, without professional bonsai craftsmen.

Quzhou Bonsai Welfare Factory has been specializing in the research and creation of bonsai art since 1970s, with a bonsai production base of more than 2,000 square meters, including more than 20 varieties such as Bromus, Elm and Tianzhu in Wei Zi.

There are more than 2,000 bonsai trees and landscapes 100.

Landscape bonsai is generally made of stalactites, great lakes and sandstone by hand carving.

A landscape bonsai, like a three-dimensional landscape painting, has a unique interest.

1988 and 1989, Xu Yaokui's "The Scarab Got the Son" and "The River Never Returning" won prizes at China City Flower Expo and the Second China Flower Expo respectively.

Hua Kai's "Yiyuan" bonsai is also very famous, and the newly edited "Kaihua County Records" has photos.

1985 Works such as Scenery of Thousand Islands, Island Fishing Village, Qiu Yan and Xiong Feng were exhibited at Zhejiang Bonsai Flower and Tree Fair, and won the first, second and third prizes respectively. 1986, 17 pieces of water stone bonsai works were selected and sent to Italy for international exposition.

brick carving/engraving

Brick carving is more common in the facade decoration of ancient buildings and the decorative tomb bricks of ancient tombs.

When making, first carve patterns on the brick blank, and then make brick carvings after firing.

Among the brick carvings in Quzhou, the leaf building complex in Sanmenyuan Village, Longyou County is the most complete and abundant, which was built in the 26th year of Qing Daoguang (1846). The main entrance is inlaid with brick carvings of mountains, rivers and figures. Among them, there are 23 brick sculptures of opera, which are 56 cm long and 26 cm wide. Each design is a scene of Anhui opera, which is carefully carved and precious local opera materials.

/kloc-0 was listed as a county-level cultural relics protection unit in July, 1986.

The Jinshi Gate Building in Maojia Village, Mohuan Township was built in the 29th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1550). The upper end of the gatehouse is decorated with brick carvings such as lion catching the ball, phoenix, unicorn and lotus, which are exquisite in craftsmanship and also belong to county-level cultural relics protection units.

In the ancient residential buildings in Longyou County, the brick carvings of opera figures are also decorated with the Huangjiamen Building in Huangjiatou Village of Huzhen and the ginger residential buildings in Maiyuan Village of Xiazhai Township.

Jiangshan Chengguan Brick Carved Flower Building, with four dragons and pearls embossed on the top of the door, has a flexible and vivid layout.

There are petals of cranes, deer and lotus in Xiaofufang relief, which are beautifully carved and of high artistic value.

stone carving

Stone carvings used to be common in memorial archways, tombs, temples and ancestral halls.

Stone arches are carved with landscapes, flowers and birds, insects and fish, moire patterns and dragon patterns, and are also used to decorate the gates of yamen.

Stone drums and lions are often placed at the entrance of ancient temples.

Celebrities' tombs display stone statues, horses and sheep. It has the meaning of commemoration, solemnity, auspiciousness and exorcism.

There are many stone carvings in the existing memorial archway, most of which are works of Qing Dynasty, made by professional sculptors.

The filial piety square of Xu's Festival in Tuanshiwang Village, Tuanshi Township, Longyou County has two columns and three floors, and the two ends of each main ridge are decorated with fishtail kisses.

Built in the 14th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1809), Yu's Festival House in Qingtang Village, Mohuan Township is carved with flowers, auspicious clouds, phoenixes and figures, with smooth lines.

Shi Ding Xiao Jie Square in Jiangjia Village, Xiajin Town has character stories and animal reliefs.

Now it is listed as a county-level cultural relics protection unit.

woodcarving

Wood carving is mainly used to decorate temples, ancestral halls, pavilions and other buildings, as well as folk furniture dressing tables and flower beds.

There are several kinds of wood carvings, such as round carvings, hollow carvings and reliefs.

Works in different times have different artistic styles, and those in Ming Dynasty are rougher than those in Qing Dynasty.

For example, Qu County built in the Ming Dynasty? Woodcarving decoration of Wu's ancestral hall in Tang Dynasty and Yulan's ancestral hall in Hangbu North.

The woodcarving skills of buildings in Qing Dynasty are exquisite and lifelike.

Shifo Village, Shifo Township, Longyou, was built in the Flower Exploration Hall in the 21st year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (18 16). In the Ming Dynasty, a lion was carved on the supports of two front eaves columns, which was lifelike. The lion was engraved with two ancient coin patterns: "Jiaqing Bao Tong" and "Sui Sui".

In the Qing Dynasty, Gaogang Qifeng Hall in Gaoshanding Village, Hengshan Township, there was a bucket of eight algae wells before the Ming Dynasty, and the hemispherical mirror carved dragon and phoenix patterns, with vivid composition and superb techniques.

Longyou rice paper

Xuan paper is one of Four Treasures of the Study.

Passed down from generation to generation and widely used.

Xuan paper originated from rattan paper. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty in China, rattan paper was abundant in Tongxi, Zhejiang, and was used as a tribute to write imperial edicts in the Tang Dynasty.

Longyou leather paper has a long history.

The "Shou" brand rice paper produced by Longyou Xuan Paper Factory is the result of the redevelopment of Longyou leather paper.

Longyou Xuan paper is made according to the traditional strict technology.

Selected high-quality raw materials, made by hand through dozens of processes, have the characteristics of soft texture, moist ink color, bright color, lasting luster and no decay. It is suitable for calligraphy, painting and decoration mounting, with elegant effect, elegant appearance, delicate and tough paper, wrinkle resistance and lasting color, and enjoys the reputation of "Millennium Life Paper".

Four Treasures of the Study Research Association was established in May, 1988. Longyou Xuan Paper was unveiled in the national counterparts and was deeply loved by relevant national leaders and experts.

Many famous painters and painters in our country often use the Xuan paper produced by this factory to write and paint, which is known as "the treasure of calligraphy and painting" and "Mo Yun is hearty, elegant and natural".

Products are divided into two categories and dozens of varieties. Since 1979 entered the inter-group market, it has been welcomed by Southeast Asian merchants such as Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

Since 1985, the annual export sales have reached more than 50 tons.

Longyou Xuan Paper Factory began to develop Xuan paper production on 1974.

1978 has expanded its equipment, initially forming an annual production scale of 30 tons.

With the development of production, 1984 reformed the pulping workshop, added water purification equipment, greatly improved the product quality and doubled the production capacity.

1986 longyou rice paper won the title of quality product in Zhejiang province.

1988, the people of Longyou County listed it as one of the top ten fist products of "new, excellent, famous and special".