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| Lacquer Thread Sculpture History |
Xiamen Lacquer Thread Sculpture
Lacquer Thread Sculpture is the glorious folk handicraft in the area of Minnan (Amoy, South Fujian) in China, enjoying popularity for nearly three hundred years. It has experienced several generation of famous experts and unceasing endeavor.
Lacquer Thread Sculpture appeared early in the Tang Dynasty. It is best-selling in many countries of Southeast Asia three hundred years ago. Because the era is remote, the early production rarely spread, most of which were regard as the collection kept in the temple. In the Ming and Qing Dynasty (1573A.D.¡ª1911A.D.), the craft of Lacquer Thread Sculpture appeared in the Minnan area. At the beginning of its manufacture, it obtains the aristocrat and common people' s favor. Along with the folk handicraftsman' s unceasing research and innovation, as long as the Kangxi of Qing Dynasty coming, the art of Lacquer Thread Sculpture become mature, and achieved the high degree. It become the high officials, the rich merchant and the temple' s collection, also is the symbol of the wealth and status.
However, at the beginning of 20' s in the 20th century, the craft is almost lost as the reason of its primitive manufacture, complex flow, technology pass on the folk limits and time-consuming process. Since Chinese reform and open policy, this craft has been able to inherit and develop via experts' effort. By its unique artistic style, it becomes the national present given to overseas guest, and wins honour for the motherland. Now Lacquer Thread Sculpture has already become one of four famous handicrafts in the Minnan area also in Xiamen (Amoy).
The main material of Lacquer Thread Sculpture is made by the natural plant, which is natural lacquer being cut off from Field Lacquer tree. In fact, it is the resin exuding from the Field Lacquer tree, the ancient person had a saying that "hundred miles and thousand blades have 50 gram", whose meaning is walked one hundred miles roads, and cut one thousand knives just be able to receive a few lacquer weight 50 gram. Obviously lacquer is very precious.
This kind of lacquer is glossiness, moreover the anticorrosion is heat-resisting and firm, also can agglutinate with any item together. Under the unique advantageous climatic conditions in Minnan area, each Lacquer Thread Sculpture is a real manual manufacture, the descended technique is underground. Its working process include strip, plate, entangle, pile, carve, enchase, engrave and so on about dozens of working procedures, then coil around each kind of essence on the utensil to float the shape just as dragon, phenix, hawk, peony, scenery, lily, rabbit and so on many kinds of mascot. Its surface is covered 24K pure gold, and its purity is above 98.9%. So it can keep permanent gloss as the beginning.
The unique exquisite technique only exists in Minnan area, which has modern genre compared with traditional craft. It is also called the modern Lacquer Thread Sculpture by some enthusiast. The Chinese art, regardless of the calligraphy or the drawing, always have the " line" exquisite utilization. The essence of Lacquer Thread Sculpture is also taken on the performance of line. The lacquer thread looks like hair seems to have mysterious power when in the master hand. Each article enjoy their elegant model, grave style, fresh luster, golden and bright picture, extremely has the decoration effect.
In the past, Lacquer Thread Sculpture mostly only decorates on the woody plants, the paint basket and the play stage prop. In the recent several years, for the innovation and development of many handicraftsman and artist, collecting China traditional craft material and the technical procedure together, the Lacquer Thread Sculpture has realized the target of transformation, sparkling the vigorous vitality. Lacquer Thread Sculptur will develop decorating on the chinaware, the glass, and some lacquer will be dyed to many colors, which will cause the lacquer sculpture character, the plate, the bottle, the stove, the small screen to be dazzling.
Lacquer Thread Sculpture is the treasure of traditional arts and crafts in the area of Minnan(South Fujian) in China, enjoying popularity for nearly three hundred years. Lacquer Thread Sculpture gathers together the essences of the great of Jingdezhen ceramic, with the romantic charm of Fuzhou bodiless lacquer and more with the splendor Beijing Cloisonne enamel. It imbibes traditional technics from Minana civilian sculptor and embroider, imbibes the Chinese People' s popular art, religious art, the art of royal ceremony instrument and worship instrument and tribute. With being silver,its image is splendid and is worthy of collecting and appreciation. It' s worth being honored " the fruit of Chinese traditional culture and new art" and " Chinese artistic treasure".
Lacquer Thread Sculpture was ever presented to oversea sovereign, diplomat and about 50 cities mayors, just like the Amoy¡¯ s name card. It has become the distinguished and artistic and valuable gift which the enterprise and the collector strive to possess. |
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