With the historical development of thousands of years, countless generations of skilled craftsmen have created a vast sea of intangible cultural heritage skills for us with wisdom and skill, and have also left behind the treasures of the galaxy. "Eight Gems of Yanjing" and "Nine Relics of Lingnan", these well-known precious intangible cultural heritage artworks fully demonstrate to us the breadth and profundity of Chinese culture.
Ingenuity and great beauty- "Fulu Tiancheng Zun"
Today, we want to introduce this artwork, which integrates four intangible cultural heritage skills: filigree inlay, jade carving, carving lacquer, and engraving. This is very different from the previous art display single intangible cultural heritage craft, which is the "Fulu Tiancheng Zun" produced by the Ruzhu Art Research Center. Adopting the shape of the gourd hidden in the Qing Dynasty court, the whole body is inlaid with filigree as the main process, the four sides of the window are exquisitely patterned with carved lacquer and jade carving, and the "branches" at the top of the gourd are completed with ancient engraving, inlaid with beads and inlaid with treasures, the ultimate luxury beauty.
The exquisite "Fulu Tiancheng Zun" not only has the beauty of "Yanjing Eight Perfections", but also has a creative team of top masters. It is precisely because of the ingenuity and ingenuity of the master of intangible cultural heritage that we can see the "Fulu Tiancheng Zun" that we can see today. Now, let's get closer to the intangible cultural heritage techniques that forged "Fulu Tiancheng Zun" and feel the legendary charm from thousands of years of history and culture.
"Gold mining for silk, inlaid jade embellished with green" - filigree inlay
Filigree inlay, as the name suggests, is a combination of two production techniques of "filigree" and "inlay", which was mainly used in the production of royal jewelry in ancient times. "Gold mining for silk, clever hands for knotting, inlaid jade embellished with green, is a must." This is a high praise for filigree inlays. "A fine filigree inlay handicraft is often a combination of a variety of processes, the production process is more complicated, first of all, it must be made into a tire shape, applied to filigree, hammer, hammer and other processes, and then welded by sintering, made into semi-finished products, and then made by pickling, burning blue (coated with glaze), gilding or silver plating, pressing, inlaid gemstones and other techniques." Master Zhao Chunming, a master of Chinese arts and crafts and the first person of the filigree ceremony, introduced the difficulty of the process of filigree inlay.
"Majestic and stable, royal weather" - Jingpai jade carving
Jingpai jade carving, also known as court jade carving, is one of the eight best in Yanjing. Mainly in court style, atmospheric, luxurious, stable and majestic. Simplicity is permeated with stability, and strong reflects the royal style. Jingpai jade carvings are made of materials and materials, and they are especially known for their beautiful colors. In the words of Zhang Zhiping, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, "magnificent atmosphere, simple shape, deep cultural heritage, inheriting royal culture, and embodying the literary and artistic concept of Chinese cultural tradition." The four jade jade carving works "Hanxiang Jurui", "Four Seas Tenghuan", "Range Rover Qunfang" and "Dai Yue Wonders" produced in the national "86 Project" are representative masterpieces of Jingpai jade carvings and art treasures collected by the state, and Master Zhang Zhiping is the main designer and main creator of "Dai Yue Wonders". Master Zhang, who is 80 years old this year, is a contemporary jade carving giant, and the jade carving part of "Fulu Tiancheng Zun" is from the hand of Master Zhang Zhiping.
"Zhu Yanhuaqi, a thousand years of wonder" - Beijing carved lacquer
The carving and lacquering technique, also known as "red removal", began in the Tang Dynasty, developed in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The carving paint shape is simple and solemn, the pattern is exquisite and exquisite, the color and luster are all available, the form is elegant, the production process is complex and rigorous, and it is necessary to go through more than 10 large processes such as design, tire making, paint painting, drawing, carving, polishing and so on. The paint is coated layer by layer, coated with one layer, and then coated with a layer after the shade is dried, the coating is less than dozens of layers, mostly hundreds of layers, and then the knife is used to write instead, according to the design of the drawing, carving out the relief patterns of landscapes, flowers, figures and so on. The carving and lacquer craftsmanship on "Fulu Tiancheng Zun" is completely hand-created by Master Li Zhigang using ancient techniques, and its preciousness is self-evident.
"Inheritance of ingenuity, magic work" - ancient law engraving
Ancient engraving, which belongs to a kind of carving craft, as one of the traditional handicraft techniques in mainland China, has a history of more than 2,000 years. In particular, the royal engraving skills were the most exquisite, and the royal instruments made by the manufacturing office for the emperor at that time were amazing. Behind the exquisite works created by the ancient engraving process is the line outline of painting after painting, the hammering of the carcass thousands of times, the meticulousness of the craftsmen "fine to the bone", the inheritance of fitters, forging, plate gold, casting, welding and other technologies from generation to generation, which is the ultimate artistic ideal, and it is also the unforgettable exquisiteness on "Fulu Tianchengzun".
"Fulu Tiancheng Zun" has created a legend of intangible cultural heritage artworks with the master's heavenly group and production skills, and its cultural value, artistic value and craft value have reached a height that is difficult to surpass. The complexity and difficulty of the production process, the exquisite perfection of the modeling picture, the ingenuity of the master's creation, and the precious scarcity of the use of materials have all reached the top level of contemporary art.