Although the era of reclamation has passed, the charming style of Zhaojialou is still attractive, and the bell of Zhaojialou still echoes in people's ears and echoes in the sky of history.
In the fifteenth season of the "Discover the Beauty of Minhang" series of book recitations, we invited teenagers from the East Campus of Shanghai Minhang Middle School to recite "The Full Moon Sums the Jialou". Today, what you will hear is an excerpt from "The Combination of Heaven and Man".
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"Heaven and man are one" set of board gourd
The gourd is a living jade, and its handicrafts and works of art are comparable to those made of jade, ivory, and fruit pits. placed on the desk in the hall for people to appreciate; As a boudoir ornament, pleasing to the eye; Take it in your hand and play with fitness. Since the Qing Dynasty, the most exquisite and beautiful gourd artworks have become the collections of emperors and dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, literati and scholars, and people who like art.
Interview with Mr. Qin Guanqing's great-grandson Mr. Qin Yuqi (right)
The principle of making a set of hoists is "congenital imprisonment, acquired processing". There are two ways to make it. One is called plain plates. That is, there is no pattern in the mold, only the mold of long, square, flat, four corners, hexagonal, octagonal and other graphics. If the crane neck gourd and the thin waist gourd are set, after the fan is made of the plain board, the young gourd is included in the mold, and the board can be clamped firmly with bamboo strips. If the big gourd and flat gourd are set, the gourd of the appropriate size is included in the mold, and the bottom of the gourd must be supported by a piece of bamboo, and then the head of the gourd is pressed with two pieces of double piece of bamboo, and a small hole is opened in the middle of the double piece of bamboo, so that the gourd vine can grow freely, and then the board is clamped with bamboo strips. After the board, let the young gourd grow in the mold space, after the autumn is old, open the plain board, take off the gourd, and wipe off the leather coat. In this way, the set of hoists of various shapes and functions becomes. This kind of artistic gourd only seeks the change and beauty of the overall shape, and only seeks the straight length of the contour line.
Guanqing ancestor (Qin Guanqing) with plain plate set out of the plate, ang, pot, bowl, cup, pen holder, vase, cigarette box, insect cage, etc., the form of Bi Xiao, impeccable, like a natural treasure, people rushed to buy. However, Guan Qingzu will also leave a part to add to them: sometimes with a very fine hot needle, on the gourd to paint a pattern that matches the function of the gourd, this is called fire painting. Some of the patterns and patterns of fire painting are antique, and some are simple and deep, which makes people sigh three times. Sometimes with a horn knife, on the surface of the gourd squeezed and crushed, so that the surface of the gourd presents a relief-like imprint, or famous mountains and rivers, pavilions and pavilions; or Jiahui noble wood, running beasts and flying eagles; or images of sages and immortals, Buddhas, and so on. The pattern extruded by this pressed flower technique looks flat, three-dimensional to the touch, and there is no trace of axe chisel, which is really ingenious.
Sometimes the needle method is used to carve pine, bamboo, plum orchid, seasonal vegetables and fairy fruits on the gourd with a hard needle tip; Or use the seal, li, line, Kai and other fonts to engrave poems, songs, seals and other patterns, this kind of work filled with a strong bookish atmosphere, often make the reader intoxicated. Sometimes the knife carving method is used, that is, the sharp knife is used to carve calligraphy and painting figures, flowers, birds, fish and insects and other patterns on the gourd. Patterns, both glamorous, better than strokes. The aesthetic level of the plain gourd with "flowers" has been greatly improved, and it is a must-have treasure for collectors.
The other is called flower board. It is to carve a variety of patterns and patterns in the plain plate mold, and the common ones are historical story maps, myths and legends, garden house maps, landscape maps, righteous rites, filial piety and so on. The gourd set out with a flower board, the form of the picture is naturally interesting, and it is a rare work of art. However, Guan Qingzu pursued perfect art and social benefits, and he polished, lacquered, and colored the flower board gourds respectively. Such gourds have become colorful pictures and beautiful books. Players are surprised to be ghosts, and their value has skyrocketed. Guan Qingzu's set of gourd is worthy of being the most wonderful chapter of gourd culture.
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The well-known set of plate gourds in the south of the Yangtze River - a perfect combination of natural and artificial artworks, only Guan Qingzu and a few people in the Zhaojialou area have made it, and only we Chinese have made it. This is not the case in foreign countries. Wang Shixiang, an antiquarian researcher, said in the article "Chinese Gourd": Overseas horticulturists firmly believe that if any fruit is wrapped and cut off from sunlight and air, it will inevitably stop growing and wilt and rot. Although I told them in detail, they were still puzzled, until they showed them the wooden model (set of boards) and the finished product, and they were amazed and amazed, which is unique to China. The Chinese are industrious, intelligent, pioneering and improving, and Fan Weiyiyi, although it is a small thing, is enough to prove it.
However, the art of Fan Kuang, which amazes foreigners, has declined since Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty for various reasons, and was finally annihilated by the dust of history. Happily, in recent years, people have turned their attention to gourd culture. Wang Shixiang and several other experts published monographs and made detailed discussions on Fan Kuang's art; The descendants of the Qin family and the lovers of gourd art found fresh seeds and turned out the ancestral set of plates. China's unique set of gourds - the wonder of national traditional culture is about to usher in its own spring.
From May 2023, the District CPPCC Office, the District Education Bureau, the Youth League Committee and the District Financial Media Center jointly launched a series of book reading activities called "Discover the Beauty of Minhang", and successively invited young people from many schools in Minhang District to read good books, be good at reading, understand history, and love their hometown, and work together to promote the implementation of the "Min Market" reading activities.
In the fifteenth season, we invited the teenagers of the East School of Minhang Middle School in Shanghai to recite "The Full Moon Summons the Jialou".
The land where Pujiang Zhaojialou is located is the origin of Shanghai's farming culture, so "Full Moon Zhaojialou" naturally not only writes about this building, but also the people and things on the land of Pujiang Town, historical evolution, and changes. Nowadays, the heavy book of Zhaojialou has turned a heavy page, the historical buildings here have been restored and rebuilt, become a famous tourist attraction in Shanghai, and become the epitome of the prosperity of Pujiang Town, some of the former customs have been annihilated, faded out of people's field of vision, and some still exist, and full of vitality. Today, we have gathered some of these vivid stories here with the aim of spreading them to future generations.
From July 2024, the fifteenth season will officially start, and at 21:30 every weekday, we won't listen or sleep!
Listen to the sound of Minhang together and discover the beauty of Minhang......
Reading: Min Dongdong School, Senior 1 Class 2, Lu Xinting
Photo: Spiegel Culture
Editor: Tang Jingxian
Preliminary Judge: Zhang Jiatong (Intern)
Review: He Tingting Final Review: Wang Tingting
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