The intangible cultural heritage around me Huishan clay figurines, Jiangsu is one of the Wuxi Chinese traditional arts and crafts, one of the three famous specialty in Wuxi.Its delicate and soft mud, rubbing without grain, curved and continuous, dry and not split, good plasticity, suitable for "pinch plastic".Huishan clay figurines with its shape plump, smooth lines, bright color, concise form and renowned Chinese and foreign,Its exquisite craftsmanship and perfect artistic form, the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient Chinese working people and art.
Huishan is rich in clay, products are divided into two categories:A kind of clay for the hand, the idea of witty, fine workmanship,Mr. Guo Moruo praised his characters out of the hands of the ancient and modern, even for a moment",A clay figurine boutique, high art appreciation and collection value;The other one is clay, gypsum products, production batch with the mold, large quantity, cheap.
Wuxi clay figurines in the Qianlong period, the level of skill has been very mature, the work to achieve the perfect realm. At that time the people of Wuxi Zhou Hao in his "Ode to Huishan mud beauty" poem: "leisurely waist methotrexate palm Jane, Lang Jue bone water for god......"
In 1885, the Empress Dowager Ci Xi 50 birthday celebration, Wuxi local officials travelled to Huishan to customize a refined set of "Eight Immortals longevity" large hand clay tribute ASAGA, Huishan clay into the palace again.
湖塘桥中心小学
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