Chinanews.com, Fuzhou, August 30 (Lin Chunyin and Ding Qinghua) The quaint Putian wood carvings, the jade-like Guanyin Dehua porcelain statues, the golden and brilliant gilt outborn big tripods...the "special ingenuity of traditional craftsmanship—" "Fujian Traditional Crafts Exhibition" opened at the National Museum of China on the 30th.

  The exhibition is co-sponsored by the National Museum of China and the Propaganda Department of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, undertook by the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Fujian Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, and co-organized by the Fujian Museum. The exhibition is divided into five units: "Artistic charm", "Ingenious craftsmanship", "Thousands of literary works", "Shiyi Mingzhi" and "Oriental Charm". It is located in the South Hall 2 of the National Museum. The exhibition period is expected to be February.

On August 30th, the gold-carved hundred bats were born out of the lacquer tripod furnace at the "Craftsmanship-Fujian Traditional Crafts Exhibition" opened at the National Museum of China. Photo by Ding Qinghua

  According to the organizer, the exhibition system presents more than 200 pieces (sets) of arts and crafts works in different periods and categories, based on the cultural relics of the Fujian Museum, supplemented by the cultural relics of the National Museum of China, and also brings together more than ten contemporary Fujian contemporary The works recently created by arts and crafts artists fully demonstrate the cultural heritage and rich connotations carried by Fujian traditional crafts.

The Dehua White Porcelain Guanyin Statue at the "Craftsmanship-Fujian Traditional Crafts Exhibition" opened at the National Museum of China on August 30. Photo by Ding Qinghua

  This exhibition showcases the colorful and colorful Fujian folk crafts through ancient and modern daily utensils and folk custom articles. The colorful and vivid gold-lacquered wood carvings, puppets with funny faces, wood carvings with humorous gestures, realistic stone carvings, exquisite and vivid paper-cuts, and colorful She ethnic embroidery all reflect the artist's meticulous experience of life.

The statue of Maitreya at the "Ingenuity-Fujian Traditional Crafts Exhibition" opened at the National Museum of China on August 30. Photo by Ding Qinghua

  Wood carvings, bamboo carvings and other craft works show the characteristics of the carving skills of different regions and materials in Fujian. For example, longan wood carving is known for its simple and simple shape, Putian wood carving is famous for its subtle openwork, cork painting is known for its intricate and complex paintings, and bamboo carvings are characterized by meticulous detail.

  The craftsmanship of various lacquerware in Fuzhou has become an eye-catching part. Fuzhou lacquer craftsmanship has a set of unique expression methods and production systems. Many of the craftsmanship techniques, such as modeling crafts, colorful painting methods, decorative techniques, and light pushing techniques, still represent the highest level of lacquer art in the world today.

The bamboo sculptures at the "Craftsmanship-Fujian Traditional Crafts Exhibition" opened at the National Museum of China on August 30. Photo by Ding Qinghua

  Shoushan stone carving craftsmanship has also attracted much attention. It is known that various carving techniques in the Qing Dynasty have matured day by day, forming two major schools of carving techniques, Dongmen and Ximen. Famous masters have emerged in large numbers, laying an excellent foundation for the development of Shoushan stone carving art, and a large number of fine works have been passed down to this day.

  Fujian's arts and crafts have a long history, a wide variety of categories, unique national styles and strong regional characteristics. This exhibition also displays the Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern Dehua white porcelain to show the craftsmanship and cultural influence of Dehua white porcelain. (Finish)