More than 300 pieces of Fuzhou's modern export lacquerware returned to their hometown to show their graceful beauty.
On March 17, the "Fuzhou Modern Centennial Lacquerware and Contemporary Lacquer Design Exhibition" held in Zhuzifang, Fuzhou attracted many visitors.
The reporter saw at the scene that the more than 300 exhibits on display in this exhibition were born-out lacquerware exported from Fuzhou from 1840 to 1949.
Among them, high-quality lacquerware such as the late Qing dynasty bodied dragon-patterned lamps, the late Qing dynasty bodied flower and bird-patterned table flower craft coffee set, the Shen Shaoan dragon-patterned cigarette case in the late Qing dynasty, the dragon-patterned Mahjong utensils in the late Qing dynasty, and the Thirteen-line export tea box in the late Qing dynasty are very eye-catching.
The lower part of the late Qing dynasty bodied dragon-patterned lamps is a skimmer flask of botanical lacquerware, decorated with dragon patterns, which has significant oriental cultural characteristics; the upper part of the lamps is connected to a light bulb, which has the typical European industrial design characteristics of the time. It was the representative of the collision between Chinese and Western cultures of lacquerware sold abroad in Fuzhou.
Fuzhou Boron lacquerware is listed as the "Three Treasures of Chinese Craftsmanship" with Beijing cloisonne and Jingdezhen porcelain.
After the tenth century AD, with the development of the maritime trade and the increasingly frequent exchanges between the East and the West, lacquerware became an important export product for China with its exquisite appearance and practical functions.
During the five-port trade period, Europe’s demand for oriental exquisite lacquerware promoted the combination of modern industrial design and Fuzhou botanical lacquer craftsmanship, resulting in a batch of Fuzhou export lacquerware with certain arts and crafts value.
(Reporter Wu Shengwei)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]