[Explanation] On December 9th, in a studio in an alley near the Longevity Palace block in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, an elderly man with a long white beard was using a small hammer and a small chisel nail to A red porcelain plate is continuously tapped, accompanied by a crisp "dangdang" sound. After beating, exquisite lines and patterns are gradually revealed on the porcelain plate. This is the production of Nanchang intangible cultural heritage Yuzhang porcelain.
Li Qiang is the fifth-generation inheritor of Yuzhang carved porcelain. He told reporters that Yuzhang carved porcelain is an art form that combines painting, calligraphy and engraving, and integrates brush, ink, color and knife.
Yuzhang engraved porcelain, also known as glaze engraved porcelain, is a unique traditional Chinese ceramic decorative art. It originated from Beijing Tianfu Yin Craft School, formed in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, and spread to Nanchang.
[Concurrent] Li Qiang, the fifth generation inheritor of Yuzhang carved porcelain
(Yuzhang carved porcelain) is carved on all kinds of porcelain, ceramics and glazes. This craft of porcelain carving was done in the palace two hundred years ago. Later, due to wars and historical changes, it was exiled to the people. This craft is good, it has a lot of skills.
[Explanation] Li Qiang, who is over 70 years old, has been learning art since he was 16 years old. The first craft he learned was metal carving. Later, on the basis of completely inheriting the porcelain carving crafts of his parents, he organically combined the metal carving skills and porcelain carving skills. combined.
Due to the characteristics of porcelain itself, when making porcelain engraving, one must concentrate on it, and once a mistake is made, it is difficult to correct it.
Looking closely at Li Qiang's engraved porcelain works, it is as smooth as painting on rice paper with ink and wash, with clear and distinct layers. Touching the subtleties of the paintings with your fingertips, you can feel the concave and convex texture left on the porcelain surface. Forming "lines", accumulating "lines" to form "faces", and finally forming a painting, shows his profound carving skills with a knife like a pen.
[Concurrent] Li Qiang, the fifth generation inheritor of Yuzhang carved porcelain
The main tool I use to carve porcelain is diamond before. The tool we carve is mainly this tool. This tool has an alloy head welded on the front. It is welded. It is sharpened and sharpened to express our art through dots. , the most difficult thing to master is to engrave light and shadow. A work that is engraved has a feeling of light and a three-dimensional feeling. This is more difficult.
[Explanation] After more than 40 years of research and polishing, Li Qiang not only keeps improving his porcelain carving skills, but also hopes to inherit and carry forward this skill.
[Concurrent] Li Qiang, the fifth generation inheritor of Yuzhang carved porcelain
This art and this technology and skill, indeed, the more I do it, the more I understand my life.
So I want to continue to pass it on and carry it forward, but I hope that the majority of young people, especially those who study art, will recognize and explore this thing, and hope to be good successors.
Reporter Huashan Li Yunhan reports from Nanchang, Jiangxi
Responsible editor: [Song Fangcan]