[Explanation] The tip of the pen is lightly dipped in dye, and clusters of azure color smudge on the wet cotton cloth. A majestic and enthusiastic eagle seems to be soaring between the sky and the earth.
Recently, the reporter walked into the studio of Wan Yangzhi, the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Nanchang "Wanjia Painted Dyeing Cloth Painting", and a painting "Eagle Wings Wings" was painted on the spot.
[Same period] Wan Yangzhi, the inheritor of Wanjia painting and dyeing cloth painting skills
According to legend, more than 350 years ago, it came from the court of the Ming Dynasty. My ancestors had ancestors who were painters in the court, that is, they used cloth, silk, silk and satin to make battle flags, car curtains, and some clothing in the court. , something like this.
Later, because of the war, they fled and came to the shore of Poyang Lake, turning the royal skills of the year into civilian art.
[Explanation] Wan Yangzhi has been exposed to painting and dyeing cloth painting under the guidance of his elders since he was 4 years old. Now he is an octogenarian and calls himself "Young Man of Yuzhang".
Different from embroidery or traditional painting, painted and dyed cloth painting is to draw various patterns on textiles with dyes by hand. The carrier can be silk and satin, or coarse linen. The dye can be gold, stone ore, pot bottom ash or The production of plant juice is one of the oldest and most primitive painting and dyeing decoration methods for fabric pattern dyeing.
[Same period] Wan Yangzhi, the inheritor of Wanjia painting and dyeing cloth painting skills
Because the cloth is thicker than the paper, and the fiber is longer. If it is not treated, it will block the pen and you will not be able to draw, and it will be easy to block in the future. .
Of course, the preparation of pigments is also more difficult, because they are expensive, and these precious materials used in the palace cannot be used in the folk, such as pearls, agate, gold and silver, etc. These precious materials are not good, and only on-site draw materials.
[Explanation] Wan Yangzhi introduced that cloth as a fiber material appeared earlier than paper, and the texture of cloth is thicker. It is necessary to grasp the depth and reality of the dye according to the characteristics of the painting.
Wan Yangzhi also said that dyeing cloth painting is a comprehensive art. Using the dryness and wetness of the cloth, it can not only present the artistic conception of ink painting, but also draw the fineness of meticulous painting, but the technique is not easy to master.
[Same period] Wan Yangzhi, the inheritor of Wanjia painting and dyeing cloth painting skills
It’s not easy to grasp, just touch the paper with one stroke, and it will take effect immediately when you touch it on the paper. You can control how much you move (the pen), but it can’t be done on the cloth. Because the fiber is very long on the cloth, it may go to other places after 5 minutes went.
[Explanation] In order to better pass on this skill, Wan Yangzhi once taught at Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology for many years, and now many apprentices follow Wan Yangzhi to learn, and some students even set up this intangible cultural heritage in Shangrao, Jiangxi Inheritance base, Wanjiahui dyed cloth paintings have gradually spread from family inheritance.
[Same period] Wan Yangzhi, the inheritor of Wanjia painting and dyeing cloth painting skills
So far, it has been calculated that there are thousands of (students). In simple terms, the youngest child in kindergarten is 4 years old, and the oldest child is older than me, in his 80s. (Children), middle school students, and many college students seem to be spreading their branches and leaves.
Reporter Huashan Li Yunhan reports from Nanchang, Jiangxi
Responsible editor: [Sun Jingbo]