China News Service, Kunming, March 16 (Reporter Hu Yuanhang) With only simple ink, rice paper, brown brush and rubbing bag, full-shaped sneakers and Pu'er tea cakes can be printed, which is not inferior to the effect of 3D printing.
On the 16th, reporters from China News Network walked into the Chuantuo Study Hall of the National Ancient Books Restoration Center of the Yunnan Provincial Library and experienced the charm of the intangible cultural heritage "Chuangtuo" up close.
The picture shows Zhang Heng, a representative inheritor of Kunming's intangible cultural heritage rubbing skills, rubbing Pu'er tea cakes.
Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang
Chuantuo, also known as rubbing and rubbing, refers to a technique that uses rice paper and ink to rub the words and patterns on inscriptions and utensils for easy display, dissemination and protection. It can be called "China's oldest "Printing" is also an important technology for cultural relic protection and ancient book restoration.
After more than 1,800 years of development, Chuantuo has developed from rubbing stones to all things; from rubbing characters and patterns to full-shaped rubbings.
In the Yunnan Provincial Library's national-level ancient book restoration center, rubbings and rubbings are displayed in various categories such as texts, pictures, and full-format rubbings.
These works are all created by Zhang Heng, a representative inheritor of Kunming's intangible cultural heritage transfer skills.
As a Chuantuo inheritor, Zhang Heng has been exposed to Chuantuo skills since he was a child. He later studied under Pei Jianping, a famous Chinese Chuantuo master, and has long been committed to the learning, protection, inheritance and promotion of traditional culture and skills.
The picture shows the transfer work "Tongxin Zong" created by Zhang Heng, a representative inheritor of Kunming's intangible cultural heritage transfer skills.
Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang
In the training hall, the reporter saw all kinds of unexpected rubbings: fish, stone jars, rice dumplings, Pu'er tea cakes, salt, and even sneakers.
Not only is the appearance complete and three-dimensional, but the texture and sense of age are also perfectly reproduced.
"Traditional rubbing pays attention to rubbing according to objects. According to the different objects of rubbing, it is generally divided into dry paper rubbing and wet paper rubbing. The former is suitable for rubbing coins and other relatively small, flat and clear objects; the latter is suitable for rubbing inscriptions. , bronzes and other relatively large, complex, and delicate artifacts." Zhang Heng introduced that the first step in the process of engraving is to conceive, then apply paper, ink, and open the paper.
Whether it is the laying of paper, the blending of ink, the control of color, or the control of the rubbing force, all require the person doing the rubbing to be attentive and calm.
The picture shows Zhang Heng, a representative inheritor of Kunming's intangible cultural heritage rubbing skills, rubbing Pu'er tea cakes.
Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang
I saw him attach the wet rice paper to the Pu'er tea cake, use a brown brush to brush away the bubbles and make them stick tightly, and then use a rubbing bag dipped in ink to gently tap, and the distinct Pu'er tea lines appeared on the paper. .
With each round of inking, the tea cake begins to become more vivid and layered.
If you want to rub a more three-dimensional object like a stone jar, you need to use the full-shape rubbing technique.
Full-shaped rubbings appeared in the Qing Dynasty. Multiple pieces of paper were often used to cover each part of the object to be rubbed, and each side was broken to form a three-dimensional form. It is also called "object rubbing", "graphic rubbing" and "three-dimensional rubbing".
The picture shows Zhang Heng, a representative inheritor of Kunming's intangible cultural heritage rubbing skills, rubbing Pu'er tea cakes.
Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang
"Rubbing may seem simple but is actually not easy. Sometimes a rubbing requires thousands of even strokes to complete. To present the full picture and three-dimensional sense of an object on flat rice paper requires long-term practice and accumulation." Zhang Heng explain.
What Zhang Heng pursues is not simply copying the pictures and texts of antiquities. He not only innovates many rubbing carriers and puts forward the concept of "everything can be expanded, everyone can expand", but also integrates calligraphy, seal cutting and other art forms.
In Zhang Heng's view, anything as small as a leaf, a piece of salt, or even a pair of beloved sneakers, a door panel, an old table... can be passed on.
His traditional rubbing work titled "Tongxin Zongzi" is a rubbing of rice dumplings from Taiwan and Kunming, supplemented by paintings and calligraphy to connect them, and has been widely praised.
The picture shows the public experience transfer.
Photo by China News Service reporter Liu Ranyang
"Only when integrated with modern life, can ancient intangible cultural heritage be passed on." Based on years of exploration, Zhang Heng developed products such as "The 'Interesting Growth' Learning Box for Expanding Everything" and "Follow Xiake to Expand Yunnan" to create a "happy inheritance" Activity brands such as "Intangible Cultural Heritage Fitness" and "Total Harmony and Sharing Beauty" have attracted foreign friends from more than 20 countries and many Chinese people to experience the Intangible Cultural Heritage culture and feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage.
"In today's digital age, the ancient rubbing technique is still one of the best ways to copy and preserve epigraphic inscriptions. At the same time, it is also loved by more and more foreign friends because of its unique artistry and expressiveness." Zhang Heng believes, Chuantuo will become a global skill, "because each country has numerous cultural relics that need Chuantuo to protect; at the same time, as an art form, Chuantuo will also gain greater vitality."
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