Li Ziqi's favorite "lacquer" is so beautiful in Fujian

Three years later

Li Ziqi, the popular short video creator, is back

Her new video is based on China's intangible cultural heritage

Theme: Lacquerware

Vividly shows the Chinese lacquerware

Unique craftsmanship and traditional aesthetics

How much do you know about lacquerware?

Fuzhou, Fujian is known as the "Lacquer Capital of China"

Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware and Beijing cloisonné,

Jingdezhen porcelain is also known as the "Three Treasures of Chinese Arts and Crafts"

Today, let me introduce you in detail

Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware

How beautiful is it?

First of all, let’s start with a work that “pissed off the cat”

What is "Angry Cat"?

"Angry cat"

The earliest one is a hollow goldfish tank lacquerware

Lacquerware goldfish bowl. Works by Zheng Yikun

1963

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project

Fuzhou Bodiless Lacquerware Painting and Decorating Techniques

Zheng Yikun, a national representative inheritor

Made a goldfish dish

Placed in the Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People

Wang Chaowen, a famous aesthetic critic

After watching it, one person commented: "The cat is so mad!"

"Goldfish in Various Forms" 100 lacquer painting samples (part). Zheng Yikun's works

The fish are lifelike and vivid

The cat can see but cannot eat

I'm going crazy.

Three simple words

This outlines the exquisiteness of Fuzhou's bodiless lacquerware craftsmanship.

Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware has a long history

The main raw material of "lacquerware" is lacquer

It is a natural sap extracted from the sumac tree.

Fujian is not the main production area of ​​lacquer tree

But Fuzhou lacquerware production has a long history

During the Song Dynasty, Fuzhou lacquer art had already become a large-scale art. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Fuzhou lacquer artist Shen Shaoan restored and developed the famous bodiless lacquerware technique in Chinese history, making Fuzhou the birthplace of modern bodiless lacquerware in China.

The production of bodiless lacquerware is very difficult

Long production cycle

Short 20 days

The longest one takes more than 100 days to be completed.

Each layer of ash and paint needs to be dried and cured. The materials such as linen, tile ash, paint mud, etc. have to go through dozens or even hundreds of processes before they can finally become a beautiful work that is as bright as a mirror, light and textured.

Linen cloth used in making lacquerware.

Among them, the mastery of paint properties

It is also affected by weather temperature and humidity

If you are not careful, you will not be able to produce a perfect product.

Fuzhou has a subtropical marine monsoon climate.

Moderate temperature, suitable rainfall, and humid air

The drying time between painting is easier to control than other places.

It can be said that this is the place chosen by the world for making bodiless lacquerware.

Fuzhou lacquerware goes abroad

Since 1898

Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware has participated in many

International expositions in Panama, Chicago, Paris, etc.

And won the special gold medal and the first gold medal

and various honors such as the Best Award

From then on, Fuzhou lacquerware began to be exported in large quantities.

Exported to more than 50 countries and regions including Europe and America

Heard at home and abroad

2006

Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware was selected

The first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list

"Stretch". Works by Huang Ying

The world marvels at its beauty

“Precious Black Gem”

“A rare treasure from the East”

Phrases such as "national treasure"

These are all words of praise for Fuzhou lacquerware

In addition to bodiless lacquerware, we also have…

Paint Basket

Image source: China Media Group Chinese Global Program Center New Media

Lacquer thread carving

In September 2017, during the BRICS leaders' meeting in Xiamen, the lacquer thread sculpture "The Divine and Mighty Marshal" (by Zhuang Nanyue, Cai Chaorong and others) was presented as a state gift and was praised by foreign leaders.

Lacquer painting 👇

The large lacquer painting "The Heroic Pose of the Five Tigers" at Fuzhou South Railway Station Metro Station.

"Fujian Lacquer" scored a big point, and we are very proud of it. We welcome everyone to come to Fujian to see the "lacquer"!

Source: Fujian Daily

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