Identification and maintenance of boxwood carving

Boxwood carving is one of the Han folk carving arts, with boxwood as carving materials, using its smooth and clean wood, delicate texture, solemn color of the natural form, the technological process is complex, the exquisite degree and technological requirements of each process are difficult to compare with other carvings, and can not be replaced by modern technology. Let's take a look at the identification and maintenance methods of boxwood carving.

Identification of boxwood carving

1. Material: boxwood is a precious evergreen shrub with long mature time and increasingly scarce resources. the root wood with a diameter of 20 cm has to grow for 500 years. If you see large pieces of boxwood carvings on the market, you must be careful. Many unscrupulous merchants will use euphratica instead.

2, sculptor: the time of identification is to see whether the sculptor is exquisite or not, arts and crafts pay attention to originality, boxwood carving should be skillfully carved according to the unique natural shape or texture direction of the material itself, seven minutes of Tiancheng, one-third of carving, plus if it is the work of a famous teacher, this kind of poplar wood carving which is integrated with nature has more collection value than other works.

3. Color: boxwood carvings will naturally change color during storage, and the color will gradually darken year after year. Experienced collectors can roughly judge the age of the works according to the depth of color and wrapped pulp.

Maintenance of boxwood carving

1. Boxwood carvings should not be exposed to high temperature. Like all wood carving handicrafts, boxwood carving should not be placed in a high temperature environment, exposure will damage the boxwood wood, become brittle and hard, and it will be easy to crack in the future. In particular, it should not be placed on the balcony, and it is best to put it in the shade next to the curtains in the window. It should be kept in a humid environment indoors to prevent dryness and cracking. At the same time, boxwood carving should not be placed near open fire, fire wall, fire Kang, stove and so on.

2, wood products most avoid water, usually save boxwood carvings, we should pay attention to control the appropriate humidity, must not let boxwood carvings in a humid environment for a long time. If you are in a humid environment for a long time, boxwood carving is very easy to grow "hair", its surface will appear a lot of mold, in the long run, boxwood carving will be very easy to rot. If mold appears in the boxwood carving, it can be polished with sandpaper and then protected by varnish.

3. Boxwood carvings will inevitably get dusty after they have been put for a long time. For boxwood carvings that have not been painted, you only need to use a soft brush to remove the dust on the surface, while for boxwood carvings painted on the surface, you can wipe them with a slightly moist cotton towel. If you feel that the surface glossiness of boxwood carving is not enough, then you can use a towel dipped in some walnut oil to wipe, which can increase some sense of gloss.

4. Boxwood carving may crack in too dry environment. With the improvement of modern living standards, every household has air conditioning, especially in the north, which is used for most of the year, so be careful not to blow boxwood carvings directly into the air conditioner tuyere, so as to avoid cracking caused by air drying. and don't put it near the heating pipe.

5. It is not suitable to wipe boxwood carvings with towels with water, but with waxy or greasy cotton towels. If you often wipe with a wet rag, not only can not achieve the desired effect, over time, the moisture will go deep into the boxwood carving, it will damage the wood carving quality, so you can use dry cotton cloth or feather duster to dust off the wood carving handicrafts.

6. Sometimes, unwittingly, or under the action of some external force, there are some cracks in boxwood carving. Don't worry too much about this situation. We can use toothpicks, apply a little bit of strong glue to the cracks, then press them tightly with our hands, and the cracks can be basically repaired over time. But in order to avoid this kind of situation, we should pay more attention in peacetime and try not to let it lose its original charm.

The auction of boxwood carvings

1. In December 2007, a boxwood Luohan from the period of the Republic of China was auctioned for 1.45 million yuan.

2. In June 2011, a Qing Dynasty mahogany niche inlaid with boxwood sold for 1.8 million yuan.

3. In December 2012, a Qing Dynasty boxwood dragon head rose chair sold for 1.38 million.

4. In December 2012, the auction price of red sandalwood inlaid with silver silk and boxwood during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty was 1.55 million.

5. In October 2013, a large auction price of a boxwood root nodule from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties was 1.8 million.

6. In December 2013, a Qing Dynasty Wu Zhixing Huang Poplar penholder was auctioned for 1.6 million yuan.

7. In March 2014, the auction price of Wu Zhixing's engraved boxwood in the early Qing Dynasty was 1.5 million.

8. In June 2014, the auction price of a poplar character penholder in the late Qing Dynasty was 1.4 million.

9. In June 2014, the Fu Lu Shou of boxwood in the late Qing Dynasty was sold for 1.45 million yuan.

Master of Yellow Poplar Wood carving

1. Zhu Zichang: Zhu Zichang (1876-1934), a famous master of folk sculpture in Wenzhou, inherited the traditional sculpture skills, combined with the characteristics of boxwood, used unique techniques, and created many excellent works, which greatly promoted the development of boxwood carving. His works "hide-and-seek", "Wuzi Xi Mituo" and "cloth bag Monk" are all famous works with vivid images, rich expressions and exquisite simplicity. In 1909, his work "Ji Madness Monk" won the top prize in the Nanyang Industry Competition, and later generations praised his work as smooth, light and transparent, lifelike in shape and fresh and meaningful in characters.

2. Wang Fengfu: Wang Fengfeng, a famous boxwood carver in Yueqing (1905-1993), was one of the first folk artists in Zhejiang Province. He was very famous among his peers in the 1950s. He learned from his teacher at the age of 13 and made his debut four years later when he created the screen "drinking in the Yellow Crane Tower". Later, he served as an assistant to Huang Chongshou, the sculptor of the Buddha statue, and benefited a lot. the work "dug ears Luohan" was as tall as a real person, with its mouth tilted, eyes open, eyes closed, and a lively manner. He also "steals" art from Zhu Zichang, and his works can be authentic. After liberation, his works (Suwu Shepherd, Cowherd and Weaver Girl) were exhibited in the folk art exhibitions of five provinces and cities in East China, won the praise of Chen Yi and the praise of the art community, and won the first prize. Sent back to the Soviet exhibition that year, "Truth" and "Literature and Art" both introduced "Suwu Shepherd Shepherd" and were collected by the Leningrad Museum.

3. Ye Runzhou: Ye Runzhou (1918-1996) is the fourth generation descendant of Ye Chengrong in Yueqing. His father Ye Furu, Huang Yang wood carving work "Shepherd Boy riding Bull", won the first prize of the West Lake Expo in 1929. Ye Runzhou studied with his father and created more than 200 boxwood carvings in more than 50 years, of which "deformation is happy" won the first prize of the Chinese Arts and Crafts hundred Flowers Award. Others, such as "qu Yuan", "Qunxian Happy Dance celebrating the World", "Zhong Kui suppressing evil" and so on, are treasured by the relevant state units with their exquisite techniques and vivid images. His works are also purchased and collected by collectors at home and abroad.

4. Wang Duchun: born in 1932, the representative successor of the national intangible cultural heritage project "Yueqing boxwood carving", Chinese arts and crafts master, the first batch of folk artists in Zhejiang Province, the first batch of outstanding folk literature and art talents in Zhejiang Province.

5. Zheng Shengning: Zheng Shengning was born in 1943 in Xiangyang Town, Yueqing City, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, Chinese Root Art Master, Chinese Wood carving Art Master, Zhejiang Province Arts and Crafts Master, Zhejiang excellent Folk Literature and Art talents, Senior Arts and Crafts Artist, visiting Professor of Zhejiang Tourism Vocational and Technical College, Honorary Chairman of Zhejiang Root Art Association. Good at boxwood carving, root carving and urban sculpture. His works have won many national gold awards, such as Laozi, jubilant Prairie, Master Hongyi, repairing shoes, Lu Xun, Fish basket Guanyin and so on.

6. Wang Dufang: Wang Dufang, a member of Chinese Arts and Crafts Society, was born in 1947 under Professor Zheng Ke and is good at character carving. Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts, Master of Chinese Root Arts and Folk artists of Zhejiang Province. After graduating from the Special Art Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Fenglin Wood carving Factory has successively created works such as "Li Bai" and "Qianshou Guanyin" for the Li Bai Memorial Hall in Jiangyou County, Sichuan Province, and Guanyin Cave in Yandang Mountain.

7. Yu Jinshun: Yueqing also has a pair of Yu brothers, Chinese arts and crafts masters and outstanding folk literature and art talents in Zhejiang Province. his brother, Jin Shun, was born in 1949 and is good at the modeling of traditional carvings, especially the cloth bag monks who carve a group of friendly smiles. His works "laughing Buddha" and "Ten joys" are lively and full of humor. Disciple Ding Liang was born in 1950 and served as the director of Huangyang wood carving factory. His first act is to carve animals, especially known as "cattle". His works, "Bull fighting) and" the Earth ", grasp the fighting power of the bull and the beauty of the bull, draw lessons from the landscape painting, carve out the folds of the cow body, highlight the strength of the cow, and praise the pioneers of the times with the spirit of the pioneer bull.

8. Mou Xiangbo: born in 1969, Yueqing Huangyang woodcarving is the main heir of Chinese woodcarving art, arts and crafts master of Zhejiang Province, excellent folk literature and art talents of Zhejiang Province, and senior arts and crafts artist.

9. Zheng Fangyang: born in 1972, the main heir of Yueqing boxwood carving, national rural youth folk craft master, Zhejiang folk artist, Zhejiang excellent folk literature and art talent, 2006 Chinese collectors' favorite wood carving art master.