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Chapter 1889 Chrysanthemum stone, go deeper layer by layer, be careful

The discovery of Liuyang chrysanthemum stone has a history of more than 260 years.

According to the "Liuyang County Chronicles", in the fifth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1740), Ouyang Xifan, a talented scholar in Yonghe Town, Liuyang, discovered an abnormality when he was building the embankment of Furong River.

He was quarrying stones at the bottom of the river, and accidentally found crystal clear and white patterns in the stones.

This kind of pattern is shaped like a chrysanthemum, with different sizes and various postures, which is extremely beautiful.

As if he had found a treasure, he took it home and pondered it carefully.

Finally, according to the shape of the flower, it is carefully carved into a chrysanthemum stone inkstone.

This inkstone looks elegant and unique, handsome and lovely, and it was passed down as a rare object for a while, and was selected as a royal tribute.

As a result, the chrysanthemum stone artwork has formed an indissoluble bond with Liuyang.

During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, chrysanthemum stone carvings were very popular, with a variety of varieties.

The bonsai made of flowers are lifelike, and the teapots are exquisite and elegant. They were unique special products presented by people at that time for entertainment.

Yang Changhou, a native of Liuyang, seized the business opportunity and opened the first chrysanthemum stone carving workshop.

At that time, there were more than 20 stone carving artists including Huang Jiaquan, and their main works included inkstones, pools, pen holders, pen holders, and mirror screens.

The art of chrysanthemum stone carving in this period is line carving and plane carving, with practical stationery as the main products.

It is worth mentioning that the colored chrysanthemum stone mine discovered later was the only colored chrysanthemum stone mine discovered at the end of the last century.

Therefore, it is called a wonderful work in the world, and it is so ingenious!

The special feature of chrysanthemum stone carving is that it is first necessary to find out where the "flower" is, and then design the shape according to the structure of the "flower".

Veteran artists who have worked with stones all their lives can judge the position of "flowers" based on the tendons, textures, and hardness.

For them, looking for "flowers" is an exciting treasure hunt.

No one knows what kind of posture the "flower" will be hidden in the stone, waiting for people to discover and carve.

"Flowers" also gather and disperse.

If you are lucky, you will encounter several overlapping "flowers", with scattered layers and natural tension.

A good piece of material can have more than 10 flowers within a square foot.

This is uncanny workmanship, no need for engraving at all.

But more often, craftsmen need to conceive and design according to the position and level of the "flower" after finding the "flower".

If small flowers are exposed on the corners of the stones, it is suitable for inkstone pools;
The stones are flat and evenly distributed, and can be used as a screen;

Small pieces of stone with small lively patterns are more suitable for small works such as seals...

After the conception is completed, draw a sketch directly on the stone with a brush and ink line, where it needs to be empty and where it needs to be solid.

After marking one by one, the initial embryo of the design is formed, and then the overall outline is carved out accordingly, and polished and adjusted.

The craft of chrysanthemum stone carving seems simple, but it is actually very complicated.

After multiple processes such as material collection, material selection, flowering, rough grinding, shape design, carving, painting, and base making, an exquisite work can be carved.

Among these processes, the light carving part involves carving techniques such as flat carving, relief carving, round carving, openwork carving, line carving, hollow carving, three-dimensional carving, and comprehensive carving.

In the process of carving, the exquisiteness and rigor of the carving process are everywhere.

The lower knives must be interlocked and go deep layer by layer, with caution, a slight deviation of a few millimeters will destroy the integrity of the work.

After being carefully carved by craftsmen, the stone carving is matched with a solid wood base and becomes a dazzling work of art, which is appreciated, interpreted and collected by people with a new look.

Such precious wealth naturally needs to be well protected, otherwise when the resources are exhausted, it will be too late to regret.

From the early 90s, people saw that beautiful chrysanthemum stones could bring considerable income, and a large number of quarrymen flooded into the origin of chrysanthemum stones.

Unordered mining leads to counterfeiting, waste and other industry chaos, which not only ruins the reputation of chrysanthemum stone, but also damages the entire industry.

On the one hand, the boss who monopolizes the raw material mine of chrysanthemum stone mines unrestrainedly, and conducts large-scale production with low technological level;

On the other hand, most chrysanthemum stone workshops are in short supply of raw materials, many artists have changed their careers, and there are no successors to the craftsmanship that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

There are still national inheritors up to now, and they have dealt with the chrysanthemum stone all their lives.

And for them, the work they think they are most proud of is the apprentice they brought out.

But the youngest apprentices of these inheritors are also in their forties.

Unexpectedly, Chen Wenzhe accidentally saw this special strange stone craftsmanship here, which can be said to be an unexpected harvest.

Only then did he really realize that stone carving was not what he had originally imagined, but carving various works out of granite and white marble.

Among the stone materials, there are really some other treasures.

In addition to chrysanthemum stone, there are many places with precious stone.

Of course, special stones such as chrysanthemum stones are still rare, and more are granite, such as Hu Jianhui'an.

Hui'an carving art has a long history, a long history, superb craftsmanship, and a long-standing reputation. It is a wonderful flower of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation and is known as "the best in China".

As early as the Jin Dynasty more than 1600 years ago, Hui'an stone carving has been used as a permanent art.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hui'an stone carving crafts kept improving and perfected day by day.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the top ten buildings in the capital of gods and Jimei Ao Garden, a famous overseas Chinese leader, all shone with the artistic brilliance of Hui'an stone carvings.

Hui'an stone carving originated from the carving art of the Yellow River Basin, which integrates the Central Plains culture, Minyue culture, and ocean culture.

This technique captures the essence of the legacy of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, the charm of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Forming a finely carved, delicate and flexible southern style of art.

Together with architectural art, it has become a wonderful work of Chinese excellent traditional culture.

Huian stone carvings are divided into round carvings, relief carvings, sinking carvings, and shadow carvings.

Shen carving is mainly used for decoration of building walls, stele towers, archways, cliff carvings, plaques, couplets of houses and so on.

The shape of the line is the main feature, and the line is required to be strong, soft and smooth.

Representative works include the large-scale stone sculpture "Sun and Moon Glory Together" in Jinling Yuhuatai Memorial Hall.

Relief refers to the embossing of images on the surface of stone materials, which is used for stone decoration of large monumental buildings, high-end mansions and private houses.

Representative works include the Huabiao of Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum in Jinling and the Goldfish Pond of Guanghuating in the early years of the Republic of China.

The Hui'an stone carving skills were at a very high level as soon as they were introduced.

The earliest existing stone carvings in Hui'an are the stone carvings in the tomb of Wang Chao, the mighty Jiedushi in the late Tang Dynasty.

These stone carvings include civil servants, warriors, tigers, horses, sheep and other garden carvings and lotus reliefs.

Carved in the Song Dynasty, it has been more than 1100 years ago, and its craftsmanship has reached a very high level.

The stone generals left over from the Yangluo Bridge in the Song Dynasty, the sculptures of Buddha statues on the stone pagodas of the piers, and the sinking carvings of the inscriptions in the middle pavilions all show that the technical level at that time was very high.

And Cai Xiang, the leader of the construction of Yangluo Bridge, whose mother is Lu Shi from Hui'an.

Yangluo Bridge is 3 miles away from Qingshan Mountain. It is a [-]-mile-long sea-crossing bridge made of stone strips stacked into bridge piers and sea stones as anchors.

(End of this chapter)