My system is not decent

Chapter 1896 Ben Gu Zhirong, Evergreen

Approaching this guild hall, the first thing Chen Wenzhe saw was a wooden mural of a monkey riding a deer.

In fact, this is also very simple, whether it is a picture on porcelain, or a brick or wood carving.

Generally, the implication of pictures is homophonic.

Like the monkeys riding deer here, it is clear at a glance.

It should be a male monkey, monkey and Hou are the same pronunciation, with the double meaning of duke (senior official) and congratulations.

Riding a deer, Qi Lu, all of them are high-ranking and generous people. "

This kind of image is generally sitting on the bricks and stones, and Chen Wenzhe knows that there is an ancient brick carving "Monkey and Deer Picture".

There are brick carvings in the "Fianqian hall" of ancient traditional ancient houses, and this "Monkey and Deer Picture" is often seen, but now there are not many left.

A monkey leaned out from a branch of a peach tree, took a twig in its hand, and poked a hornet's nest. A magpie flew over and chirped, "My lady is happy."

There is a sika deer under the tree, crouching under the tree, whining lowly.

These all represent some beautiful meanings, and it is very interesting to know them.

Chen Wenzhe saw too many woodcarvings in front of him, including brackets, sparrows and archways at the gate, and the patterns should be the birthday of the Eight Immortals.Location should be the most important thing.

There are also four-legged horses, the rider looks like an official, and the one behind looks like a peasant woman, enjoying the fun.

Walking into the guild hall, Chen Wenzhe was immediately attracted by the exquisite wood carvings on the theater tower.

It is said that the essence of this group of ancient buildings is the wood carvings adorning the frame of the houses.

On the components of each building, especially on the wooden beams, architraves, bucket arches, sparrows, baffles and vertical columns under the eaves, there are almost wood carving decorations.

There are characters, animals, flowers, trees, pavilions, pavilions, folklore stories and so on.

All woodcarving adopts carving techniques such as relief carving and openwork carving, and its expressive content can be divided into three categories: figures, animals and flowers.

Among the figures are the Eight Immortals, carved on the east and west sparrows of the Wulou, and each of the Eight Immortals holds treasures and stands in the auspicious clouds;
There is a god-man in golden armor, carved on the forehead of the main hall, wearing a golden armor, holding one hand high, and pressing the other on his crotch, majestic and majestic;

On the archway in the east side of the main hall, there is a very exquisite picture of returning home in brocade.

The old man looked happy, riding on the horse, followed by a book boy, carrying a flower branch on his shoulder.

On the archway between the west and the west of the main hall, there is a "Picture of Anle Farming" engraved.

This picture carves different scenes between square inches. There are farmers holding plow handles, cows drinking water, and fishermen wearing straw hats. It is just like a pastoral painting full of life.

Among the animals, dragons have the most wood carvings, especially in large frames.

The dragon carved on the sparrow in the east side of the main hall is the most typical. The dragon grasps the lotus leaf in its claws and holds the lotus leaf in its mouth. It seems to be savoring carefully. The whole carving is lifelike.

The second is the phoenix. These phoenixes have different shapes and stand in the auspicious clouds, giving people a sense of solemnity and peace.

Kirin carvings are also one of the most common wood frame decorations. It is said that Kirin is a virtuous and benevolent animal, a symbol of auspiciousness and wishful thinking.

The kylin has a unique shape, with a single horn, a unicorn body, a horseshoe, and an oxtail.

In addition, there are sculptures such as lions, suanni, horses, sheep, deer, long-tailed chickens, cranes and so on.

The carvings of these spiritual birds and auspicious animals adopt the technique of multi-layer openwork carving, and at the same time use techniques such as exaggeration to make them vivid.

Many spirit birds and auspicious animals in folklore are applied to the structural framework of ancient buildings.

On the one hand, it decorates these classical buildings, and on the other hand, it also plays the role of strengthening and fixing the wooden frame.

In addition to these, it is flowers.

Among the flowers, peonies have the most patterns, and many parts of the main hall, apse and dance building have wood carvings with peonies as the theme.

Peony flowers are huge, graceful and luxurious, and have always been a symbol of peace and wealth in the eyes of the ancients.

Used in the carvings of ancient buildings, it looks magnificent.

Grapes are carved in the apse, with a smart little squirrel next to it.

This combination of grapes and squirrels, known as the fruitful grapes among the people, constitutes an auspicious picture.

There are many sculptures with flowers as the theme in Luze Guild Hall, such as the lotus with the meaning of "Ben Gu Zhirong".

There are also flat peaches with the implication of "Magu Xianshou", plum blossoms known as gentlemen, pine trees and arbors known as "evergreen", etc., all have high carving techniques.

These are wood carvings, and an ancient building must be a wood and stone structure, so naturally there will be no shortage of stone carvings.

Therefore, in addition to wood carvings, the stone carving art of the guild hall is also very distinctive.

In particular, the carvings on the pillar stones in the main hall are vivid, exquisite and rich.

Column foundations are luxurious and beautiful stone components placed under wooden columns in ancient buildings in order to increase the pressure-bearing surface under the columns and protect them from moisture.

This is the most important decorative part of ancient buildings.

Pillar foundation stone is a kind of building stone component in my country, commonly known as pan, or pillar foundation.

It is the foundation stone placed under the pillar, and it is the foundation stone that bears the pressure of the pillar of the house.

It is used for load and moisture resistance in traditional brick and wood structure buildings, and has an irreplaceable role in preventing building collapse. It has a history of more than 5000 years.

The stone pillar bases of Luze Guild Hall are in various forms and vividly carved, mainly including rare birds, auspicious animals, flowers, auspicious grasses and geometric patterns. There are 142 existing ones.

The three groups of stone pillar foundations of the dance building are very vivid, the golden-eyed beast carrying the lotus, the lion carrying the lotus, and the unicorn carrying the lotus.

The body parts of the three beasts are all square cylinders, and auspicious clouds are painted on the upper part of the cylinders.

A huge eight-petal lotus stands out above the cloud patterns, and the lotus throne supports giant pillars.

The line engraving technique is used on the outside of each petal to draw blossoming lotus flowers.

In front of the square column, the heads, chests and front legs of the three beasts are respectively carved.

The rear of the square cylinder is carved with the buttocks, tail and hind legs of the three beasts.

The three beasts stand upright on the ground, with calm expressions and steady demeanor.

These three sets of pillar foundations fully embody the superhuman imagination and superb skills of folk artists.

The most typical and perfect stone pillars are in the main hall.

The six stone pillar foundations on the front and outer eaves are particularly distinctive, and the patterns of the six stone pillar foundations are all composed of three layers.

The upper layer is two dragon pan drums, the two dragons are connected end to end to form a circle, and the whole is openworked and embossed.

The middle layer is the openwork carving of six beasts, which are the legendary auspicious beasts.

It is composed of six beasts: young elephant, young sheep, deer, lion, tiger and suanni.

Some of them get in, some get out, and their expressions are very cute.

The lower layer is the pattern of twelve lotus-covered lotus petals. Swallows, dragonflies, bats and butterflies are carved in shallow relief inside each petal.

In addition, there are four stone pillars on the east and west sides of the main hall, all of which are composed of three layers of stone carvings.

The upper layer is carved out of lotus, pomegranate, bamboo, orchid, plum blossom and chrysanthemum in shallow relief.

Plum blossoms stand for fear of severe cold, orchids stand for cleanliness and elegance, bamboo stands for noble integrity, chrysanthemum stands for dignity, pomegranate stands for many children and blessings, and lotus stands for cleanliness and cleanliness.

The waist of the middle layer is carved with spiritual birds and animals, which are composed of cranes, mandarin ducks, cattle, turtles, monkeys, quails and carps.

Cranes represent longevity, mandarin ducks represent harmony between husband and wife, turtles represent longevity, and quails represent peace.

(End of this chapter)