Jinghua Tianjiao

Du Juan has completed the general work of adorning the silk figures here, and others are not idle either.Amuna's mind calmed down a lot. According to Teacher Bai's previous suggestion, she painted the Peking Opera facial makeup on the silk one stroke at a time, and it looked somewhat like it.The silk clothes sewn by Gesang and several tailors are also very stylish.Looking at the sculpture in Li Weian's hand, it is very detailed from head to toe. Compared with the previous method of making sculptures, the lines of the entire humanoid model are smoother.All processes are in full swing. After these divisions of labor are completed, the final assembly will be completed by Du Juan.

The silk piece in front of me can be regarded as a stepping stone for the Peking Opera Company.Although the two parties have reached a cooperation, Du Juan has always insisted on letting her works speak for herself. She knows that the studio chosen by the Peking Opera Theater this time is not just Jinghuafang. Just like before, in the end, the work will still be compared. This silk As a proposed work, Du Juan put almost all her efforts into this work.

Assembling today, everyone gathered around Du Juan's office, holding their breath.Whether it is the cast of the silk figure or the wire shaping of the hands, one must be careful, for fear that excessive force will cause the silk figure to "dislocate its joints."The cast is fixed to the layers of clothing, and then the silk figure's limbs are fine-tuned, the accessories are matched, and the crown is worn on the head. It is like a character who will slowly put on this outfit to look energetic.

The complete Peking Opera silk figure in front of me stood there in a dignified manner, full of energy.Du Juan breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the silk figure in front of her, she said, "Is this enough?"

"When did you lose your confidence? Hasn't this already been done? If there is a first, there will be a second." Wen Xin took the lead in applauding. It was the first time she participated in the production of Peking Opera silk figures. Du Juan was already thinking I have no idea, but fortunately with everyone’s encouragement, this silk product was completed together.

Du Juan waved her hands and everyone quieted down. She only listened to her say, "We encouraged ourselves to do this. It is our first time to come into contact with Peking Opera, and it is also our first time to make Peking Opera silk figures. It is now like this, and I don't think so." We know whether we can pass the test at the Peking Opera House. This is a new attempt for us. It depends on what Teacher Bai says. If there are any problems, we will change it again. It may be hard for everyone."

"Sister Juan, if you have any questions, you can just ask at any time. We will definitely be able to produce a satisfactory work." This time, Amuna was full of confidence.

"What are so many people doing here, Juan'er, are you in a meeting?" It was Yu Yan's voice. Why did my mother have time to come here today?Du Juan was thinking about looking outside, so she hurriedly went out to greet him.Not only my mother came, but also Mr. Zhao Xi.

Du Juan hurriedly said hello, "Grandpa Zhao, please come in quickly. Mom, why is Master Zhao free to come to the studio today?"

Zhao Xi entered the room with a smile and saw everyone together.Everyone in the studio also greeted Mr. Zhao Xi. The old man had sharp eyes and saw the newly assembled Peking Opera silk figure on the table at a glance.The old man nodded to everyone and looked directly at the silk figure.

Yu Yan said from the side, "Master, this is the Peking Opera series of silk figures that Juan'er and the others have been working on recently. This is the first one they have made." After Yu Yan said this, she winked at Du Juan. Du Juan understood instantly, Mom asked Master Zhao Did you come here just to let the old man guide the work?
Of course, it also has this meaning. Du Juan understood her mother's intention and said, "Grandpa Zhao, this silk figure has just completed the final process before you came here. Can you give me some pointers to see where there are still things that need to be modified?"

"How can this be done? This is a work completed by you young people. I am an old scholar and don't talk about my knowledge here." Mr. Zhao is modest. He knows that the silk art today is worse than the previous generation, and the difference is not the silk art. , but a concept.

Du Juan, who was already unsure, had to seize this opportunity when the old man came, so she asked again, "Grandpa, you are even more inexperienced when you are young, so you should give me some advice. This series of silk figures It was our first time doing it, and to be honest, we didn’t feel confident after doing it.”

The old man did not resist, and responded to Du Juan's request and stepped forward to look at the silk man carefully.As soon as he looked around, there were hurried footsteps outside the door. When he turned around, to his surprise, it was Du Feng coming over.

Du Juan looked at him with confusion and asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?" Before Du Feng could answer, Yu Yan jumped in and said, "Why are you here just now? I told you to come here on time. Let's take a look first. Talk to you later.”

The old man was looking at the silk man in front of him. Du Juan didn't know what her mother meant by calling Du Feng over. She might as well wait until it was over.

This silk figure was placed in front of him. When Du Feng saw it for the first time, he was amazed.Seeing Mr. Zhao looking at the silk man carefully, he couldn't bear to disturb him.That's how it is for laymen to see the excitement, but for experts to see the door.

After a while, Mr. Zhao noticed something was wrong with the silk man. He didn't say anything, he just picked up the tweezers on the side and gently adjusted the hand of the silk man.In the past, Du Juan's adjustments were all minor adjustments, but in his opinion, Mr. Zhao's adjustments were basically "drastic" changes, which she had never thought of before.

After the adjustment was completed, the old man only said, "The hand shape is wrong."

Indeed, looking at it this way, it is indeed much better than before.Du Juan also immediately understood the purpose of the old man's adjustment, "The curvature of the hand was too small before, and the fingertips used cloud fingers. The orchid fingers should be used here."

"Juan'er is still very talented, and she can understand everything clearly." The old man praised, "Actually, whether to use the cloud finger or the orchid finger, I only rely on my many years of experience, but if you have new ideas, you can try it. .”

Yu Yan continued, "This time the old man came here mainly because he wanted to see you. Maybe after the book "Beijing Dolls" was published, the old man will no longer care about this."

Everyone has basically heard of the book "Beijing Dolls". The old man has said it several times before that everyone is looking forward to the publication of this book.But Yu Yan's words had a profound meaning, and Du Juan didn't quite understand them.

Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "Now that my body is not as good as before, it's time to take a good rest. I have been working hard for this silk art for a lifetime, and now I have seen your growth. The future of silk art is for future generations. The category is an intangible cultural heritage and also a question. Many people question whether this category can continue. These things that our older generation insisted on are still very happy to see you doing it now. It’s just that this category only relies on us craftsmen. It’s also difficult to last forever, how it is passed down is the most important thing.”

Although the old man did not say anything about his physical condition, everyone understood that he had lit up the last pillar of light in his silk art career.Du Juan understood better that Grandpa Zhao had not been to Jinghuafang for a long time, but now he came here just for guidance. He wanted Jinghuafang to be the end of his silk art career. This spirit was really moving.

National Gift Silk Maker, a family of silk artists with ups and downs in three generations, emerging young people who are devoted to intangible cultural heritage, and can’t complain about the shortcomings of parents in old Beijing