Introduction to Yangliuqing New Year Painting
Yangliuqing New Year Painting, also known as "Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Painting", is a famous folk woodblock New Year painting in China. It is called "Nan Tao Bei Liu" along with Suzhou Taohuawu New Year Painting
Yangliuqing Youth Painting was produced during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. It inherited the traditions of Song and Yuan painting, absorbed the forms of Ming Dynasty woodcut prints, arts and crafts, and theatrical stages, and used a combination of woodcut overprinting and handmade color painting to create a unique style that is vivid, lively, joyful, auspicious, and rich in touching themes. On May 20, 2006, the heritage site was approved by the State Council and included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage listWhat are the product characteristics of Yangliu Youth PaintingYangliuqing Youth Painting inherits the painting traditions of the Song and Yuan dynasties, absorbing the forms of woodcut prints, arts and crafts, and theatrical stages from the Ming dynasty. It uses a combination of woodcut overprinting and manual color painting, resulting in clear and soft colors in the painting. Printed on Xuan paper and using traditional Chinese painting colors, the colors remain unchanged over timeYangliuqing Youth Painting not only has the charm of printmaking techniques, but also the brushstrokes and tones of painting, forming an artistic feature that is different from general painting and other New Year paintingsThe earliest known painting shops of Yangliuqing Youth Painting are Dai Lianzeng and Qi Jianlong, who may have originally been artists and used their names to represent their shops. The history of Dai Lianzeng Painting Shop can be traced back to the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty. Later, Dai and Qi families were further divided into many painting shops, with the important ones being "Lianzeng, Meili, Lianzeng Li; Jianlong, Huilong, Jianhuilong"
The production method of Yangliuqing paintings
The production method of Yangliuqing paintings is "half printing and half painting", which means first carving out the lines and patterns of the picture with a wooden plate, then printing them on paper with ink, passing through two or three monochrome plates, and then filling them with colored pens
Its production has both the flavor of patterns and wood, as well as the colorful and artisanal nature of hand drawn art. Therefore, the charm of folk art is rich and full of Chinese style
The production process roughly includes: drafting, typesetting, engraving, overprinting, painting, and mounting. The preliminary process is roughly the same as other woodblock New Year paintings. They are all based on the engraved version of the artwork for overprinting; The post production of Yangliuqing's paintings, on the other hand, requires a significant amount of manual painting, skillfully integrating the knife style and plate flavor of printmaking with the brushstrokes and color tones of painting, making the two arts complement each other. Moreover, due to the different expression techniques of the painting artists, the same willow youth painting blank (unfinished ink lines or templates without painting processing). It can be painted separately as a refined and elegant "delicate work" with fine colors, and a bold and rough "rough work" with distinct artistic styles, each with its own unique artistic value