Jishan Luodian [Shanxi Jishan Specialty]

What is Jishan Luodian? Authentic Shanxi Jishan Specialty: Jishan Luodian

Content Summary:Do you want to know what Jishan Luodian is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Jishan, Shanxi Province - Jishan Luodian. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Jishan Luodian. The full text takes about 11 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Jishan Luodian and the product characteristics of Jishan Luodian? How did the history of Jishan Luodian come about? The production method of Jishan mother of pearl and the awards and honors of Jishan mother of pearl

Basic introduction of Jishan Luodian

Jishan Luodian lacquerware is an ancient Han carved lacquer craft. The production process is extremely complex, mainly divided into eleven steps: designing the tire shape, making the tire body, making the gray tire body, polishing the tire body, designing patterns, engraving patterns, painting the tire body, inlaying mother of pearl, repeatedly painting (xi ū, referring to applying paint to the object), repeatedly polishing, and smoothing the oil surface

Therefore, on the basis of inheriting traditional craftsmanship, it has formed the main characteristics and unique production features of traditional inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware production technology:

Firstly, the material characteristics of traditional craftsmanship remain unchanged. The inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware from Fanggu Tourism Craft Factory in Jishan County inherits traditional craftsmanship and uses precious metals such as lacquer, mother of pearl, and gold and silver as raw materials for its products. The biggest difference between natural lacquer and the commonly used chemical luminescent lacquer and synthetic lacquer by current craftsmen is that lacquer is a natural material with a hard texture and a long storage time

Secondly, traditional craftsmanship procedures remain unchanged. What is the history of Jishan County Fanggu Tourism Craft Factory adhering to the traditional method of using inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware

China is the earliest country in the world to use lacquerware. Lacquerware existed as early as 7000 years ago in Hemudu, with a long history of development. As a type of lacquerware craftsmanship, inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. Since the Western Han Dynasty, the prevalence of colored painting and lacquerware inlaid with gold and silver foil has promoted the development of mother of pearl lacquerware. The Tang Dynasty began to flourish, with the emergence of various unique techniques such as gold and silver flat stripping, inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware, and gold edging. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, it further developed. The shell pieces inlaid with mother of pearl in the Tang Dynasty were relatively thick, and it was not until the Northern Song Dynasty that the shell pieces were ground and cut into thin slices, resulting in more refined works. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware was adorned with gold and silver foil and shavings, making it even more splendid. But in the late Qing Dynasty, this skill began to decline and was almost lost. In 1986, in order to save this ethnic cultural heritage, Li Aizhen, a craftsman from the former Jishan County Arts and Crafts Factory, established a lacquerware production factory (Jishan County Fanggu Tourism Craft Factory). Based on the use of unchanged raw materials and inheritance of traditional production techniques, the factory innovates and introduces new product types, and actively changes and expands in product decoration and styling. The traditional lacquer inlaid with mother of pearl products produced quickly became popular in various places, promoting the development of inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware in Jishan County

Thirdly, in terms of traditional decorative patterns. In terms of pattern selection, Jishan inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware products use themes such as folk legends, classical novels, story characters from dramas, and Chinese celebrity paintings and calligraphy as patterns. In terms of pattern expression, Jishan inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware products use mother of pearl, gold and silver as materials to express patterns, making each piece a masterpiece in lacquerware<4. Bold innovation. The products produced are rich and diverse, with a quaint and elegant style. In terms of pattern design, innovative imitations of Song Ge glaze patterns have been created; On the production of the tire body, it is formed in one go without any seams as a whole; In terms of production techniques, the difficulty of bending and attaching a whole piece of mother of pearl to a circular object has been overcome; Innovatively producing products such as lacquer inlaid with metal celebrity characters in terms of materials

Awards and honors of Jishan Luodian

Jishan Fanggu Tourism Craft Factory's "Traditional Handmade Techniques of Embedding Luodian Lacquerware" were successively selected in the "Yuncheng Intangible Cultural Heritage List" and the "Second Batch of Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage List in Shanxi Province" in 2008 and 2009, and the factory was awarded the "Top Ten Brand Enterprises in Yuncheng Cultural Industry" in 2009. The "imitation Cizhou kiln pearl ground tiger bottle" made by Li Aizhen, the inheritor of the "inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware", won a silver medal in the "Folk Handicrafts" category at the first China (Shanxi) Agricultural Expo; The imitation Yuan blue and white Guiguzi mountain jar won a bronze award at the 10th China Arts and Crafts Master Works and International Art Boutique Expo; The "Mandarin Duck Bottle" won the Excellence Award; Several works such as "Imitation Song Ge Glazed Bottle" and "Qianlong Watermelon Jar" were selected for the exhibition at the 2nd China (Pingyao) Lacquer Art and Culture Festival, and participated in the "China Japan Korea" Lacquer Art Forum. In addition, at many exhibitions, Li Aizhen's inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware works have been highly praised by national and provincial lacquerware experts and important provincial leaders. Li Aizhen has been invited by major media outlets across the country to participate in program recording multiple times. Her production of "inlaid mother of pearl lacquerware" and this traditional technique were recorded by the special documentary "Yellow River Full Record" program team of "Yellow River Television", and were promoted and reported overseas (in North America) and accepted inspection by Jiang Yuanqiu and his team from the Korea China Cultural Exchange Association