Shanghai inkstone carving
Ink stone carving is an exquisite carving on the inkstone, which can add icing on the cake to a high-quality inkstone. It often takes several years to make an inkstone. This art originated in the Qin and Han Dynasties more than 2,000 years ago, and developed at the same time as China's calligraphy and painting. Ink stone carving needs high-quality ink stone as raw material. Duan Xi Stone in China, Huishi in Anhui, Shitao in Gansu, Zishi in Hunan, Weilong Stone in Jiangxi, Helan Stone in Ningxia, etc. , are famous excellent inkstones since ancient times. Artists use these special stones, adopt traditional brick carving and stone carving techniques, make a composition with stones, and carve various shapes and colorful inkstones according to their materials. This kind of inkstone is not only practical, but also available for people to enjoy.
Shanghai inkstone carving is famous for its elegant shape and powerful knife work. On the basis of inheriting brick carving and stone carving, his carving techniques also absorbed the essence of stone carving and other arts, and used the method of combining deep and shallow carving to make his works full of three-dimensional sense. Themes are mostly taken from still lives such as vegetables, melons and fruits, and there are also a few patterns such as fish and insects, which have unique local characteristics.
Shanghai Jiyunge Seal Engraving
Seal cutting is one of the traditional arts with a long history in China. During the pre-Qin and Han and Wei Dynasties, seal cutting was carved by printers and made great artistic achievements. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, each has its own dynasty characteristics and styles. According to legend, Wang Mian, a painter in Yuan Dynasty, began to use Chinese opal as a printing material, which was more popular because of its convenient carving. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to the increasing number of seals in unearthed cultural relics, a large number of reference materials were provided, so the atmosphere of studying seal cutting became increasingly popular among literati and scholars, and many seal carvers and schools appeared.
Jiyunge seal cutting uses exquisite printing materials, which are varied, such as jade, stone, copper, teeth and horns. There are tiger-grain stones, dushan jade stones, new stones, etc. in the jade chapter, which are crystal clear and dazzling in Ming Che. Lithography includes Shoushan stone, Qingtian stone and feldspar stone. , rich in texture and magnificent in color, as well as Tian Huangshi and bloodstone, which are rare in the world. They are precious printed matter, which has artistic appreciation value in itself. The bronze seal of Jiyunge is simple in shape and unique in technology. There are also snow-white ivory seals, dark horn seals, and various elegant and finely carved printed buttons.
Shanghai Jiyunge Seal Cutting Society specializes in seal cutting for foreign guests, overseas Chinese and tourists. A great deal of research has been done on the seal cutting of various schools in Zhejiang during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The management of seal script wins by simplicity, especially seal script is famous for its exquisiteness, elegance, beauty, unique practicality and appreciation.
Shanghai Cao Sugong Mo
Hui ink is as famous as tiger skin, rice paper and Guangdong ink stone, and it is a treasure in Four Treasures of the Study. Hui Mo developed to the Qing Dynasty, with good quality and large quantity, reaching the highest level in history, and four Mohists, Cao Sugong, Wang Jinsheng, Wang Jiean and Hu Kaiwen, appeared. Cao Sugong ranks first among the "Four Masters", so there is a saying that "the ink of the world pushes the country, and the ink of the country pushes Cao Shi". The ink produced by Cao Sugong's Mozhuang is famous for its quality and quantity, and its writing has been appreciated by Xian Yi. In the third year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, Cao Sugong's Mozhuang moved from Zhoushe to Shanghai. From its opening to 1956, Cao Shi has experienced thirteen generations, lasting more than 300 years. He has successively created famous calligraphy and painting inks such as Zi Yuguang, Guang Chen, Tian Rui and Qianqiuguang, as well as leopard gall and ancient money.
Cao graphite has strict formula, exquisite materials and excellent technology. The main raw material of high-quality calligraphy and painting ink is tung oil. Tung oil is called "the king of oil" and has strong adhesion. In addition, sesame oil, lard, gum, natural musk, plum slices, borneol, pearls, gold foil and other precious traditional Chinese medicine spices are added, and they are refined through 12 processes such as refining, stirring, cooling and smearing, which lasts for one year. Plain ink has the following characteristics: first, the color is like paint, and there is a slight purple light in the dark. According to the records of Shexian County Records and Huizhou Prefecture Records, Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty visited Jiangning, and Cao Sugong presented a precious Mo Bao. Kangxi deeply appreciated the trial and gave Cao Shi the word "Purple Jade Light". Secondly, the fragrance is rich. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, the court called Cao Shi to Beijing to make a special imperial ink. This is naturally new in the imperial court, and ministers and eunuchs are scrambling to watch it. Cao Shi put musk, borneol and other materials, and with the constant beating, the fragrance came to the nose, and soon the whole hall was full of fragrance, which lasted for a long time. This is the origin of the ink name "the fragrance of the Golden Temple". Third, ink is neither rotten nor rotten. Due to the addition of several rare Chinese herbal medicines from Mo Ding, their fragrance has played a role in preventing corrosion and insects. Cao Sugong's ink is not sticky when used for painting and calligraphy, and it will not wrinkle the paper after writing, and the ink is insoluble in water. Works do not fade for a long time and have strong corrosion resistance. It is fragrant and refreshing when used, and is well received by Chinese and foreign painters and painters.
Shanghai benggua
Because the skin is thin and brittle, it will crack when it is slightly hit after maturity. It is named after an oval bell with a slightly thick middle and an olive-shaped bell, also known as bell melon. The single weight is about 2 kg, and the largest is 2.5-3 kg. The melon skin is light green and has a light-colored flower network. The skin is thin and crisp, the flesh is light yellow, the seed is red, the meat is thick and juicy, the sweetness is particularly high, and the fragrance is refreshing. Collapsed melon plants are delicate and require high growth environment. For example, choose fields with good irrigation and drainage conditions, apply sufficient base fertilizer, and only apply light fertilizer after the results, not thick fertilizer and chemical fertilizer. To fight drought, furrow irrigation should not be flooded, and melons should be picked in the afternoon to reduce fruit cracking.