Henan characteristic handicrafts, hence the name Siyi, are handicraft products based on the local culture of Henan. Henan is not only an important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, but also the political, economic and cultural center of this vast land for thousands of years. The ancient ancestors of the Henan people have left us countless profound cultural heritages, among which there are countless handicrafts with Henan characteristics. Specifically, there are the following distinctive arts and crafts:
1. Kaifeng Bian embroidery
Bian embroidery has a long history and is known as a "national treasure". It is famous for its exquisite embroidery work, fine stitching, rigorous patterns, elegant style and beautiful colors. It has been famous throughout the country as early as the Song Dynasty.
Entering the 21st century, embroidery is not so much the work of stitches and threads as it is the crystallization of the wisdom and perseverance of Bian embroidery people. It is a treasure of art. A widely circulated passage today describes the current situation of Chinese embroidery: "Suzhou embroidery cats, Hunan embroidery ligers, Shu embroidery fish, Guangdong embroidery birds, Bian embroidery characters are the most vivid." This can be regarded as each has its own emphasis.
2. Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures
Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures, together with Tianjin Yangliuqing, Shandong Weifang, and Jiangsu Taohuawu New Year Pictures, are known as the four major New Year pictures in China. As a unique artistic wonder in China, New Year pictures are the essence of my country's ancient folk art. The woodblock New Year paintings in Zhuxian Town not only have high art collection value, but also have great ornamental value.
In 2012, Yihan Gifts developed new display forms such as Zhuxian Town wooden New Year picture scrolls and books on the basis of New Year pictures, which further enhanced the collection and appreciation value of Nianhua.
3. Luoyang Peony Porcelain
Peony porcelain combines porcelain firing, pastel painting and other technologies. Based on traditional craftsmanship, it develops realistic images and natural colors. , peony porcelain with flowers and leaves as thin as paper and clearly visible leaf veins, its birth has added a bouquet of colorful and gorgeous cultural wonders to the Central Plains. Peony Porcelain Expo combines the strengths of various Chinese sculpture art schools and the essence of various schools of Chinese ceramic techniques. It is the creative achievement of the continuous development of China's long-standing porcelain culture and porcelain craftsmanship. Peony porcelain is a new style of ceramic production technology with unique Luoyang cultural characteristics that emerged after China's "Five Official Kilns". It is a new style of art porcelain that organically integrates China's ancient ceramic culture and the long-standing peony culture.
4. Tang Sancai
Tang Sancai is a kind of pottery that was popular in the Tang Dynasty. It uses yellow, brown and green as the basic glaze colors. Later people used to call this type of pottery "Tang Sancai" ". The birth of Tang Sancai has a history of more than 1,300 years. It absorbs the characteristics of Chinese traditional arts and crafts such as traditional Chinese painting and sculpture, and adopts decorative patterns in the form of pasting and engraving, with rough and powerful lines.
5. Yuzhou Jun Porcelain
Jun Porcelain is one of the five famous kiln porcelains of the Song Dynasty in my country. It is famous for its unique kiln transformation art and is known as "gold has a price. It has the reputation of "price" and "a piece of Jun porcelain is not as good as a family with thousands of treasures". It is a unique national treasure porcelain in Shenhe Town, Yuzhou City, Henan Province. With its simple shape, exquisite craftsmanship, complex glaze matching, and the magical kiln transformation of "one color enters the kiln and comes out with many colors", it is known for its beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, clouds and mist, humans and animals. With its endlessly changing graphics, colors, and wonderful charm of flowers, birds, insects, and fish, it is known as the first of China's "Five Famous Porcelains." After the founding of New China, under the direct care of Premier Zhou Enlai, the restoration and firing of Jun porcelain began. Jun porcelain has developed rapidly. Especially since the reform and opening up, the production technology and level of Jun porcelain have been improved in an epoch-making manner. Appearing in the world as a national gift.
6. Wheat straw painting
Wheat straw painting is a court craft that began in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is a kind of clipping art like paper cutting and cloth stickers. Wheat straw needs to go through multiple processes such as: "smoke, steam, bleach, scrape, push, iron, and cut, carve, braid, and paint." Depending on the luster, color, and texture of the wheat straw itself, it is generally not colored. Cut and pasted. Wheat straw paintings have the advantages of translucent luster, good decoration effect, and strong artistic appeal. The characters, flowers, birds, and animals produced are lifelike and vivid, giving people a simple, natural, noble and elegant beauty.
7. Nanyang Jade Carvings
When talking about the jade carvings of Nanyang, we must first mention the "treasure of the town" that Nanyang people are proud of, which is one of the four famous jades in our country. Mountain jade, Dushan jade is named after it is produced in Dushan, Nanyang City, Henan Province, and is also called Duyu. The Nanyang Basin is rich in jade resources, has excellent texture, and has a long history of mining, carving, and management. It is famous throughout the country and is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Jade Carving". It occupies an extremely important position in the history of the development of Chinese jade culture.