Xu Yajun: Strive to be the inheritor of Luo Tuluyan
Xu Yajun has been adhering to the exploration and research of arts and crafts, sculpture, sculpture and ceramic craftsmanship for more than 20 years, especially when studying the history of ancient Yan, he learned that in the Northern Song Dynasty, Shanxi Zezhou Luotu Lüyan had a glory, and after being highly praised by Su Dongpo, Mi Fu and many other literary heroes, it became his unswerving belief to inherit and study The Luotu Lüyan of Guzezhou.
In the absence of hardware equipment, technical materials, test conditions, funds, Xu Yajun tried everything to borrow friends' computers, machines, make his own tools, library borrowing, hand-copied materials, etc., but the most difficult thing is the shortage of funds, he even borrowed relatives and friends to "fear", but everyone saw his fighting momentum, still selflessly helped him again and again.
In order to obtain the material performance formula, he risked the risk of chemical composition synthesis tests, experienced many injuries and failures, and finally chemically reduced a variety of metal components and fused them with clay to obtain the ideal stone-making material.
Firing in traditional pottery is a difficult part, there is still uncertainty, he decided to improve the traditional kiln, what is needed to teach himself, and finally transformed the kiln from a traditional coal-fired kiln to a gas-electrified kiln, so that the stability of firing and environmental protection have been greatly improved. The production of quality is fine and wear-resistant, easy to ink, no damage, a number of experts gave a high evaluation, saying that its performance can be comparable to the ancient Yan, and has a breakthrough era significance, Xu Yajun also won the Outstanding Contribution Award.
In 2019, Xu Yajun was awarded the honorary title of Master of Arts and Crafts of Jincheng City and was selected as the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Zezhou Luotu Luyan.
Xu Yajun also carried out a number of innovative inventions, so that Tao Yan has the ink production performance of famous stone stones, making up for the scarcity of famous stone stones. And design and development of a variety of shapes, the tourist attractions and other elements are also combined. At the same time, he also brought out dozens of apprentices, and he really succeeded in passing on and promoting the Ancient Zezhou LuotuLuyan.
Source: Shanxi Pictorial
Anchor: Li Wenying
Editor: Dong Yalian
Editor-in-charge: Jin Xiaohua
Producer: Li Pengfei
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Published: December 21, 2021 to May 1, 2022