Taiyuan, 31 Jan (Xinhua) -- Pingyao lacquerware, named after the gloss of the palm of the hand, has a long history and is one of the iconic "symbols" of the ancient city of Pingyao. Why is the Pingyao lacquerware selected for the national intangible cultural heritage list so bright and moving?
"Pingyao push-light lacquerware uses high-quality wood, natural lacquer, mineral pigments, gold, silver, etc. as raw materials, and makes many processes such as wood tires, gray tires, lacquer workers, painters, and inlays, and the process and materials are very exquisite." Xue Shengjin, a master of Chinese arts and crafts and a national non-hereditary inheritor, said.
According to reports, when pingyao push light lacquerware is made, it takes five to six times to scrape the ash manually, and each time it must wait for the ash scraped to dry thoroughly before the next scraping can be carried out. Each time you brush a lacquer, you must first use coarse water sandpaper, fine water sandpaper dipped in water to wipe, wipe it, and then use your hand to dip sesame oil to push, hand dipped in soybean oil to push, palm repeatedly push, until the push is painted, smooth and shining. When it comes to the painting process, you need to brush it six or seven times.
The picture shows the "birthplace" of Pingyao push-light lacquerware - the street scene of Pingyao Ancient City. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Chenguang
Pingyao push light lacquerware has a beautiful appearance and is durable. In the past, in the Pingyao area, cabinets, doors and windows, strips, coffee tables, screens, etc. made of light-polished lacquerware could be seen everywhere. In recent years, the inheritors of Pingyao push-light lacquerware have continuously innovated and changed the lacquerware picture, pushing the production of Pingyao push-light lacquerware to a new life.
The picture shows the lacquerware displayed by the Hongyuantai lacquerware shop in pingyao ancient city. (Courtesy of the interviewee)
Wang Huiming, manager of Hongyuantai lacquerware shop in Pingyao Ancient City, said: "The core of the Jinshang spirit is integrity, openness and enterprising, as a Jinshang in the new era, we must carry forward the spirit of Jinshang in the new era, operate in good faith, and further refine and refine the Pingyao push light lacquerware to the world." ”
Source: Xinhua News Agency