CCTV News: Have you ever seen small animals made of palm leaves, or inlaid with filigree? Let's get to know two craftsmen, one old and one young, and experience their unique skills. The little palm leaves are ever-changing Brown weaving grandpa shows his craft
The old man in front of the camera is named Yu Mubing, 72 years old this year. He picked up a few palm leaves, flipped his fingers quickly, folded and pulled, and in less than 20 minutes he was able to weave a lifelike grasshopper.
The young photographer behind the camera is Yu Mubing's granddaughter-in-law Long Qingsong, who is busy adjusting the shooting angle and depth of field, and posting Grandpa's brown edited works to a short video platform, where "Grandpa's Crafts" have hundreds of thousands of fans.
Yu Mubing began to learn brown weaving at the age of 12, intermittently for 6 years, and now he has adhered to this old craft for more than 50 years. During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, he used palm leaves to compile three different forms of "ice piers" for his granddaughter, which were sought after by many netizens. Not long ago, Yu Mubing was named the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Shizhu County, Chongqing, and he was invited to the school to teach the children the craft of brown weaving. The persistence and mutual borrowing of the two generations have brought the old craft of brown weaving to a new life. Gold mining for silk magic hands knot "post-90s" guys with filigree inlay
Gold mining for silk, clever hands knotted, inlaid jade embellished with green, is a must. This sentence depicts a traditional jewelry craft with a history of more than 2,000 years in the mainland - filigree inlay. Chongqing boy Gu Guoqiang was exposed to this art during his college years and was shocked by it. After graduating from university, he returned to Chongqing to learn art from his teacher.
It is not easy to learn well, the filigree inlay process is complicated, and the process of laying the foundation and practicing skills not only tests patience, but also is very boring.
Gold wire is thinner than hair, the pattern is the size of a sesame seed, and a piece of filigree inlaid jewelry is made, as if embroidered on gold. Not bulky, not deliberate, but flexible like a wing, this is the wonderful thing about filigree inlay. After years of hard work, Gu Guoqiang not only established his own style, but also gave new vitality to the traditional craft of filigree inlay.
In 2018, Gu Guoqiang began to share his skills and works on the short video platform, and the exquisite and gorgeous jewelry made people fall in love at first sight, and he also received the attention of many fans. Led a group of young guardians to pass on the classics with time and ingenuity, but also to reshape the classics.
(CCTV)