Pan Xifeng bamboo carvings
Jolin bamboo carvings
□ Peng Wei
Huang Chuqiao, an Indian in the Qing Dynasty, compiled China's first regional biography of indians, the Biography of Donggao Indians. Donggao is the old name of The Ancient Yi Rugao. Rugao is located in Suzhong, does not produce printing stones, the local Indians like to use bamboo root engraving, which is of great benefit to the Indians obsessed with bamboo carving.
Among the Indians recorded in the "Biography of Donggao Yinren", there are many bamboo carving masters. One is Pan Xifeng, who is very famous in the bamboo carving circle and has a far-reaching influence, which can be described as a famous artist. According to Ye Yusun's "Traditional Bamboo Carving Art" and other secretaries, in the early Qing Dynasty, bamboo carving entered its heyday. At this time, there were only four bamboo carvers who could innovate in technique and inspire future generations: Wu Zhipan, Feng Xilu, Zhou Hao, and Pan Xifeng.
Pan Xifeng (c. 1691 - after 1764), the character Tonggang, the number of Lao Tong, do not sign the Tianmu Mountain Tree. Originally from Xinchang, Zhejiang, he lived with his father in Rugao during the Kangxi Dynasty. Rugao belonged to Yangzhou at the time, so many books record that he lived in Yangzhou. He had many acquaintances with the literati of the Huang clan and the Bai Pu Jiang clan of Rugao ChaiWan. As a well-educated man, he served as an aide to the famous general Nian Tangyao, and later had no intention of politics, but devoted himself to the art of sculpture. His bamboo carvings are well known. His friend Zheng Banqiao praised him as "the first person to be carved in bamboo in Jinling after Pu Zhongqian", and there are poems praising him: "Every year I hate poetry and books, and I am persuaded to read everywhere." Try to see Pan Lang fine carved bamboo, how to treat the ten thousand scrolls in the chest? ”
Pan Xifeng bamboo carvings have always been favored by bamboo carving collectors. The contemporary big player Wang Shixiang wrote "The Art of Bamboo Carving" and many bamboo carving books, not forgetting Pan Xifeng bamboo carving: Lao Tong carved bamboo, famous in the time, because of the long residence in Yangzhou, and through Banqiao praised as the first person after Pu Zhongqian, so the commentators took the Jinling school. Its handmade utensils are also similar to the Zhongqian sword method. I have seen that the arm is completely uncarved, cut with a deformed roll of bamboo, and the insect erosion marks are in sight, as if they are not human hands, and do not spare the natural interest. The inscription is written in two lines: things are made of materials without utensils, and the materials of non-materials are gentlemen. There are not many words, timeless and tasteful, and the meaning is like an old village. Another example is the bamboo root pen holder, only take a few sections under the soil, slightly cut and grind, it is round and cute.
This text says the characteristics of Pan Xifeng's seal carving: 1. Inherit the style of Pu Zhongqian carved bamboo in the Jinling school - bas-carving, like to use carving methods such as liuqing; 2. Good at using bamboo materials skillfully, the pursuit of simple and natural interests. The famous historian Deng Zhicheng of Peking University recorded in the "Bone Dong Trivia" that he had Pan Xifeng's bamboo carving secret cabinet, which is a masterpiece of shallow carving: chrysanthemums are very exquisite, and the fall is "Lao Tong".
In the 2017 China Trade Shengjia Autumn Auction, there was a bamboo carving arm rest of Pan Xifeng. On the front side is a yin inscription: what is the family asset, and the accumulation of beams and pillars. Gao Zhai Xiao opened the volume and shared the words of the saints alone. Although the heroes are different from the world, they have been promised since ancient times. Silverfish are seen at the desk, and they are better than all the couples. Signed by Lao Tong, and "Pan Xi Feng Yin". The inside is a shallow carved female baby pattern, the figures are finely carved, and the tree lines are realistic. The item is estimated to be $400,000 to $600,000.
If you talk about the seal carving bamboo seal, among the Donggao seal people, there is also a Qiao Lin, who can be on a par with Pan Xifeng. Han Tianheng and others wrote "Bamboo Printing Magic Hand Pan Xifeng and Qiao Lin", which was published in xinmin evening news. According to the "Bamboo People Record", "Bamboo People Continuation Record" and Qing Ren Notes, Guan Shanming listed more than 90 professional bamboo people outside Jiading in the Qing Dynasty, of which Yangzhou (Rugao) professional bamboo people were Qiao Lin and Pan Xifeng.
Qiao Lin, born in 1731, died after 1792, zihan garden, no. Xishu, late mozhuang. He was born in Shizhuang, Nanxiang, Rugao. Books such as Qian Daxin's "Collection of Qianyantang" and Jiang Baoling's "Mo Lin's Present Words" have been recorded, and Qiao Lin is "famous for making bamboo and jade for his goodness", and the bamboo carving works passed down from generation to generation are rare. There was a text on the Internet that said that he had engraved a "bamboo root carving Lanting Xiu Zen figure pen holder", which was 9.6 cm high, 5.2 cm in diameter, and 4.5 cm in diameter at the bottom. There are more than 60 people carved in the whole work, groups of three or five, among which there are also bamboo flowing water, elegant pictures, exquisite carvings, rare. The barrel is engraved with "Lanting Repair Map", and the drop is "Qiao Linzuo".
Jolin's bamboo carvings are also favored by the Japanese. A member of the Tokyo Art Club once collected a Jolin bamboo carving pen holder , "Pointing to the Rising Sun". This bamboo carved pen holder, the whole body is red like autumn dates, the bottom is three short feet, with the bamboo knot diaphragm as the bottom, simple and natural. The picture on the barrel is quite interesting: under the lush pine tree, two or three old men follow the direction pointed out by the children's fingers, looking at the rising sun in the sky: "The sun is rising"—congratulations to the original collector (official) of the pen holder will soon be promoted and promoted. When literati say good things, they also pursue interest. This masterpiece adopts the engraving method of "thin diyang script", that is, the bamboo skin around the figures and scenes in the painting is removed and then carved. Therefore, the characters on the tube are vivid, and the scenery is not only very realistic, but also forms an obvious sense of layering between the two objects, making people feel as if they have walked into the depths of the pine forest, immersive, and enjoying the sunrise together. The work was auctioned in Japan a few years ago and was estimated at 300,000 yuan.
It is true that bamboo carving art has "Jinling School", "Jiading School" and "Zhejiang School", and there has never been a "Donggao School" like the "Donggao School" in the history of printing, but Pan Xifeng and Qiao Lin among the Donggao Indians have achieved a lot of achievements in bamboo carving. Their bamboo carvings are worth studying and passing on to the rugao people as an intangible cultural history.
【Source: Jianghai Evening News】
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