Shanghai lacquer ware

Shanghai inlaid lacquerware can be divided into three types: bone stone inlay, jade inlay and hand-grinding Luodian. Artists use ivory, ivory bone, Qingtian stone, Shoushan stone, Mongolian stone, mica, mussel shell or jade, white jade, coral, green sandalwood, gold star stone and other natural materials with different colors, and process them into fine carvings according to the facial expressions of figures, flowers and birds on the paintings, and then assemble them, embed them in various lacquerware, and then carve them into pattern backgrounds with the help of gold painting techniques to set off the colors of the pictures. The picture of the work is full of interest. More than 20 colors are skillfully selected in the whole picture, which highlights the unique form of the "old birthday girl", the expression of the face, the movements of the hands, the vivid images, the clothes lines of the birthday girl and the children, and the picture is simple and dignified. The painting is done with a knife instead of a pen. On the polished lacquerware, according to the designed drawing, the paint skin is cut off with a knife and various gorgeous and quaint colors are filled in. Shanghai lacquer carving has the characteristics of smooth cutting and beautiful lines. It is good at carving pavilions, pavilions and figures in ancient costumes, and accurately reproduces China's famous classical paintings and creates designs.
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