Chapter 64 Porcelain Bamboo Weaving (1)

Lan Eucalyptus went to a colleague's house to drink tea and found that the bamboo porcelain cup on the tea tray was very delicate.

Porcelain bamboo weaving, handicrafts, also known as filament handicrafts, porcelain bamboo weaving, is a unique traditional handicraft in Chengdu, but also a kind of Sichuan specialty, originated in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, when it was mainly used as tribute.

Due to the hardships of the world, the skills were passed on several times, and in the fifties they were rediscovered and production resumed. The porcelain bamboo weaving products have unique skills, are good at fineness, and have the technical characteristics of "selected materials, extra-fine filaments, close to the tire, secret hidden heads, and colorful pictures".

The porcelain bamboo weaving products have unique skills, are good at fineness, and have the technical characteristics of "selected materials, extra-fine filaments, close to the tire, secret hidden heads, and colorful pictures". Due to the hardships of the world, the skills were passed on several times, and in the fifties, they were rediscovered and resumed production.

The bamboo used in the porcelain bamboo weaving process is strictly selected from the Chengdu area of the specialty of knotless porcelain bamboo, after breaking the bamboo, baking color, knotting, layering, coloring, scraping, scratching, drawing and other more than a dozen processes, all are manual operations, to produce fine bamboo silk.

The bamboo wire section used in porcelain bamboo weaving is all rectangular, there are strict requirements on the thickness and thickness, the thickness is only one or two hairs thick, and the width is only four or five hairs wide.

In the production process of porcelain bamboo weaving, all hands and a knife are hand-knitted, so that the bamboo silk is formed according to the fetus, close to the porcelain surface, and all the joints are hidden but not exposed, as if naturally generated, integrated.

Porcelain bamboo weaving products only use one layer of bamboo surface, the fiber is very dense, and at the same time special treatment has been carried out, which can resist drying, no deformation, no moth, water resistance and can be washed.

Porcelain bamboo weaving products are mainly divided into several categories such as bottles, jars, bags, and boxes according to the shape. There are single bottles as small as 5CM and 1000 bottles as large as 145CM, which can be suitable for different occasions.

There are practical products such as teacups, sugar jars, and tea cans. There are two categories of bamboo bags: bamboo bags, handbags and satchels of six specifications. Bamboo weaving boxes have bamboo tires, paper tires, lacquer tires, specifications, etc., and are also divided into single boxes, inner three-grid boxes and sets of three boxes.

Bamboo weaving tools are the main varieties and technical advantages of the factory. Wrapping the mouth, tightly clasping the porcelain, carefully weaving different patterns, is the unique skill of porcelain bamboo weaving products different from any other bamboo weaving, and it is the place that can best reflect the fine characteristics of porcelain bamboo weaving technology.

According to the different materials used in the bottom tire, there are porcelain tires, ceramic tires, paint tires, glass tires, as well as purple sand tires preferred by Taiwanese guests. According to different processes, porcelain bamboo weaving products are divided into ordinary weaving, jacquard weaving and colorful pattern weaving.

Ordinary weaving is mainly bronzed roasted silk, with ordinary geometric patterns, which are mostly used to make batch products. Jacquard weaving is made of Hsinchu green silk warp and weft of equal width, which is convenient for weaving all kinds of monochrome pattern text handwriting, and panda pattern weaving is more, mainly making vases, tea sets and other products.

There are more than 20 kinds of techniques used in the main techniques, such as sparse knitting, sparse and fine combination knitting, broken warp knitting, warp change knitting, dipping color knitting, relief knitting, three-dimensional knitting, etc. The weaving method of colorful patterns can be used to produce beautiful patterns such as landscapes, flowers and birds, birds and animals, and character stories.

Porcelain fetal bamboo weaving is characterized by tire molding and tightly fastening the bottom tire, which is also limited by it. In recent years, the factory has given full play to the porcelain fetal bamboo weaving technology, transplanted to other bottom tire and fetal products, and developed new products and new varieties such as bamboo jewelry boxes, bamboo bags, and bamboo animals. We will continue to work hard to create the future of porcelain bamboo weaving.

Bamboo silk porcelain fetus, also known as porcelain fetal bamboo weaving, is a unique traditional handicraft in Chengdu, Sichuan, which originated in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. The inner tube is made of Jingdezhen famous porcelain, and the outside is hand-woven with bamboo silk.

The weaving technique of bamboo silk porcelain tire adopts sparse and dense interspersed, sparse and fine, fine and coarse dense weaving; Its patterns and colors are not only rich and colorful geometric patterns, but also have a variety of natural patterns.

Bamboo silk porcelain handicrafts are not loose or cracked, not moth-eaten, as long as attention is paid to moisture-proof, durable. These unique cultural treasures have been used as exhibits of China's foreign trade commodities and international cultural exchanges, and are known as the "flowers of oriental art".

Chengdu bamboo silk porcelain tire is made of "Jingdezhen" famous porcelain as the inner tube, with silk as thin as hair, light as silk bamboo silk, delicately woven, according to the tire molding, tightly linked porcelain fetus.

Whether the finished product is the natural color of bamboo silk, or the pattern of other colors of the decoration, or the dragon playing with beads on the weaving, the color is elegant, fresh and natural.

Chengdu bamboo silk porcelain tire selection of the western part of the Chengdu Plain Qionglai Mountain abundant bamboo as raw materials, the selection of bamboo has strict requirements; Specially selected to grow 2 to 3 years, the pitch of about 2 feet, no scratches and traces of the strong bamboo, to go through several processes to process, every 100 catties of raw bamboo can only draw 8 taels, its value is equivalent to silver.

The main manufacturer of bamboo silk porcelain tires is Chengdu Bamboo Weaving Craft Factory in China. The rice bowls, tableware, and bamboo silk tents compiled by the veteran artist Zhang Guozheng participated in the Panama Games in 1915 and won the silver medal; In 1979, it was rated as a high-quality product of the Ministry of Light Industry.

The bamboo handicrafts produced in Chengdu "porcelain fetal bamboo weaving", also known as "bamboo silk button porcelain", is a unique variety of bamboo weaving handicrafts. It is made of porcelain vessels, with slender bamboo silk like hair, and bamboo strips as soft as silk, woven according to the fetus.

The weaving technique of bamboo silk porcelain tire adopts sparse and dense interspersed, sparse and fine, fine and coarse dense weaving; Its patterns and colors are not only rich and colorful geometric patterns, but also have a variety of natural patterns.

Bamboo silk porcelain handicrafts are not loose or cracked, not moth-eaten, as long as attention is paid to moisture-proof, durable. Bamboo silk as thin as silk, delicately woven, shaped according to the tire, tightly clasped porcelain tire.

Whether the finished product is the natural color of bamboo silk, or the pattern of other colors of the decoration, or the dragon playing with beads on the weaving, the color is elegant, fresh and natural.

Because the bamboo silk is formed according to the tire, woven with the tire, closely linked to the porcelain tire, the tire bends the bamboo, the shape is curved, and after the weaving is successful, the bamboo silk and the porcelain tire are integrated, seamless, so it is also called "bamboo silk button porcelain".

The elegant and smooth silk bamboo and the white white porcelain complement each other, making it stand out and unique among the many bamboo crafts in China.

Jingdezhen porcelain bamboo weaving will be tough texture, elastic, clean leather, slender fiber bamboo, split into thin silk silk, fine as yarn slices, silk or coarse, dyed with beautiful colors, with white as jade porcelain as the womb, outside woven a variety of exquisite, beautiful and light cover, like the beauty of ice muscle and snow skin put on a gorgeous and elegant brocade clothes, so that Jingdezhen famous porcelain icing on the cake.

The porcelain bamboo ware skillfully integrates the artistic characteristics of carving, painting and inlay painting into one furnace, which is gathered in one vessel, with vivid form, elegant and pleasant, and rich decorative interest. Therefore, once it came out, it became famous all over the world, and sold well in Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia, Britain, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, the United States and other regions and countries.

Pingle porcelain bamboo weaving in the 20th century 70s, there was a technological revolution and leap, when Chengdu bamboo weaving factory a technical backbone, has 73-year-old Lin Shaoqing master came to Pingle to buy bamboo, saw that there are many local folk artists engaged in porcelain bamboo weaving production, deeply moved, so he taught his life's skills to an artist named Li Wandong, and later Li Wandong brought many apprentices, so the porcelain bamboo weaving process was in full swing in the ancient town of Pingle.

The area engaged in the production of porcelain bamboo weaving technology in Pingle Ancient Town is mainly concentrated in Lugou and Jinhe Village in Tongle Village, Pingle Town. In the 80s of the 20th century, there were more than 10 manufacturers engaged in porcelain bamboo weaving in Pingle, and there were several such as Red Star, Wanjia and Jiangxi on the old street of the ancient town alone.

Among them, the largest 10,000 bamboo weaving factories have 3 to 400 skilled workers, forming the peak period of local bamboo weaving technology.

The porcelain bamboo weaving products have unique skills, are good at fineness, and have the technical characteristics of "selected materials, extra-fine filaments, close to the tire, secret hidden heads, and colorful pictures".

The bamboo used in the porcelain bamboo weaving process is strictly selected from the Chengdu area of the specialty of knotless porcelain bamboo, after breaking the bamboo, baking color, knotting, layering, coloring, scraping, scratching, drawing and other more than a dozen processes, all are manual operations, to produce fine bamboo silk.

The bamboo wire section used in porcelain bamboo weaving is all rectangular, there are strict requirements on the thickness and thickness, the thickness is only one or two hairs thick, and the width is only four or five hairs wide.

In the production process of porcelain bamboo weaving, all hands and a knife are hand-knitted, so that the bamboo silk is formed according to the fetus, close to the porcelain surface, and all the joints are hidden but not exposed, as if naturally generated, integrated.

Porcelain bamboo weaving products only use one layer of bamboo surface, the fiber is very dense, and at the same time special treatment has been carried out, which can resist drying, no deformation, no moth, water resistance and can be washed.

The process of porcelain fetal bamboo weaving mainly includes: first, the best Jingdezhen white porcelain is selected as the fetus, and then the porcelain is woven and wrapped with bamboo silk to make it a unique handicraft.

Porcelain bamboo weaving is more particular about the selection of bamboo, generally choose two to three years of smooth and spotless high-grade bamboo, scrape off the green skin of the bamboo, cut it with a knife, make it a piece of bamboo, and then dry.

Finally, by hand or machine, the sun-dried bamboo pieces are processed into uniform bamboo wires, dyed with the required color, and the raw materials for porcelain bamboo weaving are ready. The bamboo weaving processing with Sichuan Cizhu has the characteristics of softness, smoothness, toughness and durability, and has been deeply loved by consumers at home and abroad.

When making porcelain bamboo handicrafts, the artist holds the white and smooth Jingdezhen porcelain and carefully weaves it layer by layer with colorful bamboo silk. The long bamboo silk is like wool, which looks smooth and obedient between the artist's fingers......

Weaving it down according to one process after another, a beautiful bamboo handicraft is completed. In the process of weaving, due to the exquisite craftsmanship, the interface between the bamboo wire and the bamboo wire can not be seen from the appearance, so many consumers believe that the Pingle porcelain bamboo weaving is completed by a particularly long bamboo wire at one time, highlighting the superb and mature technology.

Porcelain bamboo weaving products are only produced in Sichuan, and have become the preferred tourist souvenirs for Chinese and foreign guests with their commemorative and local characteristics. In particular, the series of small craft vases and kung fu tea sets and other small and exquisite, easy-to-carry porcelain bamboo products are very popular with tourist guests.

Porcelain bamboo handicrafts can also be used as foreign reception, gifts for overseas personnel and gifts and souvenirs for large-scale domestic activities. Porcelain bamboo weaving products are also practical handicrafts that combine appreciation and practicality. Many Japanese and Southeast Asian guests buy them not only as handicrafts, but also as practical items for themselves or as hospitality, and even as tea ceremony utensils.

It is a characteristic handicraft woven with bamboo silk outside the crystal porcelain, and it is the main production area of Chengdu, located in Pingle Town, a famous historical and cultural town under the jurisdiction of Chengdu. Pingle Ancient Town has a history of more than 2,000 years, and is known as the first post station of the Southern Silk Road in history.

From the geographical point of view, Pingle Town is surrounded by mountains and surrounded by verdant mountains, naturally forming a flat and beautiful green small basin. In particular, the local bamboo sea of up to 45,000 acres provides unique conditions for the production of porcelain bamboo weaving.

Porcelain bamboo weaving products are mainly divided into several categories such as bottles, jars, bags, and boxes according to the shape. There are single bottles as small as 5CM and 1000 bottles as large as 145CM, which can be suitable for different occasions. There are practical products such as teacups, sugar jars, and tea cans. There are two categories of bamboo bags: bamboo bags, handbags and satchels of six specifications. Bamboo weaving boxes have bamboo tires, paper tires, lacquer tires, specifications, etc., and are also divided into single boxes, inner three-grid boxes and sets of three boxes.

Bamboo weaving tools are the main varieties and technical advantages of the factory. Wrapping the mouth, tightly clasping the porcelain, carefully weaving different patterns, is the unique skill of porcelain bamboo weaving products different from any other bamboo weaving, and it is the place that can best reflect the fine characteristics of porcelain bamboo weaving technology.

According to the use, there are tea sets, wine sets, coffee sets, stationery and cigarette sets, as well as kung fu tea sets, Japanese tea sets, and handle tea sets. According to the specifications, there are coffee sets ranging from two sets of three sets of wine bowls to a set of fifteen and twenty-two sets of coffee sets.

According to the different materials used in the bottom tire, there are porcelain tires, ceramic tires, paint tires, glass tires, as well as purple sand tires preferred by Taiwanese guests. According to different processes, porcelain bamboo weaving products are divided into ordinary weaving, jacquard weaving and colorful pattern weaving.

Ordinary weaving is mainly bronzed roasted silk, with ordinary geometric patterns, which are mostly used to make batch products. Jacquard weaving is made of Hsinchu green silk warp and weft of equal width, which is convenient for weaving all kinds of monochrome pattern text handwriting, and panda pattern weaving is more, mainly making vases, tea sets and other products.

Colorful pattern weaving gives full play to the characteristics of colorful silk, using a variety of different skills, using a variety of different colors to weave a kaleidoscopic pattern effect, mostly used for the production of exhibits, gifts and high-end boutiques.

There are more than 20 kinds of techniques used in the main techniques, such as sparse knitting, sparse and fine combination knitting, broken warp knitting, warp change knitting, dipping color knitting, relief knitting, three-dimensional knitting, etc. The use of colorful pattern weaving method can produce landscape, flowers, birds, birds, animals, character stories and other vivid patterns.

Porcelain fetal bamboo weaving is characterized by tire molding and tightly fastening the bottom tire, which is also limited by it. The factory gives full play to the porcelain fetal bamboo weaving skills, transplants it to other bottom tire and fetal products, and develops new products and varieties such as bamboo jewelry boxes, bamboo bags, and bamboo animals.

Conventional classification of porcelain bamboo handicrafts: porcelain bamboo vase, bamboo tea set, porcelain bamboo coffee set, porcelain bamboo wine set, porcelain bamboo stationery, bamboo plane painting.

Sichuan is known as the "bamboo township", so as far back as the Han Dynasty, people began to use bamboo to make various production and daily necessities, and the relationship between bamboo and Sichuan people has been very close. Pingle town porcelain bamboo weaving in the Qing Dynasty has been famous, the local production of "bamboo silk buckle porcelain" craft products are exported to the Bashu region and all over the country.

Pingle Town porcelain bamboo weaving has always had the reputation of "the flower of oriental art", which concentrates the advantages of Chinese porcelain and traditional bamboo weaving technology, making this product very oriental. In particular, the wine utensils, tea sets, vases and stationery in the porcelain bamboo weaving are filled with elegant and fresh oriental temperament and culture, and are favored by overseas markets.

There is a bamboo sea in Qionglai, Sichuan, where 10,000 acres of bamboo cultivation grow, and it also inherits a long-standing bamboo weaving skill - bamboo silk buckle porcelain. However, as with all traditional skills, this beauty is always slowly dying out of our sight, until we meet the couple. It is better to eat without meat, not to live without bamboo, and no plant can have such a profound impact on Chinese civilization as bamboo...

What happens when bamboo weaving meets porcelain? The bamboo silk is soft and close, and the porcelain is dense and white and practical. That's right! It is the famous Sichuan porcelain bamboo weaving!

Of course, there are also many old people who like bamboo very much, such as Qianlong, when he was the emperor, he let the imperial kiln factory in Jingdezhen fire a lot of Xiangsheng porcelain - imitation bamboo porcelain, like what porcelain imitation bamboo arm rest, pen holder, teapot, etc. are simply lifelike, to fake the real.

In addition, he also recruited skilled craftsmen from Jiangnan to decorate his imperial study with bamboo silk inlays, bamboo weaving and bamboo spring carvings. Today's artists still have a preference for bamboo, whether they are making porcelain or designing furniture. It's really unpleasant!

What does bamboo bring you at this moment? Is it refreshing, eye-opening, or a flash of inspiration?

Sichuan filament bamboo weaving originated in the Qing Dynasty Daoguang Tongzhi period, on the basis of learning and summarizing the rich Chongzhou folk bamboo weaving art, Zhang Guozheng will be the bamboo strips thinner and thinner, the bamboo silk is more and more fine, and the utensils are woven more and more exquisitely.