The openwork carving technique is an original carving technique in Putian. There are still many "gold inlaid openwork lanterns" and "embossed flower windows" in the Palace Museum in Beijing, which all support the traditional craft charm of Putian wood carving. From the end of the Ming Dynasty to the beginning of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Putian wood carvings were mostly made of longan wood, which was rich in local production. Carved into various military officers, women or gods, antiques, supplemented by old paint painting, make the work more deep color. Zhu Bangshou, Huang Dangui, Chen Xiange and other famous painters, together with Liu Ronglin, formed a round sculpture character style characterized by Pu style military generals. So far, many figures and architectural decoration wood carvings have been left for future generations in Guandi Temple, Yuanxia Village, Jiangkou Town, Jiufeng Village, Wutang Town and other old folk houses, These masterpieces, which combine round, transparent and relief carvings, are treasures of Putian wood carving art.
Marble, granite, Hui'an stone, Qingtian stone, Shoushan stone, Guicui stone and other materials are generally used for stone carving. Granite and marble are suitable for carving large statues; Qingtian stone and Shoushan stone are rich in color, which are more suitable for small stone carvings. There are many ways to make stone carvings. According to the nature of stone materials and the habits of the carvers, stone carvings can be roughly divided into two types: first, traditional methods. Conception, composition, modeling and stone carving are all done by individuals alone. For large-scale carving of lines, the horizontal and vertical lines shall be drawn on the stone, the grid shall be made to take materials, and the simple measurement and positioning method shall be used for carving. The second is to adopt a new process, that is, first make a clay sculpture, turn it into a plaster statue, then take the plaster statue (model) as the basis, rely on the point shaped instrument, and then carve it into a stone statue.
European style components, also known as GRC European style decorative components. GRC is the abbreviation of Glass Fiber Reinforced Cement. Hainan GRC component is a composite material invented and widely used abroad in the 1970s. It is a new composite material made of fast hardening Portland cement and alkali resistant glass fiber mixed with appropriate additives. It combines light weight, high strength, high toughness, water resistance, incombustibility, sound insulation, heat insulation, easy processing and other characteristics. Hainan EPS has a unique position in building materials. It is mainly used to make interior and exterior decoration components of European style buildings to meet the needs of European style decoration.
Button carving refers to the carving of the buttons on the upper part of the seal. It belongs to the category of round carving and has a rich three-dimensional sense. However, compared with round carving, it has three significant characteristics. First, the image is small, limited to the size of the seal, which is generally less than 10 cubic centimeters; The second is to show only the upper part of the object, rather than the round sculpture, which needs all-round performance; In addition, the performance content of button carving is mostly animals, especially animals in ancient legends, such as chi, lion, dragon, tiger, exorcism, taotie, etc. Therefore, button carving is also called "animal button". Hangzhou EPS exterior wall The history of button carving is linked with seals. Only seals can make buttons. According to relevant historical research, the earliest seal started in the Zhou Dynasty, more than 3000 years ago. The original seal is a symbol of power and status, and is a special item for princes, generals and ministers, and Dada dignitaries. The original seal button was also very simple and simple, just drilling a small hole on the top of the seal to wear strong ties for carrying, so the seal button is also called "seal nose". With the continuous development of history, a strict hierarchy has emerged in the materials and buttons of seals according to the different positions and official titles of users. For example, the official seal of the Qin Dynasty used gold, silver, copper and other materials to distinguish the level of officials, but also printed buttons EPS exterior wall manufactor Make a difference in decoration. In the Han Dynasty, the emperor used tiger buttons with jade seals, the crown prince, the lieutenants, the prime minister, the lieutenant, the sangong, and the left and right generals used gold seal tortoise buttons, and the officials of the two thousand stone Dai Lu used bronze seal elephant buttons Since then, the buttons used by all dynasties, from the monarch down to the officials of various products, were mostly chi, lion, dragon, phoenix, tiger, exorcism, taotie, unicorn, camel, bird, claw, bear, bat and other animals in the zodiac, depending on their positions.
Wood carving is a kind of sculpture, which is often called "folk craft" in our country. Wood carving can be divided into three categories: three-dimensional round carving, root carving and relief carving. Wood carving is a kind of work separated from carpentry, which is classified as "fine carpentry" in our country. Folk art varieties classified by carving materials. Generally, the tree species with fine and tough texture and not easy to deform are selected, such as nanmu, red sandalwood, camphor wood, cypress, ginkgo, agarwood, mahogany, longan, etc. The tree root carving art in natural form is called "tree root carving". Wood carving has round carving, relief carving, engraving or several techniques. Some are also painted to protect wood and beautify it. Generally speaking, tools for wood carving creation, such as saws, wood files, chisels, carving knives, flat shovels, axes, wood drills, wood hammers, planes, etc., can be used for root carving creation. In addition, you also need basic tools such as scissors (scissors for pruning), knives, brushes, sandpaper (cloth), coarse and fine cloth, cotton yarn, rope, etc. During special processing, such as fire roasting, steaming, and insect prevention, some tools are also needed, which can be used in general families instead of other tools.
EPS decorative components are mainly used for door jambs, window jambs, cornice lines, waist lines, court columns and other parts of villas, European style residential quarters, hotels and commercial streets. It was first widely used in Europe, America and other countries in the 1980s, and it is an epoch-making upgrade product of traditional components. EPS components are made of high-strength flame-retardant polystyrene as the matrix, alkali resistant glass fiber mesh cloth as the middle layer, and the outer layer is compounded by inorganic anti-aging polymer emulsion. The product is light and impact resistant. High strength, excellent water resistance, good toughness. EPS decorative line can prevent fire without emitting toxic substances, and is an environmentally friendly high-quality product. Multiple varieties and models (such as lines, Roman columns, insulation boards, decorative pieces, etc.) can be installed on the four sides of windows, door edges, hall wrapped columns, cornice lines and wall bodies; It can also be sprayed with personalized paint color on the surface, and can also be made into a cultural effect of imitation stone, making the facade of the building more beautiful, and bringing new and different ideas to architectural designers.