The ingenuity of the ancient rhyme snails is new!Qingdao West Coast New District snail lacquerware crafts selected "Shandong Hand -made · Preferred 100"

Qingdao Daily/Guanhai News August 10th. Recently, the list of "Shandong Hand -made · Preferred 100" list was announced, and Qingdao West Coast New District snail lacquerware craft list was on the list. The screw lacquerware craftsmanship that perfectly combines the shell and the lacquerware inherits the ancient style and ancient charm of the predecessors, and gives more humanistic temperatures through creativity to the product.

Chen Maoqiang hand -painted snail lacquer jewelry box pattern figure. Photographed by Wang Peike

The snail refers to the use of a split and sea shell (mainly luminous shell) into thin slices such as characters, flowers, birds, graphics, text, etc., and inlaid the decorative process embedded on the surface of the utensil according to the needs of the pattern graphics. It originated from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the craftsmanship was mature in the Tang and Song dynasties. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the technology reached its peak. It was a traditional art treasure unique to China.

According to the hand -painted pattern graphics, Chen Maoqiang made precision cuts of the shell. Photographed by Wang Peike

After the cut was cut, Chen Maoqiang was inlaid carefully on the jewelry box. Photographed by Wang Peike

Chen Maoqiang painted the jewelry box inlaid. Photographed by Wang Peike

The snail lacquerware made of snails is one of the types of traditional Chinese lacquerware. This kind of jewelry box, watch, chopsticks, bottle, etc. made of shells and red lacquer wares are very exquisite, and it has become an intangible cultural heritage with a history of more than thousands of years.

In the West Coast New District of Qingdao, there is a "snail art factory", which is the founder of the new district, Chen Maoqiang, the inheritor of the Nutculty Culture of the New District and his lover. According to Chen Maoqiang, only one jewelry box produced in the products they produced, with annual sales of nearly 10 million yuan.

The products of Chen Maoqiang's factory are mainly sold on the e -commerce platform. Photographed by Wang Peike

"Our snail lacquerware is a selected natural and high -quality shell. It is created by conceptual design, cutting, hand -made flowers, painted paint, polishing and other processes. The image is realistic and exquisite. For the main elements, the product has both artistic value and practicality. "Chen Maoqiang said that their products are mainly sold on the e -commerce platform, which is very popular.

"Inherit the ancient road and cultivate new arts. As the inheritor of the contemporary snail craft, we will take the initiative to shoulder the mission of craft innovation and practice the road of innovation and development from appreciation to use." Chen Maoqiang said, "We hope to use the help of the help The snail craftsmanship, inherit traditional culture, produces more products with the characteristics of the west coast, so that more people can understand the West Coast and fall in love with the West Coast. "(Correspondent Wang Peike)

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