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Museum increases bamboo carving collection
By Wang Lihui and Wang Jie |
August 29, 2011, Monday
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THREE exquisite bamboo carving pieces were purchased by Jiading Museum at the recent auction held by Xiling Seal Society Auction Co Ltd. At present, there are about 60 bamboo carving pieces collected by the museum, 30 of which are currently on display to the public.
About 20 pieces are exquisite artworks created during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties (1644-1911). Among which the circular engraved articles in the Qing Dynasty are rare to find. The bamboo carving of "Dongfang Shuo" is such a prime exhibit. It features an ancient literati named Dongfang Shuo (154-93BC) sitting leisurely on a rock and demonstrates superb carving skill. While another piece uses a bamboo root in the shape of an old pine tree. The coarse texture vividly and smartly reflects the natural vein of the pine surface. Both were made in the Qing Dynasty.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the bamboo craftsmen in Jiading were both artists and scholars. The bamboo carvings were loaded with their emotions and treated as self-entertainment. Thus they took great care with every carving for every piece. Sometimes it would take years to finish one work. Some craftsmen only completed several pieces in their lifetime. But some other poor craftsmen made their livings through the sale of their works. They would often ride a boat loaded with their carvings to sell in Yangzhou and Suzhou in neighboring Jiangsu Province before the Spring Festival. When they returned to Jiading, they would collect the best bamboo in Huzhou and Yixing for their carvings. Most of today's remaining bamboo carving pieces were made by them.
Now many exquisite bamboo carvings of Jiading are scattered around the world, some even with no trace. According to Wang Wei, the inheritor of bamboo carving in Jiading, an owner of a flour plant surnamed Jin in Jiading once collected almost 100 exquisite bamboo carvings in the 1950s. But he was involved in a murder and later sent the carvings to Beijing, where they seemed to disappear with no trace. Similarly, a domestic collector once took 50 to 60 bamboo carvings to Hong Kong. Due to the change of the natural environment, these carvings split because of dryness, and were later bought by a foreign collector.
Since its establishment, Jiading Museum has collected Jiading bamboo carvings. After half a century, the collection of bamboo carvings from Jiading has been enriched. The donations from Hu Shuchang, Pu Yong and Ge Chenghui account for a big percentage of the collection, and most are exquisite pieces.
Jiading Bamboo Carving Museum
Address: 349 Nandajie Street, Jiading Town
About 20 pieces are exquisite artworks created during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties (1644-1911). Among which the circular engraved articles in the Qing Dynasty are rare to find. The bamboo carving of "Dongfang Shuo" is such a prime exhibit. It features an ancient literati named Dongfang Shuo (154-93BC) sitting leisurely on a rock and demonstrates superb carving skill. While another piece uses a bamboo root in the shape of an old pine tree. The coarse texture vividly and smartly reflects the natural vein of the pine surface. Both were made in the Qing Dynasty.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the bamboo craftsmen in Jiading were both artists and scholars. The bamboo carvings were loaded with their emotions and treated as self-entertainment. Thus they took great care with every carving for every piece. Sometimes it would take years to finish one work. Some craftsmen only completed several pieces in their lifetime. But some other poor craftsmen made their livings through the sale of their works. They would often ride a boat loaded with their carvings to sell in Yangzhou and Suzhou in neighboring Jiangsu Province before the Spring Festival. When they returned to Jiading, they would collect the best bamboo in Huzhou and Yixing for their carvings. Most of today's remaining bamboo carving pieces were made by them.
Now many exquisite bamboo carvings of Jiading are scattered around the world, some even with no trace. According to Wang Wei, the inheritor of bamboo carving in Jiading, an owner of a flour plant surnamed Jin in Jiading once collected almost 100 exquisite bamboo carvings in the 1950s. But he was involved in a murder and later sent the carvings to Beijing, where they seemed to disappear with no trace. Similarly, a domestic collector once took 50 to 60 bamboo carvings to Hong Kong. Due to the change of the natural environment, these carvings split because of dryness, and were later bought by a foreign collector.
Since its establishment, Jiading Museum has collected Jiading bamboo carvings. After half a century, the collection of bamboo carvings from Jiading has been enriched. The donations from Hu Shuchang, Pu Yong and Ge Chenghui account for a big percentage of the collection, and most are exquisite pieces.
Jiading Bamboo Carving Museum
Address: 349 Nandajie Street, Jiading Town
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