Clay sculpture (Dawu clay sculpture)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: clay sculpture (Dawu clay sculpture)

Applicant: Chaoan County, Guangdong Province

Item No.: 346

Project No.: Ⅶ - 47

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region:

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Chaoan County, Guangdong Province

Protection unit: Chaoan district cultural center of Chaozhou City (District Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center)

Clay sculpture (Dawu clay sculpture) Introduction:

Applicant: Chaoan County, Guangdong Province

Dawu village, Fuyang Town, Chaoan County, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, together with Yangliuqing in Tianjin and Huishan in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, is known as the "hometown of three clay sculptures". The history of Fuyang clay sculptures can be traced back to 1237, the first year of emperor LiZong Jiaxi in the Southern Song Dynasty, which is more than 770 years ago. From the middle of Qing Dynasty to the beginning of Republic of China, the development of clay sculpture in Dawu was at its peak. Clay sculpture workshops were all over the village, and there were hundreds of clay sculpture artists represented by Wu panqiang.

The production process of Dawu clay sculpture is divided into five parts: dredging, refining, kneading, firing and painting. Carving, molding, kneading, pasting, engraving, printing and painting are the main technical means in the production process. Among them, pasting, printing and painting are closely combined to form a prominent local artistic feature, showing the difference from other folk clay sculptures and sculptures. The themes of the clay sculptures of the great Wu Dynasty are either derived from the tide plot Festival, folklore or chapter novels, or directly from daily life. The images of his works can be divided into five categories. The first category is opera characters, specifically tattoos, Wu Jing, Chen Jing, Da Fu PI and Wen Cun; the second category is facial makeup, child head, puppet head and yarn lamp head; the third category is human portraits; the fourth category is Gods and Buddhas; the fifth category is children's toys, also known as "miscellaneous brocade", such as animals, fat dolls and carp children.

Dawu clay sculpture vividly shows the local folk customs and historical and cultural conditions, which is an important object of the study of Guangdong local culture. However, this valuable folk art has not been able to form an industry. Under the impact of market economy, its living space is getting smaller and smaller. At present, the local clay sculpture artists are old and have no successors. The development prospect of Dawu clay sculpture is not optimistic. It is urgent for the relevant parties to carry out active and effective protection work to make it smoothly inherited.