Stone carving (chicken blood stone carving)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: stone carving (chicken blood stone carving)

Applicant: Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province

Project No.: 832

Project No.: Ⅶ - 56

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Zhejiang Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province

Protection unit: Zhejiang Changhua stone carving factory

Introduction to stone carving (chicken blood stone carving)

Applicant: Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province

Stone carving, also known as "stone carving", is a traditional hand carving technique with stone as raw material. China's stone carving art has a long history. It has been carried on for thousands of years and has been handed down to the present day. It shows the exquisite technology, ingenious conception and abundant creativity of traditional folk crafts. Stone carving is usually created on natural stone materials such as marble, granite, bluestone and sandstone. In this process, a series of skilled folk carving techniques such as round carving, relief carving, openwork carving and line carving are used. Because these stone materials are natural and can be preserved for a long time, stone carving techniques are mostly used to make large-scale sculptures and decorative sculptures. According to the use, stone carving products can be divided into three categories: first, building components and decorations, such as platform base, memorial archway, stone lion, etc.; second, god Buddha statues, such as the statues of Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi Province and Longmen Grottoes in Henan Province; third, daily necessities, such as desk ornaments and inkstones, which can be appreciated and used. Traditional stone carving used axes, hammers and chisels as tools. In modern times, some more advanced tools such as glycerine powder and simple machinery were used. With the development of society, the stone carving technology is improving day by day. As a unique commodity, the related products are widely circulated in the market and have unique artistic charm.

Chicken blood stone carving is a kind of traditional carving art popular in Grand Canyon Town, Lin'an City, Zhejiang Province. It uses chicken blood stone produced in Yuyan mountain as raw material. This kind of stone has the characteristics of bright red, bright and translucent, and its quality is precious. It is known as one of the six "national stones" in China. From the Warring States period to now, chicken blood stone carving has a history of more than 2000 years. In the middle of Qing Dynasty, stone carving artists settled down in the chicken blood stone producing area, gradually forming the unique artistic characteristics and inheritance pedigree of chicken blood stone carving. Natural blood color is the most precious part of chicken blood stone. According to the characteristics of materials, chicken blood stone carving is based on the matching of stone and blood. It strives to achieve the combination of culture and quality, and natural material and art. From conception, technique to modeling, human traces are completely eliminated, showing the magic of uncanny craftsmanship. In history, chicken blood stone carving products were once listed as tribute and used as imperial seal, which greatly improved the level of chicken blood stone carving, making chicken blood stone carving products a rare craft treasure and favored by literati of all ages.