Woodcarving (Wuhan woodcarving ship model)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: woodcarving (Wuhan woodcarving ship model)

Applicant: Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province

Item No.: 834

Project No.: Ⅶ - 58

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Hubei Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province

Protection unit: Wuhan Qiaokou District Cultural Center

Introduction to woodcarving (Wuhan woodcarving ship model)

Applicant: Qiaokou District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province

Wooden boat model is a kind of traditional sculpture art spread in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. It was founded in the late Qing Dynasty and has a history of about 100 years. Yichang artist long Qisheng originally set up a small workshop to engage in ship model production. After five generations of inheritance and development, he gradually formed a unique ship model technology, which spread in Wuhan. Wuhan woodcarving ship model is used to simulate various kinds of wooden boats in proportion. The craft is exquisite and exquisite, the depiction is meticulous, and the modeling is lifelike and vivid. The whole production process includes design, discharging, lofting, hull making, parts making, painting, assembly and other main process links. "Hollowed out fine shuttle" and "Seiko mold making" are the essence of the whole set of skills. The former develops the traditional single-sided shuttle into double-sided shuttle and multi-sided shuttle, and requires the hollowed out pattern to be clear and symmetrical, and the width to be controlled within one millimeter, which is extremely fine; the latter requires the mold making The shape is regular and seamless, and the moving parts can start freely. Wuhan woodcarving ship model not only has ornamental value, but also can be used to understand the construction technology and structural style of Chinese boat, which has certain scientific research value.