Recently, the art exhibition of traditional wedding furniture carving in Zhoushan was held in the non-legacy museum in Dinghai District. This exhibition presents the jubilant red makeup wedding furniture of the provincial non-legacy project “Island Traditional Wedding Customs”.
Throughout the ages, people will all reflect the best patterns and exquisite craftsmanship on red makeup wedding furniture, which bears people’s expectations for a better marriage life. Therefore, red makeup wedding furniture can best reflect the cultural characteristics, craft level and local customs of a nation, a region and an era.
The reason why traditional red makeup wedding furniture can attract people’s attention is that, in addition to its choice of superior wood such as beech, catalpa, ginkgo, camphor wood, etc., which is undeformed and easy to carve, its carving and decoration technology is also very particular. Generally, two unique technologies are adopted: Zhu Jin woodcarving technology combining Zhu Jin xiu with woodcarving and clay gold colored paint technology using raw lacquer, tile ash and gold foil as main raw materials. Carving techniques mainly include male carving, female carving, hollow carving and so on. Patterns generally adopt auspicious and festive themes such as dragon and phoenix, mandarin ducks playing in the water, unicorn sending children, three stars shining brightly, fish every year, etc., as well as profound historical allusions.
Mr. Li Guoliang, the provincial inheritor of “Island Traditional Wedding Customs”, has collected hundreds of carved flower boards of traditional wedding furniture from Zhoushan folk for more than 20 years. This exhibition has selected more than 50 pieces as exhibits, presenting everyone with happy beauty.