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Fengxiang clay sculpture

  • Fengxiang clay sculpture As a kind of folk art, clay sculpture has been circulated in various places, but due to the difference in geographical location and folk customs, clay sculptures in various places have shown their own different characteristics. Shaanxi Fengxiang clay sculpture is one of the most distinctive representatives of Chinese clay sculpture, and its shape is refined...
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Fengxiang clay sculpture

Fengxiang clay sculpture
As a kind of folk art, clay sculpture is spread in various places, but due to the difference in geographical location and folk customs, clay sculptures in various places show their own different characteristics. Shaanxi Fengxiang clay sculpture is one of the distinctive representatives of Chinese clay sculpture, its shape is refined, exaggerated, concise brushwork, black ink outline, red, yellow and green contrast is strong, unique and strong local atmosphere.
Fengxiang painted clay sculpture mainly has three types of clay toys, hanging pieces, Liren, clay toys are mostly animal shapes, hanging pieces to animal heads, face masks are more common, Liren is mainly from folklore or historical stories in the character modeling. Locals are accustomed to calling it "clay goods", and they buy clay sculptures during the New Year's festival and give them to relatives and friends or keep them at home. Different clay shapes have different meanings, and the tiger-related clay sculptures are the most popular, in the local customs of Shaanxi, to send the "tiger" to pray for the child, in addition, the "tiger" also has the meaning of warding off evil spirits, the town house. It is also a good choice for tourists to buy some tiger clay sculptures as gifts to relatives and friends.
Fengxiang clay sculpture is a folk art with certain aesthetic research value, and its fame is well-known at home and abroad. However, driven by commercial development, Fengxiang clay sculpture blindly caters to market demand and determines production by sales. The clay sculpture works are the same, and many traditional clay sculpture works are gradually lost.
Place of purchase: souvenir shop, Fengxiang County