Chapter 1044 Master of Craftsmanship
Yang Dequan's name, stature, and voice are all "quite manly". His fingers are as thick as small carrots. If he adds a beard, he can play Zhang Fei. Lin Wanqiu looks curious. No matter what, there is no way to connect it with the "embroidered girl" in my impression.
But her works are completely opposite to her personal image. They are delicate, graceful and elegant, and at the same time contain a kind of luxury and grandeur.
Especially figure embroidery, a subject that most people dare not explore at will, is Master Yang’s specialty, and he has also developed a double-sided figure embroidery.
The so-called double-sided figure embroidery is the same piece of embroidery. Viewed from the front and back, the clothes, accessories, and even expressions and colors of the characters can be completely different. In addition to the outline being a mirror image, the details can be completely calculated. The two works, one positive and one negative, are truly exquisite.
"Thank you Master Yang for restoring the Nanhong Chaozhu to us." Of course Zhou Zhi admires such a figure.
Yang Dequan smiled and said: "I heard that your Chaozhu was also given away?"
Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "I gave it to this person, my sister-in-law, Lin Wanqiu from Hanhai Art Auction House."
"Hello, Master Yang." Lin Wanqiu smiled and talked to Yang De Quan shook hands: "Your "Water Moon Avalokitesvara" is so exquisite, it's really breathtaking."
"Water Moon Avalokitesvara? That was a work ten years ago." Yang Dequan was a little confused: "It seems to be Did the previous buyer send it to Hong Kong Island? ”
"Yes, it was sold at the 'Selection of Influential Chinese Contemporary Art Works' held by Guardian Auction House last year, with a hammer price of HK$260,000."
"Sister Wanqiu is also the chief auctioneer of Guardian Master." Zhou Zhi quickly explained: "She was also in charge of the auction at that time. "
In fact, compared to calligraphy and painting, embroidery art was not an important auction item at last year's auction, but it can be regarded as a peak for Chinese modern textile art to go to the world. Yang Dequan's status as a "master" , it was that auction that created it.
Today, the country does not have a system for selecting "craft masters", but there are professional titles such as arts and crafts researchers. Generally, one must reach the national arts and crafts researcher level or above to compete with the "master" in everyone's mind. mark on.
How many museums have important works collected and how influential they are internationally are the hard criteria for assessing professional titles.
As an arts and crafts person from an inland province, this is where Yang Dequan fell short. Last year, the Guardian Auction in Hong Kong made up for this shortcoming, and he was promoted this year.
“Oh, this is still my benefactor!” Yang Dequan smiled and said: “If it weren’t for the auction last year, I might not be able to get my professional title this year!”
“That’s yours. It's determined by strength." Lin Wanqiu quickly said modestly: "It's an honor for me to host the auction of your works."
"Actually. Such intangible cultural works need to be greatly enriched and improved before they can gradually be recognized and valued by people," Zhou Zhi said: "This has led to the current phenomenon, that is, flowers blooming inside the wall and fragrance outside the wall."
“After all, we will not be able to catch up with the living standards of developed countries in a while.”
"But now the sudden rise of Oriental art in the international market is proof that the world is optimistic about China." Lin Wanqiu said with a smile: "There is a saying in the industry that the value of Chinese art in the art market in the next twenty years will definitely be Twenty years of soaring.”
< br>“I think the driving force for this surge is what Jiuzi just said. After the material life has been greatly enriched and improved, people gradually understand and pay attention to intangible cultural works.”
“Yes. , in fact, as far as fabrics are concerned, in addition to embroidery, our Shu capital There are also silk tapestry and brocade weaving, which are quite good." Yang Dequan said: "It's just that those two tasks are more detailed and more difficult to recover." "There are too many things like this in the Sichuan University Museum, and many of them are in urgent need. Repair." Zhou Zhi thought of this question: "Is Master Yang interested in going to Shu? Great guidance work? "
"Who will guide you?" Yang Dequan couldn't help but laugh: "There are many things like Sichuan Museum, but it is relatively easy to find talents who can restore other cultural relics. How many talents are there who can repair fabrics? ”
"Even if the country can take care of the food, who would have the heart to sit in front of a quilt and repair a broken silk?" Yang Dequan said: "I'm afraid people would be more willing to go to a factory in Guangdong Province to drive screws!"
There is nothing wrong with what he said. In 1987, the old man also proposed that my country's economic development should be divided into "three steps". The first step is to solve the problem of food and clothing by 1990.
For a nation that has just escaped from the subsistence line, talking about saving intangible cultural heritage and developing new industrial forces is really out of touch with reality.
Fortunately, it is still possible to save some items, so everyone got rid of this relatively heavy topic, got into two cars respectively, and started today's house hunting trip.
The reason why Master Yang appeared in Dayazhai today is because she introduced the seller.
But the location is in Pengzhou.
Along the way, Yang Dequan introduced the situation of the seller to everyone.
“The silk tubes in Jincheng are flowing day by day, half into the river wind and half into the clouds.” Du Fu’s poem “Giving Flowers to the Queen” vividly depicts the prosperity of Chengdu opera in the Tang Dynasty.
This grand occasion has continued into modern times, and opera in the capital of Shu is still blooming with hundreds of flowers and famous artists gathering.
However, most of these opera artists lead their own troupes through the streets, performing in teahouses or directly on the streets, or attending church fairs or attending temple fairs. There is no fixed theater performance model. .
In this way, the "Master of Bamboo Qin" Jia Shusan emerged, and his performance place was located at the Jinchun Teahouse at the corner of today's East Chenggen Street; Zeng Bingkun, a master of photo calligraphy, performed at Zhiyin Bookstore on Tidu Street for a long time; Li Yueqiu, a famous voiceless performing artist, once He has been a long-term resident singer at Furong Teahouse and Liujiang Teahouse, which are famous for their Yangqin a cappella singing and storytelling.
In addition, there are Dagu Gai Lanfang, Xiangsheng Lou Wailou, etc., all of which are so famous that they even attracted Shanghai EMI Records to come to Chengdu to record records for the artists.
The fame and style of these opera masters are still talked about today.
In 1906, Wu Bicheng, a native of Shu, built Keyuan on North Street of the Martyrs' Shrine, becoming the first real theater in Chengdu in modern times;
Two years later, the The Yuelai Tea Garden on Huaxing Street was built and became a famous "nest" of Sichuan Opera;
In 1929, after the Chunxi Grand Stage behind the Zhongshan Bronze Statue on Chunxi Road was completed, it became the most luxurious and high-end theater in the Shu capital at that time, attracting Peking Opera troupes from all over the country to perform here.
In 1935, Sanyigong Theater opened on the other side of Chunxi Road. The supporting facilities also included tea gardens, bathrooms, and Chinese and Western restaurants. It was very popular for a while;
Later, professional theaters such as Wanchun, Shu Stage, and Jinxin opened one after another, and there were nearly ten famous theaters, large and small.
Of course, these theaters built one after another needed famous actors who could hold up the stage to control the show. The opera style in Shu capital reached its peak at that time.
(End of this chapter)