[minorityheritage.com] Founder of "Clay Figure Zhang"

Mr. Zhang Changlin, with the style name of Mingshan, began to learn the fabrication of the mud molding from his father since his childhood, and practiced with some stunt skills. When making figure for somebody, what he only need to do was to sit with people face to face, while twisting the mud in his hands, and made his composure and finished the work within a minute. The faces and eyes in the small size are not only lifelike, but also very vivid. The themes for the works of the colorful molding by " Mud Molding Zhang" were very extensive, either reflecting the fold customs, or adopting the materials from the folk story or the dramas on the stage, or directly adopting the materials from the famous classical works like "108 Rebellious Marshals", "the Red Mansion" and "The Story of Three Kingdoms", etc.. He molded the figures not only displaying the vivid shape, but also describing the spirit with the shape, combining the shape and the spirit perfect together.

The colorful mold by "Mud Molding Zhang" applies simple and bright color, with the elaborately selected materials. The mud mold can be preserved vividly and lifelike for a long period without being dried or cracked, enjoying a high reputation in the world.

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Posted by Amidiu to minorityheritage.com at 10/31/2006 07:22:07 PM