Chinese artist produces lacquer replica of classical painting
16/1/2006 17:22
A Chinese artist has spent 8 months completing a large lacquer replica of
China's classical painting "Qingmingshanghetu".
The Chinese traditional
painting "Qingmingshanghetu" was created by artist Zhang Zeduan of the Northern
Song Dynasty (960-1127). It features a panorama of daily life, business
activities and social interaction in China's capital of that time.
Hu Kaixin,
producer of the lacquer painting, lives in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
His creation, which is 2.33 meters long and 1.33 meters wide, required more than
50 kilograms of lacquer.
The tradition of lacquer painting can be traced back
7,000 years to the Hemudu Neolithic site in east China's Zhejiang Province.
Lacquer artworks are considered quite unique. They vividly portray the world of
Chinese landscapes and figure painting.
Hu has created thousands of lacquer
artworks, the most famous of which are a 400-kilogram stele, a pair of two-meter
tall vases and the replica of "Qingmingshanghetu".
Xinhua News
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