Yubei gossip engraving

Since the Song Dynasty, the printing of the Masha bookshop in Jianyang, northern Fujian Province, is well-known throughout the country and is one of the printing centers of the Song Dynasty. Northern Fujian people advocating easy learning, Bagua map every household is essential. It hangs at the threshold, the shrine, and the alleyways of the main roads to ward off evil and imply auspiciousness. Due to the large amount of people's demand for gossip maps, Weibei has produced a large number of gossip carvings throughout the year to meet the needs of folks for gossip maps.

The author made a gossip map engraving from the northern Fujian people. It has been speculated that this engraving has a history of more than 800 years and is the remains of the carved version of Jianyang in the Northern Song Dynasty. This carved version is equilateral octagonal, with an internal diameter of 28 cm, and a thickness of 3 cm. Due to the fact that the wood used is a dense and solid wood grain, the texture is heavy. The carved material is a local Dalbergia tree in northern Fujian. This Dalbergia tree is hard and delicate in texture, and it is not easy to crack and deform. The engraved gossip symbol is symmetrical with the nickname, the outer ring is engraved with a palindrome, the engraving is exquisite, and the engraving depth is even.

According to reports, the craftsmen carve this edition of the year. The procedure is: first take a good wood, saw it into an octagon, and then write the gossip pattern on a thin, transparent cotton paper. The pattern is face down, and it is pasted into an octagon. On the engravings, they are engraved with graphic markers in the order of the kerfs, and then the residual swarf in the engraving traces is removed with a stiff brush. To apply the ink, add appropriate ink to the engraved engraving, cover the paper with a fine brown brush, gently unscrew it, and transfer the text and graphics to the paper, and turn it into a positive image. And words. This carved version was used as the physical material of Weibei engraving and printing, and its history and cultural value are precious. Although it is inconsistent with the palace carvings of the Palace Museum, it is an evidence of ancient folk engraving printing.

With the passage of time, there has been very few gossip carvings that have been popular in Wuyishan in northern Guizhou. This piece is from the engravings of the Song Dynasty, and its value not only reflects the long history of the folk carving process, but also witnesses the people's advocating of the Yijing and the worship of the gossip totem.