Jiangzhou New Year Woodblock Prints

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Jiangzhou woodblock New Year paintings originated in the Northern Song Dynasty and flourished in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. They are a traditional art developed on the basis of traditional engraving and printing techniques. In history, Jiangzhou woodblock New Year paintings are as famous as those in Yangliuqing, Tianjin, Wuqiang, Hebei, Taohuawu, Jiangsu, and Zhuxian Town, Henan. Representative works include "Spring Ox Picture", "Four Seasons Beauty", "Monkeys Grabbing Hats", "Kuaitou", etc. The engraving and printing techniques of Jiangzhou woodblock New Year paintings are very complicated and particular. From drafting and drawing to the final printing of a New Year painting, more than a dozen processes are required. Not only must you have a superb painting level, but you must also have good engraving skills, and you must also be proficient in the tricks of overprinting. In the long process of development, Jiangzhou woodblock New Year paintings have formed their own unique style in content, subject matter, and form. The modeling is mainly line drawing, supplemented by color overprinting, clothing is overprinted, and the face is often smudged. The colors are elegant and dignified. The theme of the picture is prominent, and the characters are refined and vivid. Its painting and knife carving have delicate lines and unique techniques, and the printed New Year paintings are bright in color. The themes of Xinjiang woodblock New Year pictures are wide-ranging, including historical stories, myths and legends, dramas, secular life, door gods, deities, Guan Gong, Zhong Kui, etc. They mainly reflect the people in the farming era praying for blessings and warding off evil spirits, warding off disasters, and hoping for a good harvest, a wealthy life, a happy marriage, many children and grandchildren, happiness and longevity, good luck, etc., and they express people's beautiful wishes for praying for happiness and warding off disasters and evil spirits.

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