Daye Buddha Sculpture Craft

Hubei
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The main production process: 1. Select wood. 2. Carve. 3. Polish. The types of carving knives can be divided into two categories: one is the "weng tube-shaped" blank knife, commonly known as the "blank knife". Another type is the "drill strip-shaped" polishing knife, which is mainly used for digging fine blanks and finishing. The widest chisel of these carving knives is 4-6 cm, and the narrowest chisel is only as thin as a needle tip. Customs and taboos of Buddha sculpture: Before making a sculpture, you must first choose a clean room. The artist must burn incense and bathe before carving. No strangers are allowed to watch during the carving. The Buddha statue cannot be seen by others when it is out, so as not to cause disadvantages to the viewer. The Buddha statue cannot be seen by others before it is opened, so it needs to be covered with red cloth. A good day must be chosen in advance to install the medicine inside the Buddha statue, and in order to avoid the sound and image of people being seen by the Buddha statue when installing the medicine, it must be completed in the dead of night (mostly at midnight). During the long history of development of Daye woodcarving, a large number of famous artists have emerged. Unfortunately, most of them are only passed down by word of mouth. Few of them were recorded before the Qing Dynasty. The ones that are recorded are mainly famous artists after the Qing Dynasty. Since Daye woodcarving artists do not stick to their local area after becoming famous, they often have unique skills and even start businesses overseas. Therefore, it is difficult to describe their inheritance and historical origins in detail. The representative inheritor is Wu Yuanhong. His works not only have the exquisite woodcarving skills of Dongyang, Zhejiang, but also permeate the essence of local folk woodcarving skills. Therefore, he is respected as "the first carving in Chutian" by the Buddhist community. Installing medicine: that is, installing Tibetan medicine, is a term unique to Tibetan Buddhist statues. It refers to the process of opening a hole in the body of the Buddha statue according to Buddhist rituals, and putting in and sealing scriptures, jewelry or precious Tibetan medicine. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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