Folk Clay Sculpture-12 chinese zodiac animal

Name: 12 chinese zodiac animal

Type: Clay Sculpture

Application: Home decoration / Chinoiserie Gifts

Fengxiang Painted Clay Sculpture originated from Pre-Qin period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, spread for 3000 years-long, Local folk artists use of the clay (named ′ban ban earth′ locally) ,It is created through more than ten working procedures including creating draft, making mould, turning up the unburned clay sculpture, gluing, polishing carefully, drawing, drawing the outline, coloring, glazing,etc.A piece of visual clay sculpture work has come into being ,and the whole process completed all handmade.Works by exaggerated imagination and rich color, express labourer′s life connotation and honest emotion, whose every model all have demonstrated northern nation rough uninhibited personality characteristics.

 

The art of Shaanxi Fengxiang clay sculpture originated in late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty with a history of nearly 600 years among the people. It is one of most primitive handicrafts with ethnic features in china up to date. Embodying the spirits of chubbiness, vigorousness and valiancy of Han and Tang cultures in shape, the sculptures demonstrate the connotations of primitive and mysterious Taotie(a mythical ferocious animal of china) decorative pattern and totem culture with the fluent, mild and exquisite lines. With ancient flavor which is appealled to all. Shaanxi Fengxiang clay sculptures were gifted to former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister of Belgium as the national gift.