Brick carvings

    In the ancient building, we can often find such a landscape, it is a three-dimensional painting, a silent poem, it is the most exquisite technology to sing the oldest myth, with the most beautiful and moving melody singing through the ages story, it is brick carving. 

    Brick carvings, refers to the blue bricks carved on the design of landscapes, flowers, figures and so on, is very important in ancient carving a form of art, craft and the emphasis is the deep engraving in the brics grades of blue bricks of a finished product surface, this is our country for hundreds of years in the traditional sense the real brick, traditional brick delicate and exquisite, lively etc.

    Brick carving usually retains the original color of brick, not separately dyed, but there is also a small amount of brick painting processing. So carvers need to carve out layers and use the shadows created by the light to enhance the artistic effect. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the peak of the development of brick carving. Craftsmen could carve 9 layers on square bricks with thickness less than an inch. And the brick material beyond grey brick is concerned as a result of material pledge, the level that carve gives is not as good as grey brick much.

    Brick carvings are mostly used as architectural components or decoration of doors, walls and walls. Because grey brick is in select makings, shape, burn wait for working procedure to go up, quality asks stricter, so solid and exquisite, appropriate carve. In art, brick carving can be viewed far and near, with a complete effect. In the theme, brick carving to dragon and phoenix, lion rolling hydrangea, pine and cypress, orchid, bamboo, camellia, chrysanthemum, lotus, carp, text and other auspicious meaning and people like to see the content mainly.

    Folk brick carving from the practical and ornamental point of view, concise image, thick style, not blind pursuit of exquisite and fine, in order to maintain the building components of the firm, can withstand the sun and rain. With the passage of time, the brick carvings accompany and guard the ancient buildings for thousands of years in the wind and rain, silently telling us the historical past of the years. Although it through the years of hone, wind and rain erosion, but still exquisite chic, thought-provoking. As a unique Chinese traditional art, brick carving will not be easily eroded by time, its charm lies in this!