Have you ever heard of iron painting? It’s handmade with iron and a hammer instead of paint and a brush. The art originated more than 300 years ago with a blacksmith in central China. This unique artwork is a good option for ornaments and presents. Iron picture is one of the special arts and crafts. Forge welded into a variety of landscape, bird-form, using metal plates and wire into a hanging screen, hanging lights. According to legend, the Department of the Ming and Qing Wuhu Blacksmith Tang Peng created later by the sound of rain spread to Beijing, Shandong and other places.

Iron picture, also known as iron ornamental work, Wuhu, Anhui specialty, one of the unique crafts. Iron picture is a low-carbon steel as raw material, forging the iron plates and wire welded into a variety of decorative painting. Dissolve it folk paper-cut, sculpture, mosaics and other art techniques of Chinese painting tricks, black, white, with actual situation, otherwise some fun.

The production of iron picture originated in the Song Dynasty, flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty. Kangxi years, Wuhu iron picture, self-contained, and gradually known universally.

Iron picture iron ink to the anvil to Yan, forging hammer ghostwrite made. Iron picture varieties are divided into three categories: a small Kampf King, the pine, plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, eagles and other subject matter, painting liner of this type of iron framed, hung on the whitewashed wall above the more dignified eye-catching. The second category is the illumination, generally 4-6 iron picture within the paste paper or Sujuan, burning silver candle, dazzling, moving God soul. The third category is the screen, mostly landscapes, simple and elegant, spectacular.

There is an iron painting shop in southeast Beijing.

As soon as you entered the shop, you will be fascinated by their work. Most are vivid patterns outlined by black iron stripes. Some of them even have colors, like red plum blossoms.

There is a special work called “The Guest-greeting Pine.” This old tree is a symbol of Mt. Huang, the most beautiful mountain in China. The lifelike pattern is a miniature reproduction. The original artwork is huge and was created by a famous artist. It is now in the Great Hall of the People at Tiananmen Square.They also sell small framed iron paintings such as pandas, landscapes, birds, and flowers, which are easily carried anywhere.

Now iron picture had participated in the World Exposition in Paris, France, Budapest, Hungary Art Exhibition, and went to over 20 countries and regions including Japan, Kuwait, Italy, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong exhibition. 1959, 1960 produced by the old artist Chu Yan Qing and several disciples large iron painting "Welcome Song", "Meishan Reservoir and iron calligraphy Patio Spring Snow" and other works are arranged in the Great Hall of the People. Wuhu iron picture after 340 years of the inheritance and development of traditional forms of Kampf small scene, painted lamps, screens basis, they create have three-dimensional iron painting bonsai iron paintings, porcelain iron painted and gilded iron painting, the formation of a Block screen, frescoes , calligraphy, decorative furnishings and cultural gifts five series over 200 varieties, with its distinctive art style and charm unique in the art world.

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