Detailed Product Description
specifications
1. traditional folk art with long history
2. famous for abstract colour and shape
3. mature techniques and beautiful exaggeration
4. vividly reveal the real life
5. totally handmade from clay
As a chinese saying goes, the three wonders of Fengxiang are the
willow around East Lake, the Xifeng wine and the workmanship of the
people. Fengxiang is famous at home and abroad for its crafts of
flok art,especially the painted clay sculpture. With a history of
more than 1000 years,the clay sculptures express the artists' own
ideas of their real lives and vividly resemble what the artists
experience in daily life. The true folk art reflect the
taste,customs and legends of the ordinary people.The lively design,
various pattern and gorgeous colouring contribute a lot to the
uniqueness of Fengxiang painted clay sculpture. what draw more
attention are the positive attitudes towards life, the distinctive
art style and the cultural deposits they show through this long
history folk art. People regard the painted sculptures as symbols
people's hope of good fortune and their best wishes for future, and
they think the painted clay sculpture can keep the evil spirits
away and bring them the ideal life they want.
The well known artist Huxinmin is our cooperator and provides us
painted clay sculptures in best quality, special style and
beautiful colour. One of his masterpiece "Sheep" was selected for
the series Lunar New Year stamps published in 2003. He was highly
appreciated for his live demonstration when invited to Hongkong,
the USA, Japan, Paris,and some other area. the UNESCO awarded him
the title of " Chinese folk arts master".The beautiful painted clay
sculptures were given as presents to Klinton in 1998, the Prime
Minister of Belgium, the president of Russia and several other
celebrities all around the world. These art crafts are exported to
Asian, Ameirica, and Europe with good reputation.
n the twelve zodiac signs, the Boar represents the easygoing
spirit. Chinese people appreciate the behaviour of being gentle and
mild while even through hardships. people who can still be
easygoing and positive no matter what had happened to him was
praised from ancient times. the courage of facing the reality,
keeping one's gentle and mild temper, smiling to all the
difficulties is what the Boar represents. chinese parents also like
to nickname their children Pig to show their love and hope of them
being easygoing no matter what happens.
these clay sculpture of the twelve Chinese
zodiac signs are packed in a gift box like the picture shown above.
it is a beautiful gift for family and friends, especially to
children who love stories. what can be a better gift than a set
sculptures of cute animals in exotic style with so many interesting
stories ?
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