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 of 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.
in the twelve zodiac signs, the Tiger represents for Bravery.
the chinese people also regard Tiger as the King of all the animals
on the land. In some fairy tales, the Tiger rules his kingdom with
great wisdom and courage, which is why people often give their sons
the nickname "Tiger" . The nickname shows their hope for their sons
to be as brave and smart as a real one. It is said that the absence
of the Cat is because the Tiger is a relative of the Cat and he is
much stronger and beautiful than the cat.
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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