A Large Piece of Fine Art
A Brief Introduction Of
"The Forty Landscapes of Yuanmingyuan "
"The Forty Landscapes of Yuanmingyuan" Zhake is a large comprehensive set of ancient architecture pieces that bases its design on the ink and colored pictures of Yuanmingyuan.
The "Zhake" constitutes of more than 1000 pieces of pavilions, platforms, mansions, storied buildings, palaces, halls, balconies, corridors, ships, pagodas, bridges, archways and yard walls. Covering more than 3000 square meters, its height is 1/30th of that of the original landscapes. While the forty landscapes can each be considered as an independent piece of art, they altogether constitute a panoramic view of the Yuanmingyuan Garden.
The work is made of quality sorghum stalks with a diameter of 0.12-0.90 cm, which were all handpicked from hundreds of tons of sorghum stalks by the Chinese traditional artists. The stalks of the sorghum used is tens of thousands of meters long, which is many times more than the heights of the Everest Peak.
Totally made by hand, it took more than 140 Chinese traditional artists 3 years to complete. Mr. Luozhewen, the group leader of the traditional architecture panel of the National Administration of Cultural Heritages was invited as the architectural technical consultant and Mr. Liuzuo, the famous folk arstists of Hebei Province and General Manager of our company, designed and presided over the whole event.
The Forty Landscapes is a fine art delicately connected and carved with sorghum stalks. From the varied small muntins to the large doors and windows (though large, they are only as big as a man's thumb) that could be open and closed as one wishes; people could not help marveling at the talents and skills of the oriental artists. The padlock structured archaized Dougong system used in the art is actually much better than the traditional Dougong Structure in the aesthetic and dynamic terms. It was praised as "Typical Oriental Constructivism" by some western experts. Therefore, the art piece not only restores the landscapes of the famous Yuanmingyuan garden, but it also provides a good opportunity for people to appreciate the marvels and uniqueness of the Chinese Folk Art.
Having been exhibited in the Chinese National Museum and the Chinese National Museum for Fine Arts for many times, the art-piece has won praises from many experts and scholars both home and abroad as well as the coverage of the Chinese media. In 1997, it was listed in the Shanghai Guinness World Records.
Thanks to the techniques provided by the Cultural Heritage Restoration Committee of the State Administration of Cultural Heritages, now the art could be stored and preserved for a long time under museum conditions.
The piece is now for sale. All efforts for cooperation are welcome.
For those interested, please contact Mr. Liu:
Email: lftianyi@yahoo.com.cn
Tel:86 0316-6893766;86 0316-2073445
1 Yuanmingyuan is a famous garden in China. Known also as the old summer palace, it was destroyed by the eight allied force in the 1900s.
2 Zhake is a kind of traditional Chinese art. The artists bind, tie and carves stalks of plants to make art pieces like cages, landscapes and buildings. The products or art piece made in this way is also called Zhake.
3 Dougong is a system of brackets in Chinese building; it is using wooden square blocks inserted between the top of a column and a crossbeam to help stabilize the structure.
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this idea, well, like splendid China, is an awkward works for kids. China needs real houses, not miniatures.
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