Unique Folk Art Gifts
Straw Art Market
Ula grass, pine cones, corn bran, walnut … … vegetation in these villages can be seen everywhere, in Anxi City, Liaoning Province, straw artist Miss Qiu Zhenjie’s men, from ordinary plants magically transformed into a wide variety of small animals, which Miss Qiu Zhenjie is a unique technique – straw art. Manchu traditional straw craft originated in the Qing Dynasty, was once the palace concubines gift. During the Olympic Games as a cultural gift presented to the international friends, at present, by the local government declared to the organization-level intangible cultural heritage.
Was a gift of the Qing Dynasty palace concubines
Straw art is the Manchu people in northeast China unique folk art. It is said that grass was once the Qing Dynasty palace art concubines presented among a small gift, its light and subtle fragrance Xiren, popular royal welcome. Later, straw handicraft slowly into the homes of ordinary people. Many local people have know how to make straw crafts.
The 40-year-old Qiu Zhenjie engaged in straw art for many years. She is proud to say that young age, she was nurtured in the grass grew up in art. Ms. Qiu’s mother is Manchu, has been bent on the preparation of a variety of weaving handicrafts, and are very good. By her mother’s influence, Qiu Zhenjie attack and straw crafts to do on the familiar process, but like yourself to do some simple straw handicrafts, like little squirrels, Xiaoci Wei, etc., as toys to play. Sixteen or seventeen years old, learned to make straw crafts Qiu Zhenjie the entire process, start to do some of the more complicated the independent arts and crafts.
Straw works of art is to grass and other plants as raw material of art. According to Qiu Zhenjie introduction, their choice of materials including ula grass, pine cones, humilis, and pecans, are unique to the local mountains natural vegetation. Previously, people used mainly tie and assign handle these vegetation so that it has a wide variety of demeanor. Slowly, weaving technology has also been some evolution. Now, people often will first carved an internal skeleton, and then paste up vegetation.
In fact, the birth of a straw crafts people think too much not so simple. Typically, the straw arts people to first go to the countryside collecting folk songs. They carefully observe the chickens and ducks rabbits and other small animals, dogs demeanor, his image firmly in mind, and plan to draw. Then, they are constantly refined through the use of wood carved out of a small animal models, choose a most suitable model. The final step is the most troublesome step is to paste it into the model a variety of vegetation. Straw artist may have to sit for several days to dry after fumigation and the ula grass to cut a handful of a handful of good, paste it into the model.
Straw is the most labor-intensive works of art folk art. Production process because of its unique nature, straw works of art can not use the machine processing, and only by hand-crafted arts people. Performers must be patient in grinding model, pruning vegetation, and then paste it up. All too easy to be there will be errors, but over again. Thus, even the simplest works of art but has also reflected the straw straw arts people are a lot of hard work and labor. According to Qiu Zhenjie said that they are good at making a tall, medium-sized rabbit straw works of art often takes two or three days time. If the design of new varieties, the time spent even longer.
Virtuous combination of art and industry
As a straw art in their footsteps, Qiu Zhenjie art has always been committed to straw out of the northeast region, so that more people’s recognition and love. In 2004, Qiu Zhenjie designed works won the Chinese Folk Literature and Art “Sange Award.” In 2005, she won the re-employment in Liaoning Province gold artefacts. In 2008, Qiu Zhenjie invited to the Olympic Village for athletes from various countries produced charm of the straw with Chinese trinkets.
As early as in 2002, Qiu Zhenjie in his home town to open a small factory, recruited a 30-to 15-year-old local woman and her straw with the production of handicrafts. She said that due to low visibility, and lack experience, and the first years of plant efficiency has been poor. Until after 2004, due to various conditions are slowly matured, and their products began to enter the market.
At present, after six or seven years of development, Qiu Zhenjie’s products have received a large number of domestic and international customers. According to her, and their domestic customers are located in Beijing, Shanghai and other large cities. Works of art in the final analysis because the straw works of art, aesthetics, environmental protection, but there is not much practical value, and thus are generally relatively rich in culture and the relatively high consumption capacity of people to buy it. However, Qiu Zhenjie said: “Our products in the country that is not an off-season.”
A medium-tall, the size of squirrels is generally seventy to eighty yuan, an owl is also the most expensive, but is 500 yuan. As the straw works of art are pure handmade, so this price is not high. Relative to domestic customers, foreign countries, especially in Europe accounted for the vast majority of customers. According to Qiu Zhenjie introduced a number of them, through Fair understanding of foreign long-term customers. These customers will be through foreign trade companies to Qiu Zhenjie ordering products. There are other direct contact with their customers, both through the mail, QQ and other communication, a clear product requirements and quantities. Qiu Zhenjie disclosed so far their largest single order received is 10 million units. To this list, all staff work overtime, it took seven or eight months to complete the task.
Straw works of art future go?
As many of the difficulties faced by folk art, like straw art also encountered lack of new blood risk. Qiuzhen Jie’s mother in that generation, straw-known art in the northeast region. Door-technical people to understand that everywhere. By Qiu Zhenjie, however, this generation, many people have heard only straw art, and truly understand the people greatly reduced. Because it is artwork, so the sculpture, painting, and even room for imagination, and others have very high demands. Therefore, to engage in straw craft, there must be a very high overall artistic ability. This is also a lot of people do not want to enter this line of reason.
However, we going to just sit and watch the door for hundreds of years of history on this lost art do? In this regard, Qiu Zhenjie has no answer. “I also recruit some disciples, hoping to pass this gate technology, caring people. But most people are interrupted halfway. So far, not encountered the right person.” Qiu Zhenjie resignation added, followed by the master before the disciples learn new skills It is to master the Jiaoqian. Now, in turn, she not only wants to teach apprentices technology, but also 10 per person per day subsidy dollars. Nevertheless, she enthusiastically recruit disciples did not abandon its efforts to promote the art of weaving.
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The Van Rensselear Children Portrait 1840 antique oil painting ! Folk art $24,900.00 |
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Antique Pair of Iconic American Folk Art Carved Pine Wood Eagle Sculpture – RARE $20,000.00 |
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Metal Art Sculpture Sculptor for Hire Travel Design fabricate install folk art ! $20,000.00 |
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Antique Ship Captain Folk Art Carved Coconut Chalice $8,500.00 |
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Original Oil On Canvas Painting by Minni Hines Bayou Scene Folk Art 24×48 $8,495.75 |
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LARGE Antique Americana Folk Art Painting of Boy -Civil War Col. Orlando H Moore $5,999.99 |
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AMERICAN FOLK ART PUPPET THEATRE QUEENS,NY $5,000.00 |
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Clementine Hunter Signed Framed Folk Art Painting Cotton Pickin’ c1977 20×26.25 $5,000.00 |
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PAIR OF 19TH C FOLK ART PORTRAITS PAINTINGS SIGNED P MARTIN 1886 HUSBAND & WIFE $4,999.99 |
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ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART ETCHED GLASS ALLEGHENY CTY PA GERMAN WOW $4,999.99 |
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Clementine Hunter Folk Art Painting Signed “Picking Cotton” $4,850.00 |
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Chinese folk art sculpture carving stone inkstone double dragon holding the sun $4,690.00 |
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FOLK ART OIL PAINTING PORTRAIT CHILD ICONIC RED DRESS PRINCE CHARLES SPANIEL $4,500.00 |
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Corbels Pair Wood Winged Griffins Victorian Old Paint Architectural Folk Art $4,500.00 |
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FOLK ART PAINTING SULLIVAN COUNTY NEW YORK J R GEROW $4,500.00 |
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Exceptional Folk Art Painting $4,500.00 |
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Johnnie Swearingen! Great Folk Art!!! Peddling Melons $4,500.00 |
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New England Folk Art Portrait on Canvas Ca.1830 $4,500.00 |
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Clementine Hunter Signed Framed Folk Art Painting Wash Day c1977 19.25 x 23.25in $4,500.00 |
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A Outstanding Early Trade Axe,Folk Art Hatchet, $4,500.00 |
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Yuri Gorbachev Original Oil Painting Russian Art Folk $4,490.00 |
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FANTASTIC FOLK ART CHEST $4,200.00 |
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Clementine Hunter Signed Framed Folk Art Painting African Headdress c1977 25.5h $4,000.00 |
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ANTIQUE MINIATURE PRIMITIVE FOLK ART WOOD RURAL SCENE FRAMED 12 1/4″ UNIQUE $3,885.00 |
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*RARE TRAMP / FOLK ART Shoe Shine Box – Brass/Wood-Detailed-Ornate-Exquisite $3,800.00 |
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Antique KNOTTY Tree Root Twig FOLK ART CHAIR Set GOODY KOONCH West Virginia $3,750.00 |
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Original Mexican Folk Art Icons Retablo:18-19th century $3,650.00 |
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Chinese handcraft folk art sculpture carving inkstone-an old man finshing alone $3,590.00 |
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Folk Art Hand Carved Soldier,6ft Tall Pick Up Only $3,532.50 |
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Unique/Exceptional Large Oval Folk Art Santa Claus Wood Carving signed Cobb 98 $3,500.00 |
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Johnnie Swearingen! Great Folk Art!!! $3,500.00 |
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Chinese handcraft folk art sculpture carving inkstone inkslab—Lofty aspiration $3,490.00 |
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Terrazzo Marble Micro Mosaic Latin Ethnic Musicians Mural Folk Fine Art $3,374.99 |
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Original Mexican Folk Art Icons Retablo:18-19th century $3,250.00 |
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FINE 19c EARLY FOLK ART PORTRAIT PAINTING $3,225.00 |
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FRANK WYSO OUTSIDER FOLK ARTIST PENNSYLVANIA COAL MINERS 4 WORKS OF ART $2,999.99 |
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Anonymous Folk Art Carving Figure with Crown in Skirt with Snake $2,799.99 |
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ANTIQUE OIL PAINTING FOLK ART NEW ENGLAND ‘HUGES’ 1892 $2,750.00 |
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Chinese handcraft folk art stone sculpture carving inkstone inkslab with dragon $2,690.00 |
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FOLK ART Antique Wood Polychrome Carved Asian Figure Sculpture $2,500.00 |
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HUGE 37″ Antique 19th American Folk Art Carved Gilt Wood Eagle Statue Americana $2,500.00 |
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Antique Primitive Folk Art Hand Carved Wooden Dough Bowl $2,500.00 |
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Ca. 1820 American Folk Art Painting Deformed Man $2,450.00 |
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James Harold Jennings Amazing and Colorful Folk Art! $2,400.00 |
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Doris Lee – Folk Art Painting – Signed and Titled – Original Condition $2,400.00 |
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DC: Prison Folk Art Matchstick Ship, HUGE 5′ Length $2,379.00 |
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Amazing ORIGINAL NAUTICAL AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTING $2,285.00 |
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Sheep Painting/ Inside Barn $2,250.00 |
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FOLK ART COLLAGE/Presidential Stamp Collage $2,250.00 |
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ANTIQUE Americana TRADE SIGN IMMIGRATION FOLK ART NYC ICE CREAM PUSH CART $2,200.00 |
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Ohio Pioneer Abraham Betz 1818 HANDWRITTEN LESSON BOOK with FOLK ART $2,150.00 |
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HAITIAN ART: Vibrant PAINTING, SIGNED by Renowned Folk Artist TOUSSAINT AUGUSTE $2,150.00 |
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Philippines National Artist Abdul Imao Brass Sculpture w/ Base Mindanao Folk Art $2,100.00 |
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Ellen Eilers Calico Country Folk Art Woodcut Ornamental Trees Rare Early Work $2,000.00 |
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American Folk Art Painting of Little Girl Circa 1825 $1,800.00 |
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Emma Schrock Folk Art 16″ by 12″ $1,795.00 |
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Folk Art New England Oil on Canvas Painting/Circa 1860 $1,750.00 |
