The representative stone carving of Changhua bloodstone

Qian Gaochao (1956-) is a senior arts and crafts artist, the first batch of jade carving masters in China, a master of arts and crafts in Zhejiang Province, and a folk artist in Zhejiang Province.

In the early 1970s, I studied under a teacher, engaged in Changhua bloodstone sculpture, and studied sculpture in China Academy of Art. In the early 1980 s, he was employed by the Mineral Laboratory of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Geology and Mineral Resources as the person in charge of technology; 1985 Feng founded Zhejiang Changhua Carving Factory as the chief craftsman. For more than 30 years, I have groped for practice, learned from others, and taught more than 100 disciples. From generation to generation, he spared no effort in carving Changhua bloodstone. Become the leader of fossil carving, the representative of bloodstone carving and the representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage.

His stone carving creation is full of allusions, figures and customs, and birds, insects and animals can all become gifted scholars. There are majestic and kind Guanyin, Maitreya Buddha with a big belly, roaring tigers, roaring lions, cicadas with chirping branches, which are beautiful. Fine arts have won many gold medals in national arts and crafts exhibitions. The bloodstone sculpture "Qian Wang Achievement Map" is collected in China Arts and Crafts Museum as a fine work of China arts and crafts. He edited and published Four Famous Stones in China-Changhua Bloodstone, Collection of Photographic Proses of Loyalty Bloodstone, China Seal of Queen Yin Shi's Bloodstone, Appreciation of Changhua Fossil Species, etc., and published many papers such as the Technological Utilization and Carving Artistic Features of Changhua Bloodstone. Now he is the curator of Changhua Bloodstone Museum, devoted to the carving, publicity, display and collection of original stones such as Changhua Bloodstone. Multi-level and multi-field promotion, exploration and development of cultural relics and artworks, such as restoration and reproduction, training and exchange, evaluation and appraisal, and consulting services.

1July, 1994, the work Zen Ming was selected for the "Exhibition of Famous Artists of Arts and Crafts in China" and was collected.

1996 Zhejiang TV station's special report on Oriental Time and Space.

1997 During the "Wang Qian Hometown Culture Festival", a solo sculpture exhibition was successfully held.

1999 China "Three Carvings" Seminar, Maitreya, a bloodstone sculpture, won the bronze medal, Songhetu won the silver medal, and Zhong Kui won the silver medal.

June, 5438 +2000 10, "Scattered World is Love" won the Excellent Creation Award of the West Expo.

In September, 20001year, Qian Wang's achievement map won the special prize in China National Stone Exhibition.

In the spring of 2002, the stone carving "Qian Wang Xiang" won the gold medal in the National Tourist Souvenir Design Competition.

In May, 2003, Sunrise in the East won the Hangzhou International Folk Handicraft Gold Award, and in June, 1 1 "One Emperor through the ages" won the China Jade Carving and Stone Carving Silver Award.

In May, 2004, Hongyun Mountain Villa and Wangcai won the 4th International Folk Crafts Gold Award. On June+10, 5438, "Buddha Light Shines" won the gold medal in the 5th China Arts and Crafts Master Works and International Art Boutique Expo of Hangzhou West Expo.

In September, 2005, The Legend of Bloodstone won the gold medal in China Famous Stone Sculpture Art Exhibition. In June+10, 5438, "Juxian" won the gold medal of "Hundred Flowers Cup" in the 6th China Arts and Crafts Master Works and Art Expo.

In June 2006, "Danxia Listening Show" won the gold medal in the second China Famous Stone Sculpture Art Exhibition.

In June 2007165438+1October, the work "Bloodstone Screen-Taoyuan Jieyi" won the special prize of the 9th China West Lake Expo. From June to July, 2005, I was invited to participate in cultural exchange activities between Hangzhou and France and Italy, which was highly praised by people in the French and Italian industries.

In 2006, at the invitation of Macao government, a two-week teaching activity was held. As the leader of fossil carving in Changhua, he has taught more than 100 people, laying the foundation for this area to gradually develop into "the national stone of China-the hometown of bloodstone carving" and making certain contributions to the cultural prosperity of the motherland. 1999, with outstanding achievements in the construction of two civilizations, won the glorious title of outstanding hero of China Light.