Where is the Zigong Bamboo Silk Fan?

The Zigong bamboo silk fan, as bright as cloud brocade and as thin as cicada wings, is a pearl among Chinese handicrafts. Because the skill of weaving this kind of bamboo silk fan was created by Gong Juewu in the late Qing Dynasty and has been passed down to the Gong family for four generations. It has a history of a hundred years now. Therefore, people are accustomed to calling Zigong bamboo silk fan "Gong Fan". . The Gong fan has a peach-shaped surface, similar to a Wan fan, and is carefully woven with bamboo silk as thin as silk. It is bright yellow in color, thin and translucent, soft and delicate, like a brocade, with patterns of landscapes, figures, flowers, birds, insects and fish, all of which are lifelike. With the fan handle made of ivory or ox bone and the silk fan pendant, it is simply exquisite and translucent. , exquisite and exquisite, known as a national treasure of ingenuity. It is said that once at the Canton Fair, a very experienced British silk merchant actually recognized the Gong fan as a silk product. When he learned that it was a bamboo work, he said in amazement: "The Zigong Bamboo Silk Fan can deservedly be included in the world's art treasures." Zigong Bamboo Silk Fan has long been famous at home and abroad. In 1956, it won the Overseas Exhibition Award. , it was sent to the United States for display. Today, it has been sold in more than 50 countries around the world and is very popular among people from all over the world. Gong Yuzhang, the second generation descendant of Gong Fan, transformed the several bamboo knives originally used into more than ten tools with various functions such as cutting, scraping, picking, and plucking; in terms of weaving techniques, he also transformed the original simple "human "The word weaving method has been expanded to new techniques such as dot, line, broken, cross and so on. Gong Yuzhang is also very particular about materials. He must use "one-year-old" yellow bamboo from Yinshan Mountain, with long leaf segments and spring bamboo shoots and autumn leaves. After the yellow bamboo is cut down, it must be regularly filled with clean water and then used special tools to even out the flowers and scrape the green. , thin, scrape, and finally become bamboo silk as thin as hair, as thin as cicada wings, as soft as silk, and a bamboo fan often uses more than a thousand bamboo silk. He can weave according to the calligraphy and painting of famous artists, to the extent that famous hands can imitate paintings. The woven animals can be divided into old, young, male and female, and the woven characters can express emotions, anger, sorrow and joy.

The third generation of Gong Fan’s descendants defeated Changrong and Gong Yuwen. They have inherited the ancestral skills very well, and have made useful explorations in fan shape, pattern theme, artistic style and use of color. "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" and "Flying to the Moon" compiled by Gong Changrong were praised at the 1978 National Arts and Crafts Exhibition. "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" was also exhibited in Philadelphia, USA in March 1981 and received favorable reviews. Gong Yuwen's "Xu Tao Paper Making Picture" won the only first prize at the Sichuan Provincial Craftsmen's Congress in 1979.

Zigong Bamboo Silk Fan is a famous specialty of Zigong City, Sichuan Province and a shining pearl among Chinese handicrafts. The weaving technique of Zigong bamboo silk fans was pioneered by Gong Juewu in the late Qing Dynasty, so Zigong bamboo silk fans are also called "Gong fans". Zigong Bamboo Silk Fan has a peach-shaped surface and is carefully woven with bamboo silk as thin as silk. The Zigong bamboo silk fan is bright yellow in color, as bright as cloud brocade, and as thin as a cicada's wing. The designs include landscape figures, flowers, birds, insects, and fish, all of which are lifelike and lifelike. They are equipped with fan handles made of ivory or ox bone, and silk fan pendants. It is indeed exquisite and can be called a national treasure.