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Dongyang wood carving can be traced back to the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD), but it reached its peak during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties. The city of Dongyang emerged as a hub for wood carving due to its abundance of high-quality wood resources and a favorable climate that allowed for skilled craftsmanship.
A Chinese tea table carved from tree roots. Note the flat "terraces." Each drains tea into a waste reservoir under the table. Chinese armchair made from roots. Qing Dynasty, Qianlong era, 18th century. Root carving is a traditional Chinese art form that involves carving and polishing tree roots into various artistic creations. [1]
A Chinese wooden Bodhisattva, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Shanghai Museum. Wood carving is one of the oldest arts of humankind. Wooden spears from the Middle Paleolithic, such as the Clacton Spear, reveal how humans have engaged in utilitarian woodwork for millennia. However, given the relatively rapid rate at which wood decays in most ...
Armchair made in the root-wood style. Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95). Many Jiangnan cities became known for furniture and carved objects during the Qing era. [19] Highly ornate and decorative furniture made from the best wood could only be found in the dwellings of the literati and court elite.
The reconstruction of Buddhist temples burned in the civil wars required sculptors. The new sculptures were mostly conservatively carved from wood and gilt or polychromed. However, some Buddhist monk sculptors produced unpainted, roughly hewn images of wood. Enkū (1632–1695) and Mokujiki (1718–1810) are representative. They traveled ...
The town of Sanyi, Miaoli is the current center of the Taiwanese wood carving industry. Many of the wood carvers in Sanyi are concentrated on Shuimei Street. [30] The Sanyi Wood Sculpture Museum exhibits a wide range of wood art. [29] [31] Much of the timber from illegal logging in Taiwan ends up in the local wood carving industry. [32]
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