Development of Silver-inlaid Lacquerware of Weifang Redwood

In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Liu Donghou and Liu Zhonglu in Wei County established Tongyin Mountain Pavilion, and set up branches in Jinan, Beijing and other places. The lacquerware embedded with silver wire has been improved. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, some people in the society envied the lifestyle of Europeans and Americans, and wearing suits and crutches became fashionable. So the walking stick became a hot commodity in the silver shop. At first, there was only one line of double hook embedded in the walking stick. Later, artists embedded a hundred characters with different writing styles on the walking stick and named them "Zhang". As soon as the longevity stick came out, it was appreciated by Chinese and foreign people, and it became a good product to appreciate calligraphy and ornamental art. As a masterpiece of silver-inlaid lacquerware, longevity stick enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad and sells well all over the country. 19 15, the hanging screen of "Ten Scenes of West Lake" produced by Kou Yazhai won the best prize of Panama International Expo.

1920- 1935 is the flourishing period of embedded banks, with more than 20 shops and workshops (including semicolons in Beijing, Dandong, Nanjing, Shanghai and Jinan), and there are Xiexing City, Yongxing City, Tongyinshan Pavilion, Kouyazhai, Fuju City, Lixing City and Jixingtai in Wei County alone. There are walking sticks, ink cartridges, stationery boxes, book boxes, color printing boxes, pen containers, paperweights, ink beds, pen containers, water bowls, silver cabinets, inkstone screens, cigarette cases, smoking rooms, jewelry boxes, mirror boxes, photo frames, Long Touzhang, vases, bottle caps, desk screens, Ruyi, badge boxes, business card boxes and so on. There is a broad market. In addition to sales in this province, Shanghai and Nanjing Shixian companies and domestic companies have distribution, and even exported to foreign countries. 1925, after the death of Sun Yat-sen, the National Government built Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing, and the silver-inlaid workshop "International Xingcheng" made a mahogany plaque embedded with the "Premier's Will" for Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. 1933- 1935, the silver lacquerware won the first prize in the annual product exhibition along the railway held by the national government. The cigarette case made by Ding Nianting, an artist, has lettering with different strokes embedded in the box surface and silver lines lined with black paint, which is eye-catching and can be called a stunt. The small ink bed pattern made by Tongyinshan Museum consists of rocks and a bunch of blooming orchids. The stone is made of thick silk, and the flower is made of thin silk, with clear thickness, fresh and elegant. Tian Juqi, an artist in Yajianzhai, used this method to make snuff trays. The smallest diameter is only 4 cm, and the tire system consists of several pieces of wood. Carving, inlaying and painting skills are superb, which can be called handicrafts.