After transformation, Jiguge has developed from a cultural relic reproduction and restoration shop to a comprehensive antique art shop integrating antique porcelain, Four Treasures of the Study, celebrity calligraphy and painting, tourist souvenirs, cultural relic identification and tea garden. The landlord on the first floor deals in antique porcelain, replicas of cultural relics, Four Treasures of the Study, handicrafts and so on. On the second floor are famous calligraphy and painting and tea gardens. "Jiguge Tea Garden" was inscribed by Mr. Qi Gong.
Although it was only built for more than 50 years, its shop name is Chicken Bone Pavilion, which was a workshop founded by Jin Mao, a scholar in Changshu in Ming Dynasty, to collect and carve rare books of ancient books. The historical and cultural connotation it carries determines the difference of its mission. Today's "Chicken Bone Pavilion" not only inherits the name of a century-old shop, but also draws on the spirit and persistent pursuit of ancestors to inherit the essence of ancient culture, constantly draws nutrients from the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization and long history, and has made great achievements in bronze ware reproduction, ancient cultural relics restoration, rubbings, ancient ceramics imitation, and souvenir making of the Chinese zodiac. From the front shop and back factory in 1950s to the operation scale of 2000 square meters in Beijing Liulichang, Jigu Pavilion has developed with the development of China, witnessed the stormy course of China for more than 50 years, and benefited from the reform and opening up for 30 years. In the process of connecting the past with the future and carrying forward the future, Jiguge combines China's traditional culture and arts such as bronze culture, tea culture, ceramic culture, calligraphy and painting, rubbings, etc. with exquisite skills and unique ideas, which reproduces the essence of ancient culture for modern people and makes great efforts for the promotion and inheritance of Chinese culture.
Jigu Pavilion, a private library and printing workshop in Ming Dynasty in China. Qili Bridge, south of Hidden Lake in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, was built by Jinmao (1599 ~ 1659) in the late Ming Dynasty. The first name was Zi Jiu, and later it was renamed Jin, Zi, posthumous title Qian. In his later years, he changed his name to Hidden Lake and Tu Su lay man. At the beginning of this book, the title of Lv Jun Pavilion or Shimeitang was used, and later, Ji Gu Pavilion was used. Changshu, Jiangsu, has a well-off family. He likes reading and copying Song He's real name. He was a student in his early years and tried every time. So he lived in seclusion in his hometown, sold his land, built the Ji Gu Pavilion at Qiliqiao, and built two pavilions at Wenyuzhuang and Caoxikou to collect and engrave ancient books. Mao invited more than 30 domestic celebrities to proofread Confucian classics, and immediately invested in engraving them after proofreading. Ji Gu Pavilion is divided into upper, middle and lower parts. China's Si Ku Quan Shu and two books of Buddhism and Taoism were collected by the government of the Northern Song Dynasty, and were collected in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. These books are used for collating or as samples for engraving books. In order to collect rare books widely, Jin Mao once posted a list publicly, bought it at a high price and valued it by page. Huzhou books are mostly collected in Shi Mao Gate of Qiliqiao, with a total of 84,000 books. There are nine buildings behind the Ji Gu Pavilion, with books stored upstairs, and the two corridors downstairs and front and back are the places where sculptors and printers live and work. Hire hundreds of craftsmen at most. There are thirteen classics, seventeen histories, collections of Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, Taoist and Tibetan ballads, etc. In the golden age, there were more than 654.38 million books. The book is carefully carved, well collated and well carved. They are called woodcuts and are sold all over the country. The engraved bibliography is kept in books such as the Collated Bibliography of Jiguge. At the beginning of the store.
At the beginning of its opening, Jiguge only managed and restored porcelain, bronzes and pottery, copied and imitated bronzes and pottery unearthed in various periods, and also managed unique Jiguge rubbings. In 1980s, with the spring breeze of reform and opening-up blowing all over the country, the Beijing Municipal Government decided to expand the operating area of Ji Gu Pavilion from 200 square meters to 2,000 square meters, considering its operating characteristics and good reputation overseas. With the expansion of the store and the transformation of the internal environment, the business of Jigugu Pavilion has developed in a diversified direction, from the initial imitation, reproduction and restoration of cultural relics to the management of antique porcelain, Four Treasures of the Study, calligraphy and painting, new handicrafts, antique furniture, tourist souvenirs, cultural relics identification, galleries and other cultural projects. 1995, in view of the large flow of people in Liulichang and the lack of rest places for guests, Jijuge opened an antique, quiet and elegant "Jijuge Tea Garden" on its second floor, and the famous calligrapher Mr. Qi Gong personally wrote his name, which provided a rare place for Chinese and foreign guests, industry painters and collectors to visit Liulichang and achieved good results.
Introduce innovation
In different periods, Ji Gu Pavilion made corresponding adjustments according to market demand and changes, and made innovations in major projects. Bronze reproduction is the main project of Jigugu Pavilion's traditional advantages, such as Four Sheep Square Zun, Qin Bronze Carriage No.1 and No.2, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Fang Ding with Face, Changxin Palace Lantern, etc., which are known as the "ultimate bronze model", as well as many top reproduction cultural relics and exhibits in major museums in Beijing. All the imitations are from Jigugu Pavilion, which shows the exquisite craftsmanship of Jigugu Pavilion in the reproduction of bronzes. During the period of 65438-0997 in the Year of the Tiger of the Lunar New Year, Jiguge introduced the concept of "Bronze Culture of the Chinese Zodiac" according to market demand. Since then, China's traditional and representative precious cultural relics of the 12 Zodiacs have been copied every year, and the collection of the 12 Zodiacs has been produced and distributed in limited quantities, such as Tiger Eating Deer, Flying Swallow Mounting, Rabbit, Bronze Dragon and Pig Zun, which have high collection value. In 2008, the Chicken Bone Museum released a bronze statue of Qin rhinoceros in the late Warring States Period, which was unearthed at 1963 and is now in the National Museum of China for lovers' collection. The bronze head of the national treasure of the 12 Zodiac in Yuanmingyuan has attracted the attention and heated discussion of the cultural relics community. On the basis of respecting the original objects and combining the design style of court painters in the Qing Dynasty and people's aesthetic habits at that time, Jiguge not only successfully copied the original works of the Seven Treasures, but also restored the heads of five other Chinese zodiac animals whose whereabouts are unknown, expressing the national feelings of looking forward to the early return of those cultural relics whose whereabouts are unknown or lost abroad.
go abroad
Gigantic Pavilion has always been an export-oriented cultural brand. From 1987, the Yellow River Valley Cultural Exhibition was successfully held abroad for the first time, to 2006, when the Swedish Gothenburg docked at the Ji Gu Pavilion, the ancient treasures of China collected in Europe returned to the exhibition, and the Ji Gu Pavilion played an important role in connecting eastern and western civilizations and promoting China's bronze culture, ceramic culture, calligraphy and painting, rubbings and so on. As a member of the board of supervisors of Liulichang Cultural Industry Development Association, Li Lianxiang, general manager of Jiguge, said that it will constantly change and adapt to market demand. Liulichang Cultural Industry Development Association will play the role of bridge and service, integrate resources, form a joint force, seek change and innovation, seize the increasingly prosperous cultural tourism and sightseeing shopping characteristics of Liulichang, and promote the rapid development of Liulichang stores and cultural and creative industries. Siyang fangzun
From the early days of opening the store, bronze ware reproduction is the strong business of Jigugu Pavilion. Over the past 50 years, he has copied many cultural relics for many cultural relics units such as the Palace Museum and the former Museum of History. From all kinds of pottery in Yangshao culture to all kinds of bronzes in the Bronze Age, such as the world-famous "Four Yang Fang Zun" and "Fang Ding with a human face", the bronze carriages of Qin No.1 and No.2 unearthed from the tomb of Qin Dynasty, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, and many precious cultural relics such as Changxin Palace Lantern and Tiger Eating Deer unearthed from the tomb of Liu Sheng in Mancheng, Hebei Province.
Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. Because of its bluish gray, it is named bronze. China's bronzes originated in the Yellow River valley, and experienced Xia, Shang, Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn, reaching its peak in Shang and Zhou dynasties, which lasted for more than 1600 years, forming the bronze culture era of China's traditional system. The bronzes produced include production tools, weapons, ritual vessels, inscriptions, musical instruments and so on. The bronze culture in China is represented by containers. Bronze vessels are simple and elegant, with smooth lines and majesty. Their historical value and collection value are beyond the reach of other antiques.
The "Four Sheep Square Statue" now in the National Museum of China is the representative of the Shang Dynasty square statue and the largest bronze square statue in China. 1938 unearthed in ningxiang county, Hunan province, with a height of 58.3 cm and a weight of 34 kg. "Square Statue of Four Sheep" integrates line carving, relief carving and round carving, plane decoration and three-dimensional sculpture, and utensils and animal modeling, showing unparalleled technology. Known as the "ultimate bronze model." According to the analysis of archaeologists, the "Four Sheep Square Statue" was cast by secondary casting technology, and the whole was cast by block method, which was unique in one go.
Copper carriage
According to the original cultural relics, Qijiage copied a statue of "Siyangfang", which shocked the cultural relics community. Copying "Qin bronze carriage No.1 and No.2" and "Terracotta Warriors and Horses" is also a pioneering work.
In the 1970s, a large painted copper carriage unearthed from the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit in the Qin Mausoleum was known as one of the "eight wonders of the world". The bronze carriage is * * 2×××××××××××××××××××××××10×10×10×10×/kloc-0. Today, 2000 years later, the chain on the copper carriage can still rotate flexibly, the doors and windows can be closed freely, which affects the axle scale and still carries jade, which is known as the "crown of bronze".
Jiguge began to imitate terracotta warriors and horses and Qin bronze wagons in the 1980s. Technicians made more than a dozen trips to Xi 'an and consulted a lot of information. More than 65,438+000 drawings have been drawn. Finally, eight sets of identical bronze wagons were copied, which caused a sensation when they were exhibited in Japan, China and Hongkong.
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Buddha
Manjusri bodhisattva
Qingzhou Buddha statue (stone carving)
Tantric Buddha statue
Liguan audio & video
Sit like a Tathagata
Sitting in Guanyin statue
Eleven Guanyin statues in Tibet
tibet buddha
Bronze rhinoceros statue
Copper can ward off evil spirits.
The Historical Value of Rabbit Skin
Qijiage rubbings are the crystallization of the painstaking efforts and wisdom of generations of Qijiage, and are also its unique business projects. This traditional handicraft is being declared as an intangible cultural heritage project. The content of Jiguge rubbings contains many historical stories and legendary labor scenes, which not only embodies the beauty of decoration, but also shows the social features of various periods in history, and has high historical and cultural value.
Unique skills
The production of Jiguge rubbings is also a must. When making, the graphics and characters are first engraved on the slate, and then covered with rice paper, which can be completed by dozens of manual operations. Its theme mainly comes from historical allusions such as Qin bricks, Han tiles, Dunhuang murals and places of interest. Each rubbing tells a story, and the labor scene includes farming, harvesting, cotton planting, cotton picking, spinning and weaving. The teaching scene includes Confucius' lecture etiquette; Sports scenes include polo and acrobatic performances, which embody the long history of the Chinese nation and the splendid culture of 5000 years with extremely rich contents.
decorate
Jiguge rubbings have not only become decorations of modern apartments in China, but also are deeply loved by foreigners. For many years, they have been the best-selling and cheapest tourist commodities in Liulichang. Jigugu Pavilion has also continuously improved its technology, innovated in color and production technology, and launched color rubbings, which more brilliantly displayed the glory of ancient culture.
Ji Gu Pavilion has preserved more than 200 rubbings from 1950s, as well as some brick carvings and stone tablets from Han Dynasty. Of course, it became a cultural relic. Starting from 1997, Jigugu Pavilion combined bronze culture with zodiac culture and launched the zodiac collection. Every year, the zodiac collection is a representative and precious cultural relic in imitation history, and it is issued in limited quantities. Such as the Year of the Tiger, imitation of the "Tiger Eating Deer" unearthed in the Warring States, the Year of the Loong and the Year of the Pig. The prototype of the collection is the bronzes of the Han Dynasty, all of which have high collection value.
Ji Gu Pavilion will launch the imitation "Rhinoceros Statue in the Late Warring States Period" for people to collect. Its prototype is 1963 "Rhinoceros Statue in the Late Warring States Period" unearthed in Xingping County, Shaanxi Province and now in China National Museum. The rhinoceros statue was a typical wine container at that time. From Shang Dynasty to Warring States Period, people regarded rhinoceros as a magical animal, and called it "rhinoceros statue", which only nobles could enjoy. This kind of wine container usually has a lid on the back, and a thin tube extends from the top left to pour the wine.
According to the original work, Qijiage copied the lifelike "rhinoceros statue". Its head is flat, with double horns, four short legs, and flowing clouds all over its body. Its image is vigorous and realistic. "Rhino" has a strong texture in all parts of the body: cheekbones and elbows protrude, as if it can feel the shape and strength of bones through tight skin.
Li Lianxiang, prime minister of Qijiage, said, "Rhinoceros Zun" is a vessel for holding wine, and the homophonic word of "wine" is the largest singular. Cattle are selfless devotees, and the "bull market" can still be expected. Therefore, the "rhinoceros statue" has a beautiful meaning. This time, considering the convenience of collection, two kinds of statues were made, one is the original and the other is 1/2. It is planned to issue a limited number of 300 pieces.
Qijiage also copied the bronze statue of the national treasure of the 12 Zodiac in Yuanmingyuan. The head of the zodiac was originally located in the Dashuifa Fountain in Yuanmingyuan, representing twelve hours. 1860 was plundered by Eight-Nation Alliance and lost overseas. Some of them have gone home, some will appear at the auction, and some are still missing. On the basis of respecting the original objects, according to a large number of data records and combining with the design artistic style of Lang Shining, a court painter in the Qing Dynasty, Jiguge pondered people's aesthetic habits in the early and middle Qing Dynasty, copied a complete portrait of the zodiac, and re-presented this world-famous artistic masterpiece to the world. Li Lianxiang said that they are particularly looking forward to the early appearance of five unaccounted-for Chinese zodiac heads to see how much they are the same as their masterpieces and how much they are different. Qijiage Tea House is located on the second floor at the entrance of Liulichang East Street. The big teapot hanging high on the eaves, like an old lid, greets passers-by. Jiguge Tea Garden is dominated by promoting China tea culture, inheriting ancient customs and innovating ideas. More than 200 square meters of tea garden is divided into indoor and outdoor areas: the whole indoor environment is simple and elegant, quiet and leisurely. After drinking tea, you can also enjoy the paintings and calligraphy works of many famous artists collected by Jijuge. Outdoor leisure, tea, but also panoramic view of Liulichang street view and bustling past literati. "Jiguge Tea Garden" was inscribed by Mr. Qi Gong. Jiguge Teahouse warmly welcomes people from all walks of life at home and abroad to visit.