Master Bao Yun (1643) was a scholar of Chongzhen in the 16th year of Ming Dynasty, and his words were absolutely unique (1603- 167 1). Yin (now Ningbo, Zhejiang) was born. He studied at the beginning of Huluwan in Jincheng, and became a monk in the third year of Qing Shunzhi (1646), and was called Master Baoyun. Carving gourds and painting landscapes, beyond the border, if extremely abrupt, isolated. Living at home, every craftsman examines his own methods when he enters the door, imitates himself, and can do his own things well with his own tools. And build a mountain house in Pangu, and do my best. You should hang a strange tree to make it a nourishing harmony (biography of Li Mi in Tang Dynasty: "I tried to pick pine branches and thought it was a nourishing harmony." ) Lie down and sit in. Pick up the leftovers and burn them, just like a stove. It's definitely ancient. Sixty-nine. The work of "Gao Ming" has been handed down from generation to generation as an orphan-a picture of a gourd carving baby. During the Kangxi period, it developed into a tool made of agate, which was used to carve raised reliefs, some of which were pictures of children playing crickets. The children have different faces and left no knife marks. There is a eunuch named Liang Hulu in Daoguang Palace. He is good at carving gourds. His craft was influenced by the Huding River in Jincheng. This gourd is as big as a bucket. Carved into the shape of flowers and birds, fine and undamaged. Some of them are covered with ivory and rosewood. The small square seal engraved with "Liang Jiumi" at the gap is precious to Beijing. In the1940s, the quality of carved gourds in Lanzhou was further improved, among which Ruan Guangyu, Wang Deshan and Chen Wushuang were the most famous. Ruan Guangyu was originally a folk painter in Hebei Province. 1938 moved to Lanzhou, and began to learn the skills of carving gourds, and introduced his cultivation in poetry, calligraphy and printing into this folk art. Therefore, his gourd carving has a wide range of themes and exquisite carving skills, including poetry and calligraphy, landscapes of the North and South schools, the West Chamber, figures in the Red Chamber, serial studios, etc., and his techniques are becoming more and more perfect. In 1950s, carved gourds in Lanzhou began to flourish. With the support of the government, 1954 established Lanzhou Special Arts and Crafts Society, specializing in the production of carved gourds. 1959 was exported overseas for the first time and sold to Britain, Germany, Hungary and the Soviet Union. The annual export volume exceeded 1 100.
In the 1970s, unique varieties used for carving gourds were improved and cultivated, such as eggs and abacus beads. The leather is fine and smooth, with a slight yellow color. After each ripening and picking, the epidermis is scraped off, dried and polished, which is particularly bright. Then, the artist designs and depicts all kinds of characters, clouds, flowers, poems and calligraphy on the gourd. Simple and elegant style. Traditionally, the needle is shallow, and the technique is mainly meticulous. After the 1980s, Ruan, a famous gourd artist in Lanzhou, created hollow gourds, ink gourds and colored gourds instead of needles, which changed the shortcomings of traditional needle-carved lines. Some carved gourds have openings at the upper end and covers and bases at the lower end, while others can be hung in the air.
After entering the 1990s, Lanzhou Hulu art circle is full of talents and masters. Some outstanding artists have improved and perfected the traditional carving methods, and produced some new technologies on the basis of predecessors, such as the most difficult needle-knife combination technology, color carving technology, and the combination of betting and carving. These techniques finally make the composition of gourd works more novel, with smooth lines and artistic value of by going up one flight of stairs. Techniques are used to express the relationship between structure, space, texture and color of objects. Nowadays, excellent artists' new understanding of the basic theory of fine arts depends on superb techniques. We have a comprehensive understanding of various techniques of modern sculpture art, and if we continue like this, we will certainly create new outstanding artists.