Descendants of Luban, the ancestor of Chinese Architecture — Shawan craftsmen in Guangzhou in the late Qing Dynasty


Among the craftsmen in Shawan in the late Qing Dynasty, the most famous is Yang Ruishi in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods.

Similarly, at the head gate of Luban temple, the same New Year picture and the same theme are obviously not personal behavior.

There are not only his murals, but also his signed gray sculptures on the North emperor temple.

The number of mural buildings painted by Yang Ruishi, a craftsman in Zini village, far exceeds that of any Guangfu painter.

In contrast, the number of Han Zhu stone wall paintings surviving in the world is less and later than that of Han Chi mountain.

“Qingluo mountain”, also known as Qingluo mountain, is a landmark mountain in Shawan, Panyu.

This cross-border expert is like Li Pusheng in Shawan North Village.

The existing murals confirm that they used to work together with young and old people, and have a strong sense of hometown.

Mural by Yang Ruishi and Li Pusheng Shawan mural by Li Pusheng and Yang Ruishi in Shawan North Emperor Temple (above), with Yang Ruishi’s high mountains and flowing water, flowers, birds and calligraphy on the right; On the left is Li Pusheng’s Ji Qin Ruan Xiao, flowers and birds and calligraphy.

Shawan craftsmen often sign “Qingluo peak” in front of their famous money on the murals.

There are more than 100 mural buildings of Shawan craftsmen, which shows their industry status and superb skills.

For example, “Youxing store” on the mural signed by Yang Ruishi; “Shiqiao Xinji” and “Dongfu Yuanchang” on Han Chishan’s signed mural.

It is said that Li Wenyuan, a craftsman in Shawan, went to Beijing to repair the imperial palace; Jin Yaosheng, a craftsman in Sanshan village, was awarded the No.

In September of the same year, laocuixi of Sanshan village also painted a combined mural of “Eight Immortals in drunkenness” with a scene of Taibai drunkenness in the ancestral temple of Sanshan village.

In the traditional architecture of Guangfu in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it is common for two people to paint the same building, but few of them draw the same group of paintings.

The existence of the guild also contributed to the grand occasion of two Luban temples in the two adjacent villages of Zini and Sanshan.

During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there were many craftsmen here, which had a great influence in Guangfu area.

“Qingluo mountain” in Shawan is a common native place symbol used by Shawan craftsmen in the inscription of murals.

According to the Panyu county annals compiled in 1995, Yang Ruishi, a famous painter in Guangfu, is from Shawan Zini village.

There must be the support of craftsmen and guilds in the whole village.

Luban is the ancestor of Guangfu construction craftsmen.

However, due to the low social status of craftsmen and the lack of relevant data, people have little understanding of such craftsmen for a long time.

His painting style and techniques fully reflect the characteristics of Shawan craftsmen.

The reason why the Shawan construction craftsmen group could pass on fire from generation to generation in the hundreds of years of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China is inseparable from the mutual care and support between their fellow townsmen.

There is “Aoshan” in Shawan Zini and Sanshan villages, and the name of the village is “Nanyang”.

In the same way, Han Zhushi and another Shawan craftsman Han Ziping painted the mural of yanzai Magong temple in Xie village, Zhongcun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou in 1930.

in Shawan Zini village and Sanshan village.

The “shop number” of the guild, which appeared simultaneously with many famous paintings of Shawan painters on the murals, on the other hand reveals that there had been an architectural guild organization in Shawan at that time.

In addition, many craftsmen in Shawan are proficient in several skills of “Three Sculptures, two sculptures and one painting” (brick carving, stone carving, wood carving, grey sculpture, ceramic sculpture and mural).

In addition, Han Yanshan in Nanyang lane of Shawan Zini village has both the large signed mural of Hou Temple in Beicheng of Shawan Zini Village (created in 1926) and the signed brick carving on the head of Huaide hall in Shawan Beicun.

Han Chishan is a famous craftsman in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

After many cultural relics surveys, this situation has been improved.

It spans about 100 years from Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty to the late Republic of China.

His paintings exist in Guangzhou, the Pearl River Delta and further west Guangdong.

Today, the century old Luban temple in two adjacent villages, Zini and Sanshan, in Shawan, Panyu, Guangzhou, reveals the glory of the construction industry here.

Han Chishan, Han Zhaoxuan, Han Zhushi, Han Ziping, Li Pusheng, Li Zishen, Zhong Ruixuan, Jin Yaosheng, he Lisheng, etc.

For example, the murals of renkepan temple in Jiangxia community, Huangcun Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou were painted by Han Chishan and his hometown Han Zhushi in 1914.

Jin Yaosheng’s grey sculpture can be seen from the signed murals that most of the murals on Guangfu buildings were drawn by a craftsman.

Therefore, the murals signed with “Zixi Nanyang”, “Nanyang” or “Aofeng” and “Aoshan” are made by the people of Shawan Zini and Sanshan villages.

In addition, Jin Yaosheng of Shawan Sanshan village, known as the “number one in grey sculpture” during the period of the Republic of China, has four grey sculptures (created in 1933) of Guang’an bank on Tiyun Road, Guangzhou, murals of Aoshan ancient temple in Shawan Sanshan village, and murals of boqiu Deng temple in Jiucun, Yayao Town, Huadu District.

There are 10 ancestral halls and academies with murals signed by Han Chishan, which is second only to Yang Ruishi.

Yang Ruishi and Li Pusheng; Li Pusheng, Zhong Ruixuan and laocuixi; Han Chishan and Han Zhushi; Han Zhushi and Han Ziping painted murals together, and there were obvious signs of helping and leading the echelon..

At present, 16 craftsmen of Shawan nationality can be identified, including seven of Han, two of Li, two of Jin, one of Zhang, Yang, Zhong, Lao and he.

It can be seen from the inscription of the murals at the head of the two ancient temples that in May 1926, Han Yanshan of Zini village painted a combined mural of “too white drunk” at the Hou Temple in the north city of Zini village.

1 scholar in grey sculpture by the people.

are named “qingluofeng”; In addition, after investigation, it can be determined that there are Han Cuishi, Han Yanshan, Zhang Ying, Yang Ruishi, laocuixi, etc.

In the Pearl River Delta region, nearly 40 ancestral halls, academies, temples and folk houses in which he has painted can still be seen.

If there are murals jointly signed by two or more people on the same building, these painters should be teachers and apprentices, which is confirmed by the existing architectural murals.

The existing Luban temples in Zini village and Sanshan village are called Beicheng Hou Temple and Xianshi ancient temple respectively.

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