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Chongqing News

A “love letter” of ancient lacquer written by foreigner to Chongqing

2021-04-13 15:34:28

In order to restore the ancient weaving craftsmanship, Lacquer collected cotton from Guizhou, peeled off the cotton seeds one by one and spun them into threads. He made dyes with lacquer leaves and lacquer bark, used them to dye the cloth he had woven, and then used the dyeing cloth in his lacquer paintings. Lacquer will also apply lacquer on common daily necessities such as bamboo baskets and rice bags. Lacquer said that his job is to record the traces left by people on these objects, and these traces are life.

Lacquer’s studio in Hufeng Mountain was originally a farmhouse. On the floor of the kitchen of the adobe house, there are also deep and shallow traces of the family’s life: the lines of the soles of adults and children, the dents of the stacked pots and bowls, and even the footprints of dogs… Lacquer rubbed these imprints of life into embryos, and completed this work with traditional Chinese lacquer making craftsmanship.

For Vincent Lacquer, in addition to his favorite lacquer, his beloved wife Xiao Rong, who knows him best, is also in Chongqing. Xiao Rong was born in a rural area of Sichuan, studied oil painting at university, and then began to study sewing, weaving and embroidery. Every time Lacquer wants to hold an exhibition or attend an important event, Xiao Rong will personally sew a suit for him. At the end of July last year, their child was born. Regarding the current country life, both of them are at ease.

Editor:Jiang Yiwei