(1) Baoqing Pyrography Exhibition
Duration: January 1st-4th, 2022
Venue: Art Gallery, Hunan Cultural Center

Brief introduction of the exhibition: Pyrography was called "fire needle embroidery" in ancient times, also known as "woodburning" and "fire-pen painting." It is the art of decorating bamboo, wood, rough paper, or other materials with burn marks resulting from the controlled application of a heated object. The Baoqing pyrography artworks exhibited at this expo showcase Hunan New Year customs and business, including waterwheel making, blacksmithing, and street tailoring, which are dying in Shaoyang.

(2) Achievements exhibition on the inheritance and protection of Chen Yanglong’s underglaze-colored porcelain art
Duration: December 21st, 2021-February 17th, 2022
Venue: Art Gallery, Hunan Cultural Center

Brief introduction of the exhibition: Liling underglaze-colored porcelain is a kind of high-temperature underglaze-colored porcelain. It has to go through more than 100 processes, from raw material to finished product. Since modern times, Liling's underglaze-colored porcelain has won many awards at home and abroad for its unique craftsmanship and excellent quality. It was also selected as fine porcelain for essential places such as Zhongnanhai and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing or as a gift to foreign heads of state. It is known as "the peak of oriental ceramic art".
 
More than 40 pieces of Liling underglaze-colored porcelain are exhibited, including the works of the late Chen Yanglong, a national representative inheritor, Chen Li, a provincial representative inheritor, Shen Bin, a municipal representative inheritor, and works provided by the Chen Yanglong Underglaze-colored Porcelain Art Center in Liling City.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: Changsha Evening News