One stroke and one stroke are carefully carved, and then carefully painted. It requires excellent skills and skills to make a pair of hand-carved sparrows.
Zhang Jingshun (Uncle Jing), the third-generation descendant of "Mark Sparrow" (Mark Sparrow), the only surviving old hand-carved sparrow shop in Hong Kong, said that to carve a pair of sparrows, you must first select materials, send them to factories in the Mainland for processing, cut them, and send them back to the store. Uncle Jing then carved and colored it with one knife and one stroke to make the protagonist of "Sifang City".
He also revealed that when he carved sparrows, he liked the difficulty first and then the easy, so he used to carve Wanzi first, because Wanzi has the most strokes, and the easiest is the tube, but the easiest is also the most dangerous. ."
In the face of the demolition crisis, he said frankly that he most hoped that the original site would be retained, so that the craftsmanship could continue to shine and let people know that the craftsmanship of the previous generation was not simple.
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How much effort do I hope to put in, I know that the previous generation was really bitter, not laughing, and it was so hard that it was hard work, easy to say, and hard work.
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It’s easier said than done to carve a pair of sparrows. Zhang Jingshun (Uncle Jing), who has been carving sparrows by hand for more than 50 years, said that before he starts, he must first select the materials. , and cut them into "grain by grain" sparrows and return them to the store.
When he receives the processed "sparrow", he can start carving it.
Uncle Jing revealed that he likes "difficult first and then easy", so he is used to carving Wanzi first, because Wanzi has the most strokes and spends the most time, and the easiest is the tube, but the tube has hidden dangers, "The fastest but the most dangerous, Be careful, because the bobbin has to turn, and you can't turn your head once it turns." He pointed out that he would finish carving two or three pairs before starting to color. Because you have to wait for the oil to dry."
Uncle Jing said that he was used to carving two or three pairs before starting to color.
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In recent years, some smaller sparrows have often appeared. Are sparrows also affected by the land problem in Hong Kong and have to "change the dynasty"?
Uncle Jing smiled and said "Uncle Painting", saying that the smaller ones are Taiwanese brands, and the larger ones are Guangdong brands. Hong Kong mainly plays Guangdong brands, so he will buy the larger Guangdong brands, but in recent years, more and more People love to use Taiwan sparrows, so there are differences in size.
Uncle Jing, who is a skilled carver, pointed out that because Taiwanese sparrows are young, they should pay more attention when carving. , but carving is the same.”
In addition to standard sparrows, Uncle Jing also accepts orders made by customers or special requests. His store also displays many samples, such as "Zhang Jingshun Carving", "Tiger Tigers Prosperity", "Goodness", etc., and even rings, Roses, etc., are easy to carve.
When asked what he likes to sculpt the most, he said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it's usually a word with good intentions. A client likes to ask me to do it. I'm very fond of it. I like it the most with good intentions."
It is difficult to carve without words, and it is difficult to have more strokes. The same way, it is best to use one character, and the least strokes.
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Carving sparrows for more than 50 years, Uncle Jing's hands have been constantly "struggled" by the carving knife.
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The skills passed down from generation to generation have no inheritance in Uncle Jing’s hands. He admits that not accepting apprentices is related to the decline of the industry. Because business was good in the past, orders were full two or three months before the Chinese New Year. Worrying about the lack of business, "I can't do business every day of the week. It's normal to have a market. I can't make a thousand silver every week. I have sold a deck of cards to over a thousand."
No one is studying, because there is no business, he asked me to teach me, but I can't teach, I really can't get food, how many years do I have to learn, how about a day and a half?
It's too tight, even if you carve, you have to have a customer who appreciates you, and it's ok to buy you.
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Although there are no entrant apprentices to take over the skills, Uncle Jing has more and more "little apprentices".
He said that in recent years, the workshop has become more and more popular, and he has been invited to the workshop to teach skills from time to time, especially foreign women are most interested in carving sparrows.
He also revealed that foreigners regard hand-carving sparrows as an art and are often willing to spend money to buy them. At present, 40% of the business in the store is from foreign customers.
(Foreigners) I like it very much. He is willing to pay and buy it. When we are an art department and want to buy a souvenir, he thinks it is worth it.
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Uncle Jing hopes that the government can keep the original site and cooperate with each other.
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Inherited for three generations, the store has been relocated four times, but it is always inseparable from the Jordan area.
Uncle Jing explained that the hope of doing business is always close by, because old customers will always patronize, "The customer boy is close by, so you can help your old shop. If you move far, you need a ride, and the customer will go." The whereabouts of the old shop is unknown, and whether it will open at the end of the month is still unknown. Uncle Jing is very simple. I hope this craft can continue.
But there must be a place. My first hope is to keep the original site and move it for the second time. It is difficult to keep the old customers.
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