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Wu Shuigen, Guizhou TaiwanSugar daddyJiang native, national intangibleSugar The representative inheritor of baby‘s cultural heritage “Miao silver jewelry forging skills” is the representative master of the Pinay escort. He has devoted himself to silver jewelry forging for more than 40 years, and over the years, he has accumulated more than 100 models of Sugar baby chisels according to craft needs. In a simple room less than 20 square meters, he used small hammers and chisels to create exquisite silver jewelry.
“Dangdangdang…” Hold the silver piece with the chisel in your left hand, and use a small hammer to hit the chisel in your right hand. After changing to several different types of chisels, the pattern on the silver sheet gradually became clear: the person wearing a hat was riding a horse and whipping it. Wu Shuigen Sugar baby (see picture, photographed by our reporter Chen Junyi) picked up the silver piece, checked it repeatedly under the light, and put the silver piece together with other finished products.
56-year-old Wu Shuigen is a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage “Miao Silver Jewelry Forging Technique”. He has studied silver jewelry making with his father since he was 8 years old. When this craft was passed down to Wu Shuigen, it was already the eighth generation.
In Shidong Town, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, bypass the square at the entrance of the village, and walk along the stone alley a few steps. Then we came to WuShuigen’s home, his studio is also located here. When I opened the studio door, the scene inside was a bit unexpected.Sugar baby: Three low wooden tables were placed side by side, dark green storage cabinets were piled up, gas tanks were placed in two diagonals, chisels, scissors, rulers and other tools were placed on the small table in the middle, and there were several small stools on the ground.
In this simple room of less than 20 square meters, Wu Shuigen stays for more than ten hours every day, carefully polishing out exquisite silver jewelry. The first step in making silver jewelry is to melt the silver, put the bowl containing crushed silver on the charcoal fire. At high temperature, the silver melted into silver water. Pour the silver water into the rectangular groove, cool it a little, and use a hammer to beat the silver bar until the thickness of the chopsticks. “You can do wire drawing at this time.” Wu Shuigen introduced.
Hold a wooden stick as thick as a rolling pin in both hands, step on the wire drawing board with one foot, pass the silver bar through the thickest hole on the wire drawing board and walk around the wooden stick, and then rotate the lifting stick, and the silver bar gradually becomes thinner. “The thinnest can be as thin as the hair.” Wu Shuigen pointed to the thinnest hole on the wire drawing board and said, “But it cannot be done in one step. Sugar baby must be pulled step by step along this hole, otherwise it will not be able to pass through it.” “The most basic thing in making silver jewelry is two things: both silver wire and silver pieces. With these two things, you can carve and decorate patterns.” This is the essence of Wu Shuigen’s silver jewelry making craftsmanship.
The lower floor of the dark green storage cabinet is filled with oval stones. “This is the mold of the pattern, divided into two sides of Yin and Yang.” Picking up a mold, Wu Shuigen broke it open and introduced to the reporter, “Put the silver piece in and press it, and the rough outline of the pattern comes out.” Wu Shuigen has tens of thousands of molds like this, all of which were designed and made by him personally.It has both the traditional Miao pattern of Sugar daddy, and the modern elements in modern life.
“After the prototype of the pattern comes out, it is necessary to carve it with a chisel to make the pattern clearer.” Put the pressed silver piece on the small table in the middle, Wu Shui picked up the hammer, touched the chisel and started to carve the picture. After a while, a sun flower appeared in Wu Shuigen’s hands.
“Don’t underestimate these chisels. At first glance, they all look the same, like ordinary nails, but the patterns on the chisel head are very different.” said Wu Sugar daddySugar daddySugen. Triangular, flat, round… more than 100 types of chisels are slowly made and accumulated by Wu Shuigen over the years according to the needs of technology, and can meet the carving needs of almost all patterns. With so many chisels, how can I quickly choose the most suitable one? “Use it frequently, you can tell at a glance. Sugar daddy” said Wu Shuigen.
In the Miao Township in the mountains of Guizhou, Wu Shuigen does not only “work hard”, he also has some understanding of the new silver jewelry making technology. “Now, all aspects of the work of Sugar daddy can be replaced by machines.” Wu Shuigen admitted that the new technology has indeed produced an impact on traditional handmade production, but he still has his own confidence. “They want to use computers to make pictures, and my patterns are in my mind. Whatever you think of can be made immediately, and this creativity is irreplaceable.” Now, Wu Shuigen thinks the most difficult thing is the inheritance of craftsmanship. “I took 17 apprentices hand in hand, but many people have gone elsewhere. “Wu Shuigen introduced that his daughter has become the ninth generation successor of the family’s craftsmanship.
“Now, as long as there are young people who are willing to come and learn, I am willing to teach! “Wu Shuigen said as he walked out of the studio and came to the work Sugar baby showroom. Here, the wind and rain bridges, dragon boats and other ornaments that carry the common memories of Miao compatriots were neatly arranged, and under the light, they emitted dazzling light…
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