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The blockbuster-eternal ingenuity and the great master of woodblock printing, the cultural products of Henan Museum at the end of 2021
Edit: Lily
Time: 2022-01-28 09:50:01

The first significant products of "the cultural products of Intangible Cultural Heritages series of Henan Museum in 2022", the eternal ingenuity and the great master of woodblock printing, finally go up for sale at the end of 2021. The series are inspired by the oracle bone inscriptions of thousands of years ago and integrates one of the Chinese intangible cultural heritages-block printing technique.

Oracle bone inscriptions, have a history of more than 3000 years. They are mainly the inscriptions carved on tortoise shells or animal bones for divination and recording by the royal family in the late Shang dynasty of China,which have important historical value.

Block printing technique is one of the four great inventions of the ancient Chinese people. It is the forerunner of modern human civilization, and it creates conditions for the wide dissemination and communication of knowledge. Block printing, invented in the Tang dynasty, is a technique of engraving pictures and texts on wood for printing. In the Song dynasty, with the social attention paid to education and the great increase in the demand for books, block printing technique saw a period of rapid development.

The products are equipped with solid wood board, carving knife, brush, stamp pad and other tools.There are four themes in the oracle bone inscriptions for the first products: never forget why you started, and your mission can be accomplished; only do good deeds, don't ask about the future; all things in their being are good for something; rainbow comes after storm. The four classic quotes express Henan Museum's best wishes to you.

Carving "oracle bones inscriptions" makes historical intangible cultural heritage alive in practice. Across time and space, ancient and modern ideas converge on the engraving board.