CHINESE CLAY FIGURINE

Chapter One History ofthe Hui Mountain Clay Figurines Summary ¢ñ Customs of Mount l tui nurtured the clay figurines ¢ò Water, memorial arches and memorial temples in Mount Hui ¢ó History of Mount Hui clay figurincsChapter Two Hand-kneaded Skit Career ofYu Xianglian and Wang Nanxian Summary ¢ñ Partners for fifty years ¢ò Family history of Ms. Yu Xianglian ¢ó Masters disciplining Ms. Yu Xianglian in kneading ¢ô Clay figure colored drawing career of Ms. Wang Nanxian ¢õ Days in the clay sculpture and colored drawing class and the clay figure factoryChapter Three Yu Xianglian's Talk on How to Mold Clay Figurines Su mmary ¢ñ General survey of the skills and techniques of hand-kneaded skits ¢ò Clay and tools ¢ó Eighteen techniques of hand-kneaded skits ¢ô Molding procedure and methuds ¢õ Concluding remarksChapter Four Master Wang Nanxian's Talk on Painting Techniques for Clay Figurines Summary ¢ñ Basic knowlcdgc of traditional Mount Hui clay figure colored painting techniques ¢ò Raw materials for colored painting and methods of mixing them ¢ó Tools for colored painting and their functions ¢ô Colored drawing procedures and the basic skills and techniques ¢õ Traditional decoration skills and techniques for Mount Hui clay figurines ¢ö Commonly used patterns uf Mount I Iui traditional clay figurines ¢÷ Protection of clay figurinesChapter Five Masters' Talk on Clay Sculpture Art Summery ¢ñ Relationship between drawing and molding in Mount tlui clay figurines ¢ò Artistic featurcs of Mount Hui clay figurines ¢ó Schools of Mount Hui clay figurines ¢ô Mount ttui clay figurines and the opcras ¢õ Problems faced by Mount Hui clay figurines ¢ö Cognition of nonmaterial culture heritageChapter Six Comments on Clay Figurines byAuthorities Summary Editorial Afterword