The story of “Huadiao - Carved Flowers”
In Shaoxing, the clay pot is often painted with colourful paintings, so it is often called “Huadiao - flower carving”.
The clever Shaoxing people, with their wisdom, derived the unique skills passed down from generation to generation. Working their hands and hearts, thousands of years of folk skill are passed down, and their enthusiasm and persistence for life are staged, making life vivid and worthy of nostalgia.
In Shaoxing, the hometown of wine, Huadiao wine has a unique and exquisite appearance. The vivid colourful sculptures decorate the wine jar, which brings vitality to the product.
The craftsmanship of Shaoxing flower carving is the crystallisation of the wisdom and sweat of the flower carving artists of all ages. The material is exquisite, the process is complicated, and the production is pure excellence.
A jar of Huadiao wine starts from painting, polishing, painting, powder proofing, draining powder, clay production, stacking, painting and packaging.
Clay sculpting and colour painting are two key processes, and flower carving artists use self-prepared clay as raw material. Carry out manual stacking and carving on the pot, using techniques such as kneading, stacking, engraving, carving, painting, modelling, re-touching, and arranging, etc., to create a three-dimensional image of "vivid depiction, and rhythm".
Oil paint is used for its bright colours. This process tests a person's painting skills and the use and grasp of colour. It takes nearly a month to make a 1000ml craft flower carving wine pot. Not only does it require the producer to have certain artistic skills and aesthetic taste, but it also tests a person's patience and perseverance.
