Chinese Character - Huizhou-Style Print

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Huizhou-Style Print

Enjoying the reputation of being the manufacturing center for paper and Chinese ink, Huizhou boasted many adept painters and engravers. The most famous engravers in Huizhou were the Huang Clan from Yachuan Village. Willing to learn from each other and striving for the best, they eventually rose to
the leading position in the Chinese prints industry. Many evidences prove that Huizhou-style Print was a great success with various kinds of schools.

With hair-like thin and soft lines and finely carved surroundings like hills, stones, bricks, and windows, Zhuangyuantukao (Number one scholars) and Guifan (Guidelines for maidens) done by people from the Huang clan in Yachuan Village well demonstrate the adeptness of the engravers. Their works
are not only finely engraved and painted, but also could serve as a mirror reflecting the development of the society at that time.

Ilustrations by Huang Tingke（1582）

For instance, four Christian prints sent to Cheng Junfang by Matteo RICCI, an Italian missionary in China, were copied in Chengximoquan, a piece of representative works by the Huang clan. This demonstrates that block-print once served as a bridge to enhance the art communication between China and
the Western countries.

Not confining themselves to their hometown, craftsmen in Huizhou widely spread to other regions, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, and Nanjing. They naturally brought the styles of Huizhou Print with them to wherever they arrived.

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