The Huishan Clay Figurines and The Use of Color in Chinese Clay Crafts
1 min readHuishan Clay Figurines
The Huishan clay figurines made in Wuxi，Jiangsu Province emerged in the Ming Dynasty and have a history of over 400 years.Thanks to their unique art style，these colored figurines have been well received by the Chinese people throughout the country and have been sold to 50 countries and regions.Masters of the art have given demonstrations in Japan，the U.S.，Australia and other countries.Hence Huishan clay figurines display the best color modeling art in the East.
The Use of Color in Chinese Clay Crafts
In the use of color，Chinese clay crafts do not copy life either.Instead，they try to reflect the artistic reality.They prefer using bright colors and tend to bring the contrast between them into such clear relief that will give a saturation and bouncing visual effect.Chinese clay crafts are often painted in bright red，bright green and yellow.The romantic designs in flowing lines give them a bright，cheerful and lively look and send out the fragrance of country life.
