The nine -story hexagonal pagoda bells recovered by Shandong Craftsmanship even come to inspect and exchange

On the 18th, at the 3rd China International Cultural Tourism Expo and the first Chinese traditional craft conference, the Liaocheng Exhibition Area, the nine -story hexagonal pagoda clock attracted the audience to stop frequently, and its exquisite details continued to marvel.

I saw the pagoda bell golden brilliant, and the whole body was inlaid with crystal jewelry. The bell bell hanging on all corners of the pagoda was hung.

"This watch is bronze casting." The producer of this watch, Ma Xianming, the producer of this clock and the inheritance of the Copper casting technology of Liaocheng. The nine -layer hexagonal pagoda clock belongs to the copper casting art crafts. "The original watch is now in the Palace Museum. The one we displayed is based on the 1: 1 replica." Ma Xianming said that the previous generation was made of copper casting, and most of them did the shell used by the ship or warships, and then slowly developed from copper cast to clocks. In 2015, in order to prove and enhance the technical strength, he and his elder brother Ma's ancestors decided to imitate the nine -layer six -story pagoda clock. Later, more than ten procedures such as casting wax type, shelling, melting copper pouring, carving, polishing, and gilt gold have spent more than 2 years. "

After the production of the pagoda clock, it has attracted widespread attention from the outside world, and even attracted the experts of the Forbidden City Watch Repair Technology Training Course represented by the Palace Museum's Watch Master Wang Jin.

At present, the Ma Xianming team has recovered more than a dozen clocks and watches. "Now with the blessing of Shandong, our craftsman is more energetic and motivated. We will definitely work hard to inherit this process from generation to generation." Ma Xianming said.

New Yellow River Reporter: Shi Xiaodan Editor: Lu Bing

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