Brief introduction of mahogany crafts
Mahogany crafts, one of the plastic arts. It is a kind of handicraft with appreciation value, which is made of peach wood as a carrier and artistic skills. It usually has two properties: material products and spiritual needs. Since the Han Dynasty in China, peach has been used as a tool of weariness (weariness, read as ya, is an ornament to avoid evil and analyze happiness).
Peach wood is the earliest peach wood handicraft, which is used to pray for gods' blessing, eliminate disasters and evil spirits. It often shows different styles and features due to different historical periods, geographical environment, economic conditions, cultural and technical levels, national customs and aesthetic views. For example, people in the south like peach wood sword, while people in the north prefer peach wood axe. There are also Taomu Nuo masks in Guizhou, taoyaoshao masks in Shaanxi and so on, but they are all important parts of Chinese culture and the long history of the ancient Chinese nation.
"Living without peach" is a unique Chinese culture, which expresses people's yearning and pursuit for good luck, peace and long life. Chinese people have a special love for it. They believe that mahogany can make ghosts to avoid evil.
What is the cultural value of mahogany crafts?
The value of mahogany crafts is different from that of other crafts. Mahogany has the ability of exorcising evil spirits, stabilizing houses, taking advantage of fortune, attracting wealth and keeping it flat. Peach wood is the essence of five wood, also known as immortal wood, so it can suppress evil spirits.
The peach trees have been recorded as early as in the book of mountains and seas. In ancient times, Taozhi, Taoren, Taofu and taotang were first used to exorcise cowards. For example, Wang Anshi once wrote: "thousands of families always exchange new peaches for old ones. 'yes, it is a part of Chinese traditional culture and a popular folk custom. Mahogany is in line with the spirit of eliminating evil and promoting good by law. Taomujian, in particular, is a traditional weapon of Taoism and a weapon for Zhong Kui to eradicate evil. With the support of this kind of magic weapon, people have more energy to walk on behalf of heaven, defeat evil and uphold justice.
Peach wood sword can dissolve villains, improve interpersonal relationship and accumulate positive energy. Peach wood crafts, such as peach wood sword, peach wood Ruyi and peach wood Buddha beads, have different emphasis on the function of exorcising evil spirits, as well as different considerations on the location and applicable objects.