With steady hands and heated tools, Chinese artists burn intricate designs onto gourds. What starts as a pencil sketch becomes a masterpiece of precision and patience. #ChineseArt #Pyrography | China Xinhua News

14 reactions | Featuring rich gradations and hues as well as strong three-dimensional effects, pyrography is a folk art in China that resembles Western charcoal drawing and lithography. For example, it seems the fish on this gourd pyrography piece appear to be swimming freely in the lotus pond. The vibrant work was created by an artist from Cangzhou, Hebei, where the pyrography is listed as an intangible cultural heritage. #2024ChinaAgenda #Heritage #Fashion | China Plus Culture | Facebook

6.6K views · 32 reactions | Handmade in China | Art of gourd pyrography The art of gourd #pyrography uses natural gourds as a canvas and heated metal pens made from copper or iron as a drawing tool. Using the principles of carbonization, controlled temperatures and techniques like pyrography and rendering, artists create pictures, designs and patterns on the surface of the gourds. | WE ARE CHINA | Facebook