In ancient China, Kirin was the king of hairy beasts. Qi is male, Lin is female, moose body, oxtail. There is a horn on the head and meat at the end of the horn. Kirin is a benevolent beast, which contains benevolence and righteousness. It has rules in walking. It chooses soil first in practice and does not trample on any living thing, even grass. Its head horn is considered as a symbol of virtue. Kirin, as one of the mascots of the "Four Spirits", tastes second only to dragons if it is used as a supplement to official clothes. In addition to this cultural feature, Kirin also plays a godsend role among the people.
According to legend, Kirin was born in Confucius, so there is a saying among the people that Kirin sends his son. Before Confucius was born, a unicorn came to his yard and spit jade books. Jade secretary bears the fate of Confucius, predicting that he is a noble species of princes, but he was born at an inopportune time. Now he is given by Kirin, accompanied by jade books, and will definitely become a great saint in the future. Therefore, there is a legend that "Kirin spits jade books".
Both of these works are based on the theme of "Kirin Spitting Jade Books". One of the woodcarvings was taken from a bed painting of a folk wedding bed. Carving technology is a common bas-relief technology. The main pattern of carving is gold-plated, which gives people a visual impact. The color of the bottom plate is all scarlet, and the sculpture is full of wedding joy. The theme suggests that newlyweds have children early after marriage. This is a typical embodiment of reproductive cultural information symbols in folk wedding furniture.
Of course, there are also those who hang this theme high in front of the mansion. In this paper, the author chooses a brick carving pattern in Kirin's Tuyushu, the theme of which is the message of having children conveyed by another way in reproductive culture, which reflects people's value expectation in the view of marriage and yearns for the children born to future generations to become Confucian scholars. This desire is euphemistically expressed through folk sculpture works and displayed on the huge gatehouse for future generations to look up and interpret, thus enhancing their appeal. The brick carving is exquisite, the unicorn is very aura, and the jade book spit out is integrated, with elegant and noble border decoration, which has a strong sense of movement and vitality. Because this kind of sculpture is very popular among the people and there are many works handed down from generation to generation, it depends on whether the materials are exquisite and popular.
The theme of Kirin Tuyu Book has a deep cultural influence since ancient times, so folk craftsmen always carve it very exquisitely and perfectly, and put it in a place where the atmosphere is mixed. Today, there are still many such carving crafts scattered among the people. We might as well pay more attention to and collect some carved works of Kirin Yu Tu with distinctive themes, exquisite craftsmanship and great appreciation value.