The Ancient Pure Pearl in Dynamic Downtown

By Hongshao Xiaoguniang

Who can conjure up some immovable ancient antiques treasured in the everchanging high-tech Optics Valley?

Each city has its own peculiar temperament.For example, in the streets of Wuhan, you can often witness a swarming downtown area with a sleepy lane nestled in between outcroppings of supertalls; the fresh-faced business people dressed in business suits and leather shoes hurrying about their business are coupled with grey-haired residents furiously engaged in leisurely gossip. Wuhan is developing and transforming itself rapidly in a conflicting state of languid rapidity. Where commanding commerce meets deferential art, a gallery provides a tranquil oasis amid the clamorous Optics Valley.

Located near a large shopping mall, the Hangu Art Gallery has distinguished itself in its isolation from the surrounding commercial cacophony. It neighbors a cinema, and sits opposite a bank. The ancient china, scripts and paintings rest peacefully in the museum, reflecting the vicissitudes of China’s history of 5,000 years.

It is the first folk art museum established in the Optics Valley Business Circle of Wuhan.

Gilt Bronze Fan with Inlaid Multi-Jewels, Qing Dynasty

A palm-sized exquisite and elegantly crafted piece of jewelry that no woman can resist. Besides the use of traditional openwork,relief carving and inlay craft to the fan body, an indigo dotting technique was also applied. First,a small metal trowel was used to fill a narrow gap with finely ground glaze, then it was fired at 800℃, bringing out the brilliant surface colors.

Gilt Bronze Fan with Inlaid Multi-Jewels,Qing Dynasty 清代铜鎏金嵌八宝点蓝扇

Gold Wire Ganoderma Lucidum Ruyi, Qing Dynasty

Perusing the gallery, you will likely find yourself stopping to admire this ancient, luxurious jewel called Ruyi, and be unable to break from its bewitching beauty . This is truly a treasure of the Niohuru Hala clan.

Filigree inlaying was a technique employed by the ancient imperial craftsmen to make jewelry for the emperor’s concubines. The gold is stretched into gold threads and then woven into the piece. When inlay work is performed, it is necessary to hammer the gold sheet and then insert the gems.

Though I ama self-proclaimed dabbler in art, I always feel that no one can resist the temptation of visiting the Art Museum. It’s not expected that we be edified or refined by immersion in the artistry and enlightenment of the antiques, nor is it intended that we instantly become art aficionados. The art gallery is more like a dream space, a place where we can journey through time.

谁能想到瞬息万变的高科技大光谷里还藏着些不动如山的老古董

每座城市都有特殊的气质，而在武汉街头，常常能看到这样的场景，这头是繁华闹市，那边是幽暗小巷；这一边西装革履的商务人士步履匆忙，那一头婆婆爹爹结群闲聊。城市就在这样的撕裂和融合中发展变迁。当商业与艺术发生交集，她是浮躁的光谷里温柔沉淀的艺术馆。

被一大片购物中心包围的汉古艺术馆颇有些特立独行的意思，它对面是银行，身侧是电影院，馆中的古瓷字画叙说上下五千年。

它是武汉光谷商圈的第一间民间艺术馆。

清代铜鎏金嵌八宝点蓝扇

精致、典雅、美，大概没有女生能拒绝这个不足手掌大的饰物。除了扇身采用镂空、浮雕、镶嵌工艺，它还采了一种叫做点蓝的工艺，即，用金属小铲子把碾细的釉料填入丝工空隙处，经过800℃的火烧，使色彩呈现在器物表面上。

清代金累丝镂空灵芝如意

再过来看看让我们恋恋不舍的古代的奢侈品之如意，它是钮钴禄氏的珍宝。

Gold Wire Ganoderma Lucidum Ruyi, Qing Dynasty 清代金累丝镂空灵芝如意

缧丝镶嵌是古代宫廷工匠为后宫妃嫔制作首饰时用的一门技术，将金抽成细丝，以堆垒编织而成。镶嵌的时候，需要把金薄片锤打成型，再镶嵌宝石。

我是实实在在的艺术门外汉，但我总觉得，没有人能拒绝艺术馆的诱惑。并不是期待从旧物得到所谓熏陶或升华，也不打算指导谁如何欣赏展品。艺术馆更像一座造梦空间，这个梦是时光的穿越。……