JPH11198112A - Preparation of terra-cotta sculpture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method wherein kneaded clay is made just enough during preparation, and even when the sculpture is partly made thick, water is not enclosed inside and a plurality of individual bodies are divided from one mass and a sense of integrity and a sense of a grave feed are brought about as a whole in preparing a sculpture made of a clay. SOLUTION: The method comprises a process wherein clay is made into masses 1a and 1b with a size to be formed and they are kneaded, a process wherein the kneaded clay is molded into a shape of a sculpture to be formed, a process wherein a molded sculpture is divided into a plurality of blocks 3, a process wherein the divided blocks 3 are primarily dried, a process wherein at the time when the condition reaches drying to the touch in the primary drying, a part is formed into an arbitrary shape and the shape is restored so as to visually confirm the appearance to its original shape, a process wherein this formed and restored sculpture is dried secondarily, and a process wherein the secondarily dried sculpture is calcined in a specified furnace.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for preparing a terracotta sculpture by using, for example, a mass of clay as it is and molding the mass of clay into an arbitrary shape.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a sculpture using clay of this kind, various types of pottery such as pottery pottery and unglazed dolls are known. In these traditional sculptures, the kneaded clay itself is irregular and does not form a statue. Laminating or pasting to the shape in order, extending or forming into a predetermined shape with a finger, sequentially laminating or pasting to the external shape of the statue, and then adjusting the external shape using a spatula etc. From the beginning, the inside is hollow and relatively thin. In the formation of the sculpture, the reason for forming the thin sculpture from the beginning is that if a thick part of clay is formed in a part of the sculpture, the moisture is confined in the thick part in the drying process. In the sintering process, the sculpture is sintered from the outer surface, so that the moisture inside expands and bursts, and the statue is damaged.

[0003] Further, those having a combination of a plurality of objects or individuals, each of which is formed separately and whose size and shape are shaped or sized according to the state of the combination. It is. Then, after the whole is finished and formed into the final appearance shape, it is dried, coated with a medicine, and then fired in a predetermined kiln.

[0004]

However, such a statue of the prior art is formed by cutting the kneaded clay little by little to form the outer shape of the statue. The appearance is not formed at all, but is formed sequentially by stacking, and the amount of clay used is not determined from the beginning, and may be insufficient or surplus. In particular, a combined statue formed of a plurality of objects or individuals loses the sense of unity as a whole.

[0005] The formed statue is formed by layering a little clay from the beginning and extending it with a finger to form an external shape so that the thick part of the clay does not occur. It is formed to be thin,
Lack of solid feeling as a whole.

[0006] Therefore, in the conventional method of making a terracotta statue, there are problems to be solved in order to prevent the kneaded clay from being excessive or insufficient and to create a sense of unity and solidness as a whole. Have.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As a specific means for solving the problems of the prior art, the present invention relates to a step of kneading into a lump of a size desired to form clay, and a step of forming the kneaded clay. A step of forming the statue into a shape, a step of dividing the formed statue into a plurality of blocks, a step of primary drying the divided blocks, and a part at the time of touch drying in the primary drying. Forming an arbitrary shape and restoring the appearance to the original shape, secondary drying the formed and restored statue, and applying the secondary dried statue to a predetermined kiln. And firing the terracotta sculpture.

Further, in the present invention, in the step of restoring some of the divided blocks, incorporation is omitted in the step of restoring to form a hollow portion; blocks located inside of the divided blocks Part is further formed into an appropriate shape; in the step of restoring, at least the outer surface portion of the adjacent block is shaped while adhering water; in the step of restoring, at least the divided state is maintained. And an additional requirement that a coloring step be interposed before the sintering step.

In the method for producing a terracotta statue according to the present invention, the amount of clay used is determined at an early stage, and a sense of unity can be obtained as a whole without any excess or shortage. Therefore, the dryness of the touch becomes almost uniform to the inside, and even if the thick part is formed, the moisture is not contained inside, so that the burst phenomenon does not occur, thereby making it possible to create a statue with a solid feeling It is.

[0010]

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. First, in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the amount is appropriately determined in accordance with the size of a statue to form a clay of good quality, and the clay is kneaded sufficiently as a lump of clay. In this kneading step, kneading is carried out until the kneaded clay has a slightly different sticky texture and is almost not adhered to the hand, though it depends on the properties of the clay.

The clay kneaded in such a manner is formed into an outer shape of a statue to be formed as a block of clay 1. In this forming step, in the case of the illustrated embodiment,
It has a prismatic shape as a whole, and the lower side is formed slightly wider (thicker) in consideration of the stability of seating. In order to improve the feel, each side portion and each corner portion are formed to have a roundness as a whole.

A mass of clay 1 shaped and shaped as a sculpture is divided into a plurality of dividing lines 2 in the vertical and horizontal directions using, for example, an extremely fine and strong thread by a dividing step while maintaining the sculpture outer shape. To form a plurality of dice or divided blocks 3.

The division in this case is a division of 4 rows in the depth direction, 6 rows in the horizontal direction, and 6 rows in the vertical direction, but it goes without saying that the number of the divided rows increases or decreases depending on the size of the outer shape of the statue. Absent. The length of one side of each divided block 3 is approximately 1 to 1.5 cm.

The divided blocks 3 are subjected to a primary drying step as shown in FIG. In this case, for example, for each column in the depth direction, each block 3 constituting the column is completely separated by each division line, and the arrangement positional relationship of each block 3 is maintained. The whole is spread and dried so as to obtain a predetermined interval A.

The drying state in the primary drying step is natural drying indoors, and depends on the ambient temperature and humidity of the outside air, but is about one day and night until it is in a so-called touch-dry state. . This touch dryness is generally such that it does not deform even when pressed lightly with a finger.
Is in a state where most of the water inside has escaped, but is still in a state where it does not crumble even if it is cut with a spatula or the like.

Each of the blocks 3 in the touch-dry state is basically restored to the original shape as the entire outer shape as shown in FIG. In other words, the blocks 3 shown in FIG. 2 that have been expanded and dried for each row in the depth direction may be collected together for each row and restored to the original state.

In this case, since each of the blocks 3 is in a dry state to the touch, there is a case where the adjacent blocks 3 do not stick to each other simply by gathering them together. Press the blocks together to force them to stick together and stack them. is there.

Basically, the blocks 3 are restored for each row in the depth direction, and the rows are attached to each other in the front-back direction to restore the original appearance shape. Front 2 of 4 rows in direction
The front and rear divided body 1 with the row and the last two rows attached to each other
a and 1b.

At this time, in each of the front and rear divided bodies 1a and 1b, some of the blocks 3 located in the inner rows, that is, the blocks in the second and third rows are further divided into
a, 1b, so that they exist as independent individuals 1c, 1d, respectively, and the shape of the separated block 3 remains as it is as the concave portion 4 (5) on the divided bodies 1a, 1b side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the blocks 3 separated from each of the divided bodies 1a and 1b maintain their positional relationship as they are, and are attached to adjacent ones to be integrated.
c and 1d, these individuals are abstract representations of so-called dolls, and the block protruding upward corresponds to the head 6, and a black medicine representing the hair is applied to that part as appropriate. It represents an outline, preferably a pair of male and female chicks, which can be selected as appropriate by the author.

The individual bodies 1c and 1d further separate a part thereof, that is, one block 3a, as shown in the drawing, and the one block 3a is in a dice shape, and a hole 7 is formed in the center of the die. Then, the surface is coated with an appropriate color medicine so that it can be distinguished as a decoration. And individual 1
On the c and 1d sides, a recess 8 into which the one block 3a is fitted is left. These individuals and one block,
It is preferable that the outer peripheral portion is thinly cut with a spatula or the like so as to be slightly smaller so that the concave portions 4, 5, and 8 can be easily fitted and removed.

When the external appearance of the divided bodies 1a and 1b is formed, a spatula or the like is used at the connection portion of each block 3 to improve the feel of the outer peripheral surface. While performing shaping or finishing by tracing with water or the like, a cut-out portion 9 is formed along a parting line 2 at a part of an edge portion of a side surface, or an appropriate drug is applied from a front portion to a side surface and a back surface. You can draw your favorite decorative pattern using. This decorative pattern can also be appropriately selected by the author.

The divided bodies 1a, 1b thus formed
Then, the individuals 1c and 1d and the one block 3a separated from the individuals are subjected to secondary drying indoors or the like, and after the secondary drying is sufficiently performed, these are put into an appropriate kiln and fired. In this case, the firing temperature is about 850 ° C., and when firing is performed for about 12 hours, each is fired in the shape shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.

Each of the fired parts is formed as a divided body from one clay mass,
Eventually, the individual and one block are placed in the front and rear divided bodies, and the front and rear divided bodies are united at the dividing plane to form an initial clay mass, that is, an appearance shape of a statue.

The reason why a mass of clay forming a statue is made into a dice-shaped block 3 and dried by touch is that the clay of a relatively thick statue is dried only on its outer surface and water is trapped inside. This is because the trapped water may be ruptured in the subsequent firing step and the sculpture may be destroyed. When the block 3 is dried by touch, each block has an internal average. Moisture is released, and even if a block from which moisture has been removed from inside is restored to its original state, moisture is not trapped in the thick portion, and no bursting phenomenon occurs in the firing step.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment. Also in this embodiment, the divided bodies 11a and 11b before and after being able to be combined are formed basically by the same method as in the first embodiment, but are further divided from these divided bodies. There is a difference between the shapes of the individuals 11c and 11d.

That is, an initial kneading step of clay,
A step of dividing the kneaded clay into a plurality of blocks of the appearance shape of the statue, a step of expanding the blocks in each row and drying by touch, and a step of restoring the blocks in each row to the front and rear divided bodies , And some blocks in the middle row are separated through the same steps as in the first embodiment.

Then, some of the separated blocks are bonded to each other while maintaining the positional relationship with each other,
A flat block body of a predetermined size was formed, and the flat block body was cut out using a bamboo spatula or the like into, for example, a shape of a rolled doll having a curve, thereby forming individuals 11c and 11d. The surplus part is integrally attached to a predetermined position of the corresponding front and rear divided bodies 11a and 11b in the same manner as other blocks.

By attaching the surplus parts as described above, the front and rear divided bodies 11a and 11b are added to the individuals 11c and 11d.
Are formed substantially corresponding to. In this case, since the particularly formed solids 11c and 11d have a relatively peanut shape, the concave portions 14 and 15 are correspondingly peanut-shaped concave portions.

In this case, a human-shaped individual 1 having a curved line
1c and 11d, the softness is expressed as a whole, and the softness needs to be expressed also in the recesses 14 and 15 in which the individual fits. It is intended to have a roundness as a whole. In addition, the eyes and nose are drawn at positions corresponding to the face portions of the individuals 11c and 11d, and the body is colored with appropriate clothes or the like to establish the doll shape.

Then, the step of secondary drying of the whole and the step of firing in a predetermined kiln are the same as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment. Also in this embodiment, the step of kneading the clay in the initial stage, the step of dividing the appearance of the sculpture of the lump into a plurality of blocks, and the step of expanding the blocks in each row and touch-drying Thereafter, the process of restoring the blocks in each column to the preceding and following divided bodies is basically performed by the same method as in the first and second embodiments.

The difference from the first and second embodiments lies in the way of forming the divided bodies 21a and 21b and the individuals 21c and 21d to be accommodated in the divided bodies. That is, the divided body is formed in a triangular prism shape as a whole, leaving its central part in a prismatic shape, and diagonally dividing the prismatic shape from the top to the bottom to form individuals 21c and 21d. .

The formed individuals 21c, 21d
For example, one individual 21d is seated upside down, and in this state, the obliquely cut surfaces of both individuals 21c and 21d are designed and colored, for example, in the shape of a doll with an appropriate medicine. To do.

In the third embodiment, the divided body 2
When 1a and 21b are united, the individual is united with one side upside down.
The c and 21d are not entirely housed in the divided bodies 21a and 21b, but are formed in a state where a part (the upper surface and the bottom surface) is exposed, and the concave portions 24 are formed along the vertical direction of the divided body. , 25. Further, the step of secondary drying the whole and the step of firing in a predetermined kiln are the same as in the first embodiment.

In any case, according to the method for producing a terracotta statue of the present invention, a predetermined clay is formed into a predetermined amount as a lump to form an outer shape of a target statue, and a divided body divided into a plurality of pieces from the lump is provided. Since it is an individual, it can be almost restored to the original shape when each divided body and individual are put together.A family in which these divided bodies and individual exist individually but are divided from one statue block Exist and can be recognized as

[0037]

As described above, the method for producing a terracotta sculpture according to the present invention comprises the steps of kneading a sculpture into a lump having a size desired to form clay, and a step of kneading the statue to form the kneaded clay. A step of molding, a step of dividing the molded statue into a plurality of blocks, a step of primary drying the divided blocks, and a part having an arbitrary shape at the time of touch drying in the primary drying. Forming and restoring the appearance so that the appearance can be seen in its original shape; secondary drying the formed and restored statue; firing the secondary dried statue in a predetermined kiln By doing so, the amount of clay used is determined at the initial stage, not only does not cause any excess or deficiency of clay in the process of creating the statue, even if multiple objects or individuals are divided and formed The first one Because it is divided from the whole, it is possible to give a sense of unity as a whole, and by dividing it into a plurality of blocks, touch drying becomes almost uniform to the inside, even if a thick part is formed as a statue, Since the moisture is not confined in the thick portion, a bursting phenomenon does not occur in the firing step, thereby providing an excellent effect such that a statue with a solid feeling can be created.

[0038]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a method for creating a terracotta statue according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a touch dry state in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the sculpture in the embodiment separately.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part of individual statues in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a sculpture according to a second embodiment of the present invention separately.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a sculpture according to a third embodiment of the present invention separately.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Clot of clay, 1a, 1b, 11a, 11b, 21
a, 21b ... divided body, 1c, 1d, 11c, 11d,
21c, 21d: individual, 2: dividing line, 3: block, 3a: one block, 4, 5, 8, 14, 1
5, 24, 25 ... recess, 6 ... head, 7 ... hole,
9 ... cut-off part, A ... gap

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A step of kneading a mass of a size desired to form clay, kneading the same into a shape of a statue to form the kneaded clay, dividing the formed statue into a plurality of blocks Performing a primary drying of the divided blocks; and forming a part in an arbitrary shape at the time of touch drying in the primary drying, and restoring the appearance to the original shape. A step of performing a secondary drying of the formed and restored statue, and a step of placing the secondary dried statue in a predetermined kiln and firing it. 2. The terracotta sculpture statue according to claim 1, wherein a cavity is formed by omitting assembling in a step of restoring some of the divided blocks. 3. The terracotta sculpture creation method according to claim 1, wherein a part of the blocks located inside the divided blocks is further formed into an appropriate shape. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step of restoring, at least an outer surface of an adjacent block is shaped while attaching water thereto. 5. The method for producing a terracotta statue according to claim 1, wherein in the step of restoring, at least a state of being divided into two is maintained. 6. The method for producing a terracotta statue according to claim 1, wherein a coloring step is interposed before the sintering step.