The Relationship Between Things and Ourselves:Tool Upgrading and Physical Skills of Hegou Menjian in Northern Jiangsu Province
The rise of Hegou Menjian in Xuzhou depends on its unique geographical location and the development of it since the Ming and Qing dynasties.Today,Hegou Menjian has become an important representative of folk handicrafts in northern Jiangsu.This paper analyzes the making,function and application of door note tool from the material layer,and reveals the relationship between door note tool and related users from the behavior layer.Taking Hegou Menjian in Xuzhou City as a case,we can find that the door note tools are constantly upgraded to meet the needs of people,and the door note tools made by folk artists embody the particularity of tools,human creativity and profound relationship between things and self.At the same time,the artistic behavior of folk craftsmen is full of physical and mental freedom.The research results can provide reference for the study of local handicrafts and culture.