The origin of mud calling tiger
The mud tiger's waist is broken and connected with cowhide. Mud tiger will make a sound after squeezing its head and tail, so it is called mud tiger. "Don't cry, children. Your father went to the state capital and spent 25 cents on sticks and mud tigers. " Among them, the "mud tiger" that can coo is the most typical representative of the clay sculpture in Niejiazhuang, Gaomi. However, the price of "twenty-five cents" has long been an old yellow calendar. Now a mud tiger ranges from five yuan to several hundred yuan.
The mud tiger in Niejiazhuang is not only a toy for children, but also a mascot of the town house because of its mighty shape and bright colors. Beautiful modeling and clean and beautiful colors are the characteristics of Niejiazhuang clay sculpture, and painting is the finishing touch of clay sculpture. The seemingly simple mud tiger needs dozens of processes from the beginning to the final product, not only soil and blank, but also the choice of painting technology and color. There are strict rules on which color to brush the mud tiger blank first and which color to brush after powder.