Before the Ming Dynasty, there was no information about Nanfeng Nuo mask sculptors. After the Ming Dynasty, two artists, Shu and Yang, appeared in Nanfeng. Their main occupation was carving Nuo noodles. There are many roles in Nanfeng Nuo mask, and the choice is strange. The facial expressions and crowns of masks have specific cultural connotations and meanings. Its shape: the combination of god and beast, portrait and animal character. Nanfeng Nuo mask carving has artistic research value and collection art reference value, and it has great potential to develop Nanfeng Nuo culture tourism industry. Due to the technical difficulty and long time of hand-carved furniture, many young people are unwilling to learn furniture, so Nanfeng has no successor. It is difficult for modern young people to concentrate on learning traditional skills, so there is a phenomenon of poor skills and general loss of employees.
Nanfeng Nuo dance has a long history. With the persistence of generation after generation, it has walked out of the countryside from the mountains and entered the public from the rural community. The ancient dance is full of new vitality. 1996, Nanfeng County, Jiangxi Province was commended by the Ministry of Culture? China's hometown of Nuo dance? Title. In May 2006, Nanfeng Nuo Dance was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. Nanfeng Nuo dance can't be performed without masks. As a carrier of spirit, there is a local saying called? It's people who uncover the mask. Is it God who wears the mask? . Therefore, Nuo mask sculpture has become an ancient folk sculpture art.
Nanfeng Nuo sculpture originated in the Han Dynasty, developed in the Tang and Song Dynasties and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Nanfeng Nuo carving is famous for its simple shape, realistic shape and fine craftsmanship. There are many artists carving Nuo masks in Nanfeng, and Luo Chunming is one of the representative inheritors.