Chapter 40 Preface to "A Collection of Unknown Woodcuts"

Using several carving knives and one wood block to make many works of art and spread them among the public is modern woodcut. Woodcut is inherent in China, but it has been buried underground for a long time.Now to revive, but with new life. The new woodcut is vigorous and distinct, it is the art of the new youth, and it is the art of the good public. Of course, these works are only a few germinations, but to have lush forests and beautiful flowers, it is necessary to have such germinations first. This is very memorable. On March 14, 1934, Lu Xun. EE 〔1〕 This article was originally printed in "A Collection of Unknown Woodcuts" published in Shanghai in April 1934, and it was rubbed by Liu Xian according to the engraving of handwriting.

"A Collection of Unknown Woodcuts", a collection of works by members of the Unknown Woodcut Club, including seven woodcuts, which were rubbed from the original edition.Wuming Woodcarving Society, a woodcarving group initiated and established by students of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts in the winter of 1933, was later renamed Weiming Woodcarving Society.The main members are Liu Xian, Huang Xinbo, Yao Zhao and so on.