Cloisonne-national treasure craft

Cloisonne, also known as cloisonne enamel, is a unique process combining porcelain and copper. To make cloisonne, we must first make a tire with red copper, then stick a pattern on the tire with flat and thin copper wires, and then inlay and fill the pattern with enamel glaze with different colors. After this process is completed, it is repeated sintering, polishing and gold plating. It can be said that the production process of cloisonne not only uses the bronze craft, but also uses the porcelain craft, and at the same time introduces a large number of traditional painting and carving skills, which can be called the master of China's traditional crafts. Beijing is the birthplace of cloisonne technology, and the earliest existing cloisonne is a product of the Yuan Dynasty, which shows that it has a history of nearly a thousand years. The original cloisonne was mostly antique bronze vessels, especially in Xuande period of Ming Dynasty. By the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, that is, from 1450 to 1456, craftsmen had found a kind of dark blue glaze material. The handicrafts made of this material were dignified, rich and calm. This is the cloisonne still in use today. Since then, there seems to be no major breakthrough in coloring, but it has made rapid progress in copper materials-pure copper with better ductility was used as raw material in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, when cloisonne technology finally reached its peak. Beijingers like to decorate their rooms with cloisonne handicrafts, because they look very solemn and gorgeous, and fashionable girls sometimes dress themselves up with pretty cloisonne bracelet and earrings. It is more common to give cloisonne as a gift to each other. Because of this, cloisonne can be seen in all shops in Beijing. They range from ancestral temple sacrificial vessels, hall screens, benches, tables and chairs to chopsticks. Earrings, sugar cans, toothpick holders and smoking utensils are not only works of art for collection and appreciation, but also daily necessities; What's more, this craft adds artistic charm to daily necessities and makes art practical.
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