Baicheng Baiyi Non -Heritage List | Han enamel color silver tool production skills, do you know?

Enamel, also known as "silk enamel color", is a type of silverware. The enamel silver manufacturing process was introduced into Yongsheng during the Yuan Dynasty, and then spread in the people. So far, only Tan Tan Tan Tan and the Tang family in Yongbei Town in Yongsheng County have inherited and engaged in this traditional skill. It has been included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list.

The production of enamel silverware is to grind the glazes such as quartz, cloudstone, borax, chloride and other glazes into powder, and burn it and melt according to different material crystals. The unique color of metal ions is made of enamel glaze. Most of the works of the work are Chinese folk auspicious patterns. Its shapes are particularly practical, beautiful and generous, fine -grained, vivid and chic, colorful and gorgeous. color. The process process is divided into six processes: blank, silk, blue, burning blue, inspection, and packaging.

In terms of shape and pattern design, enamel silver products follow the tradition of Han folk "the picture must be intentional, the meaning must be auspicious". Highlight the silk and incorporate the enamel. The color is mainly blue and blue cinnabar, with the appropriate amount of yellow, green, white, and vermiculite, which looks exquisite and elegant. The carcass is thin, delicate, handsome, and clever. Combining, fully reflects the three -dimensional sense, authenticity, and value of the utensils, and reflects the intelligence of capable craftsmen.

The enamel silverware has a deep historical source and a rich historical and cultural connotation in Jingtai Lan in Beijing. It is a testimony of the combination of Chinese and Western decorative methods and the intersection of the Southwest ethnic culture.

(Source: Lijiang Cultural and Tourism Bureau)

Responsible editor: Zhang Jiayi

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