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Cloisonné: Artifacts with the Gleam of Precious Gems
• The making of cloisonné first appeared during the Jingtai reign (1450-1457) of the Ming Dynasty, with the main color used being blue, hence the name "Jingtai blue" or cloisonné as it became known later on.
• The Ming cloisonné artifacts extant today were mostly produced during the Jingtai and Chenghua reigns.
Cloisonné: Artifacts with the Gleam of Precious Gems
Papercuts: A World Created with Scissors
Embroidery (刺绣): Ten Finger Like a Spring Breeze
Shadow Play (皮影): the Art of Light and Shadow
Introduction
寿意瓶
Cloisonné vase with a peachand-bat design
Cloisonné: Artifacts with the Gleam of Precious Gems
Guess how many working procedures a Cloisonné production involves?
Cloisonné: Artifacts with the Gleam of Precious Gems
• Its cast was always made of choice copper, decorated with enamel (珐琅) and colorful glaze naturally extracted from minerals, so that it would resemble precious gems.
Cloisonné production involves very complicated techniques, with more than 30 working procedures.
CloisonnéBaidu Nhomakorabea Artifacts with the Gleam of Precious Gems
Six steps of cloisonné production:
• By the time of the Chenghua reign (1465-1487), the techniques for making cloisonné were further developed, with products of this period looking heavy and dignified yet not lacking in eloquence or vividness.
1. the making of the copper cast: 2. filigree (掐丝); 3. stippling (点刻) blue; 4. Heating; 5. Burnishing; 6. Gliding.
Folk arts in China have developed dynamically, with many forms enjoying a worldwide reputation. Here we present an introduction to a select few.
Cloisonné: Artifacts with the Gleam of Precious Gems
景泰蓝——故宫珍品
Cloisonné — a piece of treasure in Forbidden City
Cloisonné is a traditional art widely known in and outside China. It is a kind of superb local expertise from Beijing, which combines the skills of bronze art, porcelain, carving, and other types of folk arts. It is deemed valuable in the eyes of collectors, as well as providing refined ornaments for daily use.
Its mouth, belly and base are welded together instead of being originally one piece. Its surface is first inlaid with copper wires, before the colorful glaze is applied. The nine peaches and bats have the symbolic meaning of happiness, longevity and peace.
Papercut.
Text study
Introduction
Cloisonné (景泰蓝): Artifacts with the Gleam of Precious Gems
New Year Picture (年画): Enhancing the Festive Atmosphere
Unit 19
A Variety of Splendid Folk Arts
Content
Lead-in Text study Exercises
Lead-in
Do you know which kind of folk arts the following pictures refers to?
