Cloisonne
About
Cloisonne, also called ‘Jingtai Blue’ because of the color blue is the color most often used for enameling. This is one of the arts and crafts of the most famous in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Cloisonne is a technique for creating a design on metal vessels with colored-glass paste is placed in a wire cage made of copper or bronze, which has been bent or hammered into the desired pattern. Known as cloisons (French for “partition”), both parties are usually inserted or soldered to the metal body. Insert the glass, or enamel, colored and painted with metallic oxides to the regions that contain the design. Ships are usually fired at relatively low temperatures, ie about 800 ° C. Enamel is usually shrink after firing, and the process repeated several times to fill the design. Once this process is complete, the surface is rubbed until the edge of the ship cloisons visible. They then uniond, are often on the edge, in the interior, and at the base.
History
Beijing Cloisonne is a technique of cloisonne concerned. Beginning and cloisonne products exist in the Yuan Dynasty, which we know the history of almost a thousand years already. The most original bronze archaized cloisonne ware, mainly produced during the period of the Ming Dynasty Xuande fines. Travel Jingtai
During Ming is the period between 1450 and 1456 found an elegant ice-blue work of art worthy of the blue and craftsmen. That cloisonne we use now. Since then, it seems no major breakthrough is faster than building material using copper, which uses pure copper with the extensions is better. Thus, the peak arrived cloisonne technique.
Foreign influence also contributed to the development of cloisonne during the early fourteenth century to fifteen in China. This EAChinese Cloisonne rliest secure dates from the reign of Emperor Xuande Ming (1426-1435). However, during the Yuan dynasty, cloisonné described previously, and has suggested that this technique was introduced into China at that time through western Yunnan province, which, under Mongol rule, receive the income from the Muslims. A cloisonne objects have a basic style is a bit dated Yongle reign (1403-1424) from the early Ming dynasty. Cloisonne
Cloisonne
Use Goods are intended primarily for the administration of temples and palaces, because of their flamboyant splendor considered in accordance with the structural function, but not suited for a more controlled atmosphere, such as home minister. This opinion was expressed by Cao Zhao (or Cao Mingzhong) in 1388 in the influential Yaolun Gegu (Antiquities Study Guide), where cloisonné is considered only sui for women’s space. However, with the period of Emperor Xuande, this software is very valuable arrived at the palace.
As traditional Chinese art, Cloisonne Goods renew its brilliant luster. Cloisonne Chinese goods are very popular both at home and abroad. In addition to regular Cloisonne Vases, Cloisonne Painting is also famous in the world and well received. Cloisonne painting the court adopted the color image, and contains a decorative and artistic value, and collected and can be widely used as an ornament for luxury homes, hotels, conference rooms, markets, and space for dancing. Cloisonne painting is also very popular these days for friends. Make
How
Below Cloisonne is a process for making cloisonne. The whole process requires seven steps: Make the Body, cutting copper wire, copper wire Inlay, Enamel Filling, Enamel Firing, Polishes and coatings. Each step must be perfect, especially the firing enamels, if one fails, all work has been done in vain.
1. Creating Agency: Copperis the material used for making body. Because copper is very flexible and can easily hit with the form of products, such as vases, jars, bowls, plates, ashtrays etc.
2. Cutting copper wire: copper wire-length with several layers of specially shaped to process copper filigree Cloisonne tight beat. According to the drawing, the craftsmen cut the copper wire and twisted into different shapes. Thus, a flat copper wire and then fixed in certain patterns.
3. Inlay Copper: copper wire soldered to the craftsmen of the body pattern with a special glue to make a complicated but complete pattern on a beautiful body.
4. Enamel Filling: In this workshop you can see some of the dishes that contain ingredients that are different colors are placed in front of the workers. Material Color or email is a species of mineral-rich with color. This is the land for a small powder mixed in water and contained in different dishes. wor TheKERS hard to place a variety of different colors of powder into a small compartment separated by a copper cable. By doing this, you can see colorful patterns formed in body copper content of the email.
5. Firing Email: copper body with email content will be inserted into the oven where the temperature is around 900C (1650F). After firing, the enamel-colored in the little compartments will sink down a bit. Who has to recharge a few times (at least three times) until eventually fill the small compartment.
6. Polishing: There are three steps to burnish an unfinished product. The first step is done by machine polishing which makes copper wire and even the contents in the small compartment. And then again the product is inserted into the fire. After that the product needs to be polished once more with a whetstone. Finally a piece of hard carbon is used to polish the product again to make a subtle aroma of the product and at the surface.
7. Gilding: the last process performed by placing the product in the liquid gold or silver, are charged with electrical current. Open this section of copper wire and metal tip on the product will be smooth and evenly so that the metal-coated products will not rust. Finally, more products will undergo another electroplating and then a little polish will be the final touch to the product. Completeness of the product!