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The silver gilding process was mainly used in the bronze ware of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, there was a silver-gilded wine pot with Kui patterns. In the Qin Dynasty, there was also the practice of gilding the patterns on silverware. This practice was very popular after the Tang Dynasty. For example, the gilded engraved silver plate made in the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang was found in the funerary objects of Liu Xiang, the king of the Western Han Dynasty, in Wotuo Village, Zibo, Shandong Province. This kind of silver plate was also a very distinctive main variety of silverware in the Tang Dynasty. During the Song and Liao Dynasties, there were silver gilded golden bird crowns. From the late Qianlong period to the early years of Jiaqing, silver-gilded products such as silver fans were popular. In the Qing Dynasty, there were also silver-gilded "Buddha in the Heart" hanging pendants, silver-gilded Tang Dynasty promotion and wealth ornaments, and other silver-gilded products. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

Silver gilding was a special technique to gilt a layer of gold on the surface of a silver product. From the reference materials, there were silver gilded golden-winged bird crowns from the Song and Liao Dynasties, which were collected in the Shanghai Museum, silver gilded beaded golden-winged birds from Dali, which were exquisite and unique in shape, silver-gilded "Buddha in the Heart" hanging pendant from the Qing Dynasty, which was an antique with many artistic values and cultural meanings, and silver-gilded phoenix crowns from the British Museum in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. There were also silver gilded products such as silver gilded silk auspicious bird appreciation tools, silver gilded silk Buddhist shrines, silver gilded silk hundred treasure inlaid ruyi, a pair of silver gilded vases, and the double Buddha of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva in silver gilded gold in Qing Dynasty. These products had different characteristics in terms of size, weight, shape, craftsmanship, and cultural significance, reflecting the technological level and cultural characteristics of different periods. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

The gilding of silverware was a type of metal processing technique. There were mainly the following methods: 1. "Cold Gold Refinement": Use a strong acid (such as aqua dire) to melt gold to obtain a liquid gold salt with gold. The gold salt will be applied to the surface of the silverware. After evaporating, the gold will be deposited. After polishing with a polishing brush, a shiny gold layer will appear. 2. ** Traditional gold gilding (similar to the principle of gold-mercury hot gilding)**: Cut a gold foil about one millimeter thick into pieces, put it in a crucible, heat it to 400 ° C, and add mercury (mercury). After stirring the gold and mercury in a certain ratio (such as 1:7), pour it into water to form a "gold mud." He dipped the gold stick in the gold mud and brushed it over the silver ware repeatedly. Finally, he baked the surface of the silver ware with hot charcoal to evaporate the mercury. The gold remained on the surface of the silver ware and became gilded silver ware. 3. The principle of gold-mercury hot gilding was similar to this: Mercury and gold were mixed (the ratio of gold to mercury was about 6:1). Using the characteristic of gold dissolving in mercury in a hot environment, a gold-mercury solution was obtained. After squeezing out the excess mercury from the antelope skin, an object with a thickness similar to butter was obtained. After smearing it on the surface of silverware, the mercury was evaporated at a controlled temperature, leaving a gold layer. After cooling down, it was carefully polished to obtain a gold-plated silver ware. The gilded silverware not only had the characteristics of silver itself, but also added the luxury of gold. It was of great significance in both ancient and modern silverware decoration techniques. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

Pure silver gilding was a process of gilding the surface of silver products. Gilding was an ancient metal processing technique. It was to combine gold and mercury into gold amalgam, apply it on the surface of an object (silver in this case), and then heat it to evaporate the mercury. The gold would adhere to the surface of the object and not fall off. This kind of craft had a long history in China, and there were many exquisite works preserved in the world. For example, the Ashoka Pagoda, which was unearthed in the underground palace of Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou, was made of pure silver hammer-shaped and sewn together. It was an antique from the Wuyue period of the Five Dynasties (907-978). In modern times, there were many jewelry made with pure silver gilding, such as natural freshwater pearl bracelets with pure silver gilding ancient accessories. The production of silver and bronze wares and gilding techniques in Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province, were listed as the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage. Among them was the silver-gilding technique, which was hand-made with fine craftsmanship and rich patterns. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

The reference mentioned a variety of silver-gilded products, including silver-gilded vases. For example, the silver gilded silk baked blue vase decoration, 28cm high, 12cm wide and 504g heavy; there was also the Tang Dynasty pure silver gilded chisel beautiful woman flower vase, the specifications were 17cm high, 15cm wide and 184.9 g heavy. It was cast in fine copper, the shape was classic and simple, and the gilded chisel carved the beautiful woman flower vase. The pattern was exquisite, the technique was exquisite, and the skin was old and spicy. These silver-gilded vases were different in terms of craftsmanship, size, weight, and decorative patterns, reflecting the craftsmanship of different periods and regions. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

Silver gilding was a type of art. According to the introduction of some silver-gilded products, the surface of the object was plated with silver. For example, the interior of the silver-gilded tea set was based on porcelain, and the exterior was plated with silver. It was made of 99% pure silver, so that the object had some characteristics of silver and the appearance of silver. The novel "Gilded Palm" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

Silver gilded jewelry had different technological characteristics and artistic expressions in different historical periods. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, gilt gold and silver were used in bronze ware. In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, for example, the silver gilded silk phoenix crown collected by the British Museum was made of silver and gilded. It was 18.5 centimeters high and was decorated with traditional China auspicious patterns such as entangled lotus flowers and Buddha's hand. The gold and silver jewelry of the Ming Dynasty reached its peak. The forging techniques that were popular during the Song and Yuan Dynasties were still used in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the inlaid and tied-silk techniques that existed in the Song and Yuan Dynasties were developed to the extreme in the Ming Dynasty. The gold and silver jewelry of the Ming Dynasty had a variety of flower and bird motifs. The development of craftsmanship during this period also laid the foundation for the inheritance and development of the silver-gilded jewelry of the Qing Dynasty. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

Gilded gold big silver basin is sunflower petal shape, extravagant mouth, round lips, inclined abdomen down, roe pattern lining the ground, four curved sunflower mouth short circle foot. The inside and outside of the four curved mouth edges are carved with a simplified lotus petal pattern. The basin wall is concave from the mouth of the basin to the bottom of the basin. The basin wall is divided into four petals. Each petal is carved with two horizontal broad-leaved pomegranate flowers. In the flowers, there is a pair of drum-winged mandarin ducks standing on the lotus, facing each other. Between the mandarin ducks and flowers, there were flowing clouds and triangular broad-leaved patterns. The bottom of the basin was molded and hammered into a large group of flowers composed of a pair of mandarin ducks and broad-leaved pomegranate playing with each other. The fish roe pattern was applied around it, forming a shallow embossed effect, echoing the pattern on the inner side of the basin wall. The decorative patterns on the inside and outside of the basin were exactly the same, as if they were carved. The basin was a washbasin used to hold water. It was unearthed in the center of the back room of the Tang Dynasty underground palace of the Fa Men Temple. There were also Ega bottles that contained holy water in the Tantra. Its use should be related to the "Buddha Bathing Basin" in Buddhism, which was the tool used to bathe Buddha statues on the Buddha's birthday every year. The gilded silver basin reflected the superb wisdom and craftsmanship of the working people of the Tang Dynasty. It was a precious object for studying the production of gold and silver ware in the late Tang Dynasty. It also reflected the people's wishes for more children, harmony and happiness. It is now hidden in the museum of the temple. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

There were many types of gilded silver bowls. For example, the gold-plated silver bowl of the Tang Dynasty was collected in the Tang Art Gold and Silver Museum in Luoyang. The big bowl had a diameter of 18.5 cm, a height of 6 cm, and a weight of 322.52 grams. The small bowl weighed 290.35 grams. The two bowls were basically the same in shape. They were open and the inner wall was smooth. They were hammered into shape. The bowl body was engraved with six round flowers. The patterns were gold-plated and the soles were short. There was also a gold-plated flower-and-bird sunflower style silver bowl from the Tang Dynasty. It was 6 centimeters high, had a deep belly, a round bottom, and a relatively straight abdominal wall with a protruding ridge as the boundary. The pattern was a slender flying bird. The bird holding a fine cloth in its mouth meant to summon happiness in Persia. It had a strong Persian style and was now stored in the Palace Museum. In addition, the gilded silver bowl with flower and bird patterns unearthed in Hejia Village in Tang Dynasty is now stored in Shaanxi History Museum. The inside and outside of the bowl are carved with patterns and gilded patterns. The whole body is based on fish roe patterns. There is a treasure flower in the center and the bottom of the bowl. The inner abdominal wall is decorated with broken branch flowers and flowing clouds. A pair of mandarin ducks and two parrots are carved between the broken branches and flowers on the outer abdominal wall. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!

Jade porcelain gilt silver was a type of craft or product related to ceramic products such as tea sets. According to the information, there were tea sets such as jade porcelain silver-plated teacups, teapots, fair cups, and bowls. These tea sets were often regarded as ornamental and practical products. For example, the jade porcelain silver-plated tea set of Rongshan Hall was the gift of choice for water, wine, and tea sets. In ancient times, jade cups had a rich history and cultural content. They were often used as wine or tea sets. Modern jade porcelain silver-plated products could be said to be an innovative development based on the traditional jade cup culture. The combination of jade porcelain and silver-plated technology gave the product a unique style and value. The novel " Gilded Palm " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it!