Appreciation of Glass

Glass is the name of glass in ancient China, and it is a narrow glass term. Glass generally refers to colored glass works made of firing with various oxides. Nowadays, works created by optical glass, flat glass, crystal glass, or borax glass are commonly called glass works of art. It can be seen that glass is only a type of glass, and its scope is much smaller than glass.

The material of glass is artificial crystal glass. Its characteristic is that it has a high refractive index to light, so it can present a crystal clear effect. With the cooperation of light, its artistic characteristics can be fully expressed. The works produced through casting technology are highly expressive, rich in layers, exquisite and delicate, especially the flow of colors is unpredictable, either passionate, implicit, and different parts.

1. The light and shadow appreciation effect, especially the refraction of light of different angles, thicknesses and colors, can present a three-dimensional visual effect.

2. Appreciate the natural flow of colors and feel the pure beauty revealed in the "breathing" of glass.

3. The thoroughness of the glass should not be too pure or bright. It should have a certain difference between levels and finish, otherwise it will lose its dynamic and vital beauty.

4. Feel the beauty of artistic conception brought by the perfect combination of overall shape and color, beauty and creative ideas.

5. Appreciate the national culture (non-folk) and structural characteristics contained in glass from the perspective of craftsmanship.

6. There are fewer uncontrolled bubbles.

7. Appreciate the creativity and realm that designers want to express from their works.

The history of glass making in ancient China can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, but people called it glazed. It was not until the introduction of glass from Western countries into China that the name of glass was called glass. Western glass was composed of soda lime, and the elements contained in Chinese glazed glass were lead and barium. The materials used to make glazed glass were obtained from by-products produced when casting bronzes. They were refined and processed and then made into glazed glass. The colors of glazed glass were diverse, and the ancients also called it "five-colored stone". By the Han Dynasty, the level of production of glazed glass was quite mature. However, the smelting technology was mastered in the hands of royal nobles and was secretly passed down. Because it was difficult to obtain among the people, people at that time regarded glazed glass as even more precious than jade.

Liuli has a long history of development in China, but why few people know about it?

There are actually many people who know about glazing, especially in ancient times, glazing was a special material, just like apricot yellow and dragon patterns, and was exclusively used by the royal family. At first, only real royal family could use glazing products, and the manufacturing technology of glazing was also controlled by royal craftsmen.

Because of the discoverer of Glass, that is, Fan Li, in the eyes of the ancestors, people believed that Glass, like crystal, had the functions of memory and inheritance. More importantly, Glass can bless the owners "will be rewarded by a thousand gold if you stay at home, and when you are an official, you will be the minister."

Around the Yuan Dynasty, with the emergence of artificial faults in Han culture, many of the Han royal family's skills were also lost, and the craftsmanship of Liulien disappeared. Therefore, by the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liulien was only found in myths and legends. You must have read "Journey to the West". Sha Seng was originally a rolling curtain general in the Heavenly Palace. Wasn't he demoted because he accidentally broke a Liulien cup? In the words of Stephen Chow, breaking a wine glass was demoted. It was enough to be a god to make this. However, we can also see the preciousness of Liulien from here.

It should have been before the Yuan Dynasty, the glazing crafts of the Tang and Song dynasties in China were scattered to the West, and Westerners should have learned some fur. Therefore, this craft evolved into glass in the Middle Ages Venetian generation. Many Western civilizations were passed down from China, but they did not maintain the original technique. There are great differences in materials and craftsmanship from glass to glass, and they pay more attention to practicality and large-scale industrial production. However, in essence, glass and glazing have already become essentially different, especially culture.
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