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ART & LEISURE: Chinese Cloisonné
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Chinese Cloisonné: Beautiful Ancient Enamelware
By Rose Salas

BT 201902 art 01中国景泰蓝:
美丽而古老的搪瓷

景泰蓝是传统的搪瓷,其特点是充满辉煌和光彩。景泰蓝用于装饰金属物体或陶瓷。中国工匠倾向于这种艺术,因此,美丽的青铜器和瓷器能被制作出来,直到今天仍然是主要的艺术品。

是什么让景泰蓝成为中国文化的骄傲?
谈到传统手工艺品,无可否认,其他国家对中国艺术品感到震惊。 就像被认为是唐代遗物的铜镜一样,现在被保存在日本的博物馆里。景泰蓝采用雕刻设计的彩色釉面装饰,大多景泰蓝的图案都是古代文物的样态,如水壶,花盆,熏香,三脚架或花园凳子以及家中其他必需的日常生活用品。

今天,景泰蓝杰作仍然反映出中国特色。由于其永恒的品质向世界展示了我们的祖先所开创的美丽和雄伟之风至今仍然存在于其遗产中。

BT 201902 art 02Cloisonné or Jingtai Blue is traditional enamelware that is characterized by splendour and brilliance. Cloisonné is an art technique used to decorate metal objects or ceramics, such as flecks of gold or powdered mineral in enamel, which are thought to have originated in the western countries. The Chinese craftsmen leaned this art, and as a result, beautiful and adorable bronzes and porcelains have been made and are still a main artwork up until today.
 

Because of this delicate craftsmanship, this "Jingtailan" (or Jingtai blue) earned praises globally. According to antique experts, the best Cloisonné were made during the Ming era and were the best pieces ever made. With strikingly bright colours and translucent depth, it becomes incomparable when it comes to artworks done on metal objects. Today, modern Cloisonné is more colourful because of the new technology that allows choosing and incorporating a broad range of colours and not just the typical blue that had been used in the Ming era. What’s more interesting, it has like 3D effects, which are really eye-catching.

BT 201902 art 03What Makes Cloisonné a Pride of Chinese Culture?

When it comes to traditional handicrafts, there’s no denying that other nations get inspired and are awestruck with Chinese artworks. Just like, for example, the bronze mirror which was believed to be a relic from Tang Dynasty, which is now kept in Japan’s museum. It was decorated with coloured glazes in a sculpted design. Most of the patterns that have been used to make Cloisonné are shapes of ancient relics such as kettles, pots, incense, burners,, tripods or garden stools, and other necessary daily life pieces at home.

During an international fair held in Washington sometime in 1904, Chinese Cloisonné won the first prize. Even in 1913, when another fair was held in Panama, people couldn’t agree more that these delicately handicrafts were second to none. In the APEC Summit in 2014, President Xi Jinping gave Cloisonné as a gift to other countries’ leaders. Today, we still boast of these magnificent pieces. Tourists around the world come to Beijing Enamel Factory to see the rich designs and wealthy displays of Cloisonné treasures.

BT 201902 art 04Is It Worth Every Effort?

A craftsman would need months (at an average) to finish a piece of Cloisonné work. Why? It is because it requires a series of complicated process in making this work of art. The five major processes include: modelling, pattern-outlining, glazing, polishing and gliding. Depending on how big the product mould is, long hours of complex and intricate work are involved. An ordinary skill is not sufficient enough to create an elaborate piece. The craftsman needs to have the skill of a coppersmith and the artistic technique of a painter to accomplish this. As a result, the tradition of Chinese Cloisonné has survived for more than 700 years. So yes, it is worth every effort!
 

Collectors around the world have been looking for high quality of antique Chinese Cloisonné. Of course, these pieces have great historical and artistic value, so they are very rare and highly expensive. Compared to the modern pieces, these antiques are heavier and looking on how it’s made, shows primitive technology, but comes with smooth surface in a delicate enamel glaze design. The colours are more of blue theme and the styling is very imaginative.
 

Today, Cloisonné masterpieces are still reflecting Chinese characteristics. This work of art is being fortified due to its timeless quality to show the world that the beauty and grandeur that had been started by our ancestors were still living to its legacy up to now. This beautiful ancient enamelware has truly become a global recognition of our unrivalled talents and love for art.

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