There are many types of filigree inlay products, which can be roughly divided into three categories.
The first category is jewelry categories, including bracelets, necklaces, earrings, brooches, pendants, cufflinks, tie cards, collar flowers, etc.;
The second category is the display category, mainly interior decoration items, such as small hanging screens, vases, stoves, smokers, buildings, various animal shapes, etc.;
The third category is the practical category, mainly small and medium-sized products, such as mirrors, cigarette cases, ashtrays, powder boxes, sugar bowls, medicine boxes, lampstands, wine sets, bowls, toothpick boxes, knives, etc.
And many of the masters who produced these works are modern people.
For example, outstanding figures who emerged after liberation, such as Zhang Guanghe, Wang Jin'ao, Bi Shangbin, etc., are all experts in filigree.
With so many experts, there are naturally a lot of works produced.
The most important thing is that if you have a factory, you can cooperate.
Therefore, there are many very famous works now, such as "Tiananmen", "Nine Dragon Wall", "Yangtze River Bridge", "Forbidden City Corner Tower", "Grasspod Basket" and "Filigree Monument" made of gold and silver wire.
The "dragon and phoenix inserts on the plate" are all masterpieces of filigree inlay craftsmanship and are very eye-catching.
These exquisite handicrafts are golden and exquisite, giving people a sense of uniqueness and splendor.
Looking at the pieces of modern handicrafts, Chen Wenzhe was sometimes a little stunned and didn't know what to say.
These things are all modern handicrafts, not antiques.
However, when it comes to value, many of them are far more valuable than some official kiln wares.
For example, a Ginza dragon palace lantern made in 1956, with square hollow silver filigree, dragon mouth Diao palace lantern, and dragon pan flagpole column. It is exquisite, quaint, beautiful, and generous.
This work was widely praised when it was exhibited in England.
There is also a filigree inlay master, Cheng Shumei, who imitated the Ming Wanli gold silk winged crown. Needless to say, if you can imitate it, it is a treasure.
These treasures are the works of veteran artists who have been engaged in filigree crafts for more than 60 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
They not only have superb skills, but also accumulated rich experience.
Therefore, the works produced can reach the level of being handed down from generation to generation!
Among them, the classic "Fengming Bell" is a filigree inlaid product based on my country's traditional auspicious patterns.
In terms of design, a bell with golden light is used to represent the sun, and precious lapis lazuli is used to make the winding auspicious clouds to support the sun. A golden phoenix crows in the sky. The image is colorful and vivid.
In terms of production, the whole body of the phoenix is woven with hair-thin gold and platinum using a combination of filigree and inlay techniques.
If this is craftsmanship, then the crest and feathers are luxury.
One crest alone is inlaid with 18 red and emerald stones and 88 diamonds.
The feathers are inlaid with 110 diamonds, and the phoenix tail is inlaid with 9 red and emerald stones.
The whole work shines with golden light and shines with precious stones, cleverly combining art appreciation and practical life. This is definitely a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.
In addition to this exquisite piece, there are many other modern handicrafts of this level.
For example, in September 1985, at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, the treasure "Descendants of the Dragon" on display conquered the audience with its unique artistic charm.
A giant dragon and five children on its body are all made of 22k gold.
The dragon's body is inlaid with more than 1,600 gems of various colors, and each gem is firmly held and connected together with a small golden bowl.
The fireballs spit out by the flying dragon are inlaid with rubies.
This fireball alone used more than 200 gems.
The colorful ribbons worn by children are made using filigree craftsmanship.
Under the dragon are colorful auspicious clouds, and golden ribbons are fluttering in the wind, which is really lifelike.
"Descendants of the Dragon" is made of amethyst raw stone, which is integrated with the entire work, expressing the soaring and upward style of the Chinese nation and the contemporary Yan and Huang descendants.
The composition and shape of this work are lifelike and can be called a masterpiece.
In fact, we should often hear about top-notch crafts like this in our lives.
Although I haven’t had access to it, I have heard and seen it, and it really isn’t a problem.
However, even if many people have seen it, they are just amazed at its beauty and do not know what technology is used to make it.
For example, in the 2006 film "The Golden Armor", Chow Yun-fat and Jay Chou wore golden armor.
There is also Gong Li's headdress, which was made by the same master using filigree inlay technology.
In 2000, senior arts and crafts artists Zhao Chunming, Gu Weiping and others once again copied the Ming Dingling crown and phoenix crown and displayed them in the Ming Tombs Museum.
In 2005, senior arts and crafts artists Zhu Yuguang, Feng Guosheng and others, who are known as modern ninth-grade craftsmen, successfully copied the "Gold Inlaid Treasure Jin Ou Yonggu" Cup from the Qing Emperor Qianlong.
The excellence of its craftsmanship was recognized by the then Director of the Cultural Preservation and Science and Technology Department of the Palace Museum, who decided to display it in the Palace Museum.
In September of the same year, when the "Jinou Yonggu" cup made by artists was presented to people in Shufangzhai of the Forbidden City, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone admires its exquisiteness and the exquisite craftsmanship revealed in it.
This cup is something that few people outside the industry have heard of.
But as soon as you see it, you will definitely be shocked by its luxurious appearance.
Jinou permanent cup generally refers to the gold-embedded Jinou permanent cup of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
The Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty is a gold-embedded golden Ou permanent cup. It is a gold vessel from the Forbidden City during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There are 4 cups in total.
Among them, two are made of gold, one is made of gilt copper in the early years of Qianlong's reign, and the other one is made of gold in the early years of Jiaqing's reign.
The one now kept in the Palace Museum is a 1-gold piece, made in the second year of Jiaqing.
The 1 gold piece hidden in the Wanwan Palace Museum was made during the Qianlong reign.
There is a gold cup and a gilt copper cup hidden in the Wallace Museum in England, which were made in the Qianlong year.
These cups are very legendary and can even be connected to the national destiny of our country.
Their birth and separation are part of our country’s modern history.
In November of the fourth year of Qianlong's reign (1739), Emperor Qianlong ordered that the manufacturing office be equipped with a gold cup.
It was named Jin Ou Yongu, and he gave various clear instructions on the shape, pattern, embedded jewelry and emerald green.
In the fifth year of Qianlong's reign (1740), Emperor Qianlong issued an edict requiring the production of two more Jinou Yonggu cups, and also put forward new requirements.
Put one big bead on each ear and Kuilong, five beads on each side, the middle one should be bigger, and the flower head should be round.
In the second year of Jiaqing (1797), Emperor Qianlong remade the gold-embedded Jinou Yonggu Cup due to damage.
According to the archives and documents that have been found, four "Jinou Yonggu" cups were produced during the Qianlong period, including one in the fourth year of Qianlong's reign, two in the fifth year of Qianlong's reign, and one in the second year of Jiaqing.
In 1860, French colonel Dupin plundered the Qianlong gold-embedded Jinou Yonggu cup (1 gold, 1 gilt copper) from the Old Summer Palace of the Qing Dynasty.
In 1872, Wallace purchased a Qianlong gold-embedded gold-Ou permanent cup (1 gold, 1 gilt copper) from the Qing Dynasty at an auction in England.