Beijing (Beydzhinskaya) cloisonne, or "Lan Jintao" - one of the treasures of traditional Chinese culture. Performed in this technique the product has always been a sign of wealth and high social status, and served as the Chinese emperors palace and temple utensils, household items. Today we will visit the factory of enamel, located in the suburbs of Beijing, and see how to create these unique products.
Art enamel originated in ancient Egypt, later spread to Byzantium and the Middle East. In the period of government in China, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) cloisonne technique came from Turkey to China, which has developed considerably and was perfected in later periods of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) .
The name "Jintao Lan", which translates as "Lazur Jintao," due to the fact that it was during the reign of Jingtang (1450-1456) in Beijing workshops the most established mass production of enamel. The main color was blue, he is blue.
For hundreds of years, most developed is Beijing enamel technique, which is not surprising - after all located in Beijing Imperial "Forbidden City" was the main venue for the use of these products. Because of the high cost and the special status, afford products enamel can only the rich and close to the emperor people, in addition, lived in the imperial palace.
In the twentieth century, over the years the development of technology and the increasing demand, increased significantly and the number of specialists in enamel, opened a new production. Once inaccessible to most products currently on the enamel is still very expensive, but still much more affordable than in imperial times.
The high cost of enamelled products due to the almost complete lack of mechanized operations - each piece is handmade and unique.
Photo Artem Achkasov
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