Gold lacquer inlay and decoration technique
Gold lacquer inlay is an important category of traditional Chinese lacquerware craftsmanship, with a history of more than 7,000 years. Beijing is an important lacquerware production area in my country's history. The rise of official handicraft workshops such as the Paint Bureau of the Yuan Dynasty, the Orchard Factory of the Ming Dynasty and the Imperial Household Department of the Qing Dynasty laid the foundation for the development of Beijing lacquerware. Now Beijing's gold lacquer inlay has directly inherited and developed the lacquerware manufacturing art of the Ming and Qing courts in many aspects, from craftsmanship and techniques to artistic style. Beijing's gold lacquer inlay lacquer decoration crafts are diverse, with a wide range of themes and rich and colorful artistic expression techniques. Among them, the inlay products have clear layers and are exquisite; the painted products are colorful and brilliant; the carved and filled products have smooth lines and are magnificent; the carved gray products have sharp blades and vivid charm; the broken pattern products are simple and generous, elegant and graceful; the tiger skin lacquer products are colorful and close to natural. According to the purpose, Beijing's gold lacquer inlay products include utensils, furniture, screens, plaques, wall decorations and other types. This ancient handicraft has a high artistic research value. Its products are convenient, practical, and collectible, and are deeply loved by consumers. After the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, Beijing's gold lacquer inlay has made great progress, but it is also not without worries. There used to be more than a thousand workers engaged in gold lacquer inlay. Now the old workers have retired one after another. At the same time, due to the difficult working conditions and low wages, most young people are unwilling to choose this profession. Currently, only 160 people continue to engage in gold lacquer inlay. This ancient skill is facing the crisis of being lost and needs to be protected and inherited.