Comparison the classical jewelry between china and Western

Jewelry like the stars, to bring light and beauty, they also reflect a prevailing social and cultural backgrounds.

Jade jewelry and Chinese culture is closely related to ancient times: the country is not without Sheng Yu, Yu-free home is not rich, no one is jade your view. Chinese people's understanding of the jade is not simply a "beautiful stone jade" concept, but rose to benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, bravery, clean five German, Chinese jade to give the gentleman integrity. To the Kangxi and Qianlong, when, with the rising strength of the community, as represented by Chinese jade jewelry embarked on another peak.

To study the Kangxi and Qianlong of jewelry products, we must first understand the social customs, and secondly to have it on time in social and cultural background to grasp the characteristics of the times, in order to notice the wit lies. Kangxi period jewelry complicated and tend to curve, such as the pursuit of art, fresh and elegant style, which was the author's aesthetic has an important relationship. Qing is very careful process, from the process point of view of accuracy, requires extremely strict, "a process either alone, or two or more comprehensive techniques are demand rules of the game, meticulous. Where the line must be straight, circular shall be as full moon, the Commission must angle rounded corners Yigai Fengrui, rich in rhythm. a jade not only the shape, surface, grind cut neat patterns, and the chamber, the bottom feet, cover and other unnoticed within the Department , but also spend a lot of effort, very elegant workmanship. "

Time to Qianlong, jade jewelry making both in quantity and quality have reached an unprecedented peak. Most of the Qing Dynasty jade produced in Hotan, "Heavenly Creations" in the record: Any jade, precious users, to make the Khotan. Indicating that people are very elegant jewelry raw materials, but also the craft to an extreme. Qing Dynasty, the civil court to follow the same trend, numerous small decorative theme of luck, both in choice of materials and production process can be called superior, which is the formation of aesthetic fashion Qing craftsmen and skills focusing on "the beauty of Handicraft" related. Qing jewelry can be said to be a master of Chinese jewelry craft, craft artisans in a confusion between the trinkets will be able to focus on the use of several techniques, a silver hair clasp, or a small gold-filled rings jewels applied to the process may have : gilt, filigree, filler wire, engraved, bluing, Qian Bao, fried beads, etc., will be like no Qing dynasty, as the emphasis on color and auspicious symbol of good oral tradition of dedication to do so caused surface now on the Arts and Crafts , especially jewelry making.

For this reason, future generations will be called the period of jewelry craft Qianlong workers. What is the Qianlong work? Is carved, Handicraft and also can not.

When people are for their beautiful jewelry craft and proud of meaning, the Qianlong 58 years on August 10, Emperor Qianlong sent to the British envoy Lord Macartney edged Bhagavad Ruyi, was not recognized by the European wishful good moral, also does not recognize China's jade culture, the Bhagavad-Tierney I do not know what object it is, after the diary: like white agate stone, about one Chiban with strange carvings, Chinese people as a treasure, but the object itself seems to have little value.

The above story illustrates the different Chinese and Western cultures at the time. In the industrial revolution, the Western countries focus on the production machine is replaced manual labor, it is a large machine to the factory workshop manual, a leap, the leap has been able to achieve, and the height of the development of handicraft workshop are closely linked, therefore, handicraft workshop is highly developed industrial revolution, the technology indispensable prerequisite. In addition, the United Kingdom in pursuit of more profit, but also with great enthusiasm to focus on the development of production, thus stimulating the invention of the machine and the use of new science and technology.

17th century expansion of European power, plundering wealthy overseas colonies tired together, promote the luxury life in the context of European culture in the context of luxury jewelry style demands vivid, rich warm tone. 17th century Europe, a power struggle between the old and new religion, Catholicism forces with the violent suppression of believers, and then actively use ideology of Art - Baroque, to confuse, conquer the people. Baroque art does not exclude the heresy of sensory delight, but also faithful to the Christian world view, hence the "Christianity of the Renaissance."

The main characteristics of Baroque jewelry is first and foremost it has a luxurious features, it has both the characteristics of another religious hedonism color; Second, it is a passion for art, it is rational to break the quiet and harmonious, with rich romantic ism color, great emphasis on the artist's imagination; 3 is that it strongly emphasizes movement, movement and change can be said that the soul of Baroque art; Fourth, it works very concerned about the sense of space and three-dimensional; Fifth, it is comprehensive, Baroque art form emphasizes an integrated approach, such as construction on the importance of architecture and sculpture, painting a comprehensive, in addition, also absorbed the literary Baroque art, drama, music and other areas where some of the factors and imagination; six yes it has a strong The religious, religious themes in Baroque art in a dominant position; seven most Baroque artists have a tendency away from the life and times.

Europe was the jewelry production process has reached a certain level, the processing of diamonds and other precious stones, mosaic has reached an unprecedented height.

Throughout that time the whole world, East and West cultural differences are very obvious, Europe after the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution and the primitive accumulation of capital, the social and economic improvement has led to the development of handmade jewelry industry and innovation, driven by religion, the new types of technology are applied to jewelry design and processing, and in the same period in China, also continues processing model of small workshops, enjoy the gift of the imperial state, the choice of materials and technology to the extreme.

Kangxi and Qianlong then lead to social material wealth, China's largest Yushan child - "Da Yu" is generated in that period, spent 17 years before, was handed a rare masterpiece. The processing time, the Chinese since ancient times, "working slowly and deliberately," saying that some piece of jewelry craftsmen to spend years or even decades, while in Europe, but on the contrary, their culture gives them to plunder, to pursue the advantages of speed. At that time, Europe very much appreciate the Chinese arts and crafts, making a lot of jewelry exports to Europe, indicating that China's craft has reached world advanced level, but post-production of long time hindered the development of jewelry.

In summary, both China and Europe, have their own merits in the production of jewelry, but also for making today's jewelry has laid a solid foundation, and left a valuable cultural asset for our learning and research.