The glory of craftsmanship rose to a good time

This spring, during the renovation of the Shengli Health and Life Tower in the Jinci Pavilion, construction workers first discovered eight glazed dragons on the top of the tower. The 8 yellow glass dragons are vividly hovering around the green glazed tiles, surrounded by cypresses and clouds. Although after nearly 300 years of wind and rain, glazed dragons are still colorful. This discovery has led people to have a higher judgment of the value of glass. The survival of glass is not only an item but also a culture.

Niche collections are increasingly sought after

“The collection of glazed glass is not popular, especially the quality of glazed glass works, which is rare. Therefore, in the past two years, the market price of glazed glass has nearly doubled every year, and the price of some famous glass works has risen steadily. It will even double," Zhang Yuan, who is engaged in the sale of glass handicrafts, told reporters.

Three years ago, she started with a glass bracelet. At the time, the market price was 500 yuan. Now when the bracelet is in her store, someone wants to buy it for 3,000 yuan. Zhang Yuan said: "The bracelet is a good craft and there is room for added value. Now, it is not a good time to shoot.” During the visit, the reporter learned that the current glass art work on the market is at least 2-3 times higher than the prices of earlier works. “From the current uptrend, there is still room for price increases in glass art, and it is still undervalued,” said Zhang Yuan.

Liuli is one of the “seven treasures” of Buddhism, and Buddhism often uses “shape-like glass” to describe the highest state of cultivation. From the point of view of its production process, the entire production process has been refined and finely grounded by more than 10 manual processes. After the crystal glass masterbatch is melted on a stove above 1000° C., noble and beautiful glass is naturally formed. Glass production can be said to be "fire in the water, go to the water," the use of this method made of ancient glass, rich layers, color smart, so produced from the glass animals, flowers, birds, fruits, vases and other modeling lifelike, vivid , with high art and collection value.

Low yield rate boosts prices

Collector Li Xie loved all kinds of wenwan and miscellaneous items. Collection of glaze has become her big hobby. According to her introduction: At present, the modern glass art in Taiwan, China has gained high recognition. The dewaxing casting method has been used to maintain the traditional craftsmanship. Each work has been carved by a craftsman, opened mold, dewaxed and demolded. Fine repairs and so on. Dozens of processes are meticulously crafted, one by one, hand made.

For modern people, when they heard that glass products are considered to be mass-produced arts and crafts, they are not expensive, and they cannot enter the collection circle. During the interview, the reporter learned that the history of the early glass production in China dates back to ancient times. The entire process of ancient glass must undergo more than 10 manual processes of fine grinding, in order to form noble and beautiful glass.

Liquor is a valuable art work, and its price is higher than that of crystal. There are two reasons for this: First, the special nature of ancient glass materials, and the complexity and difficulty of the process, so its cost very high. Second, glass is a cultural product, not just a material, but more importantly, glass products are unique, there are no two identical glass products in the world.

In ancient times, Liuli was honored as one of China's top five names (gold and silver, jade, glass, ceramic, and bronze) and one of the seven treasures of the Buddhist family. “It is precisely because of the low finished glass production rate and the uniqueness of the glass art work that the high-quality glass craftwork will have a higher appreciation space, because whether a piece of glasswork is successful or not, and half depends on craftsmanship and luck.” He said.

The auction market has made remarkable achievements

To a large extent, there are a large number of people who collect glass artworks. However, due to the differences in personal aesthetics and crafts, they can be said to be radish green vegetables and have their own love. However, it is undeniable that the glass will be the perfect combination of ancient Chinese culture and modern art. It is also an exquisite and subtle embodiment of the Orientals. It can be seen from its impressive performance at international auctions. The Qing Qianlong imperial carcass tire enamel color open landscape ** pot has been traded for 3.52 million yuan, 1736 -1780 imperial system material painting 珐琅 gourd ** pot shot $ 422,500, Qing Qianlong 御 制 珐琅 珐琅Plum figurine ** pot sold for 284,800 US dollars. In recent years, ancient Chinese glazes have made remarkable achievements in the auction market.

With the increase in the interest of ancient material feeders, modern glass works have also attracted attention. The reporter learned that Chinese contemporary glass works are mostly sold as stores. Some common handicrafts are available in physical stores and on the Internet. Friends who like glass jewelry can not help asking, how to maintain the daily wear of glass jewelry? Zhang Yuan made the following points: It is best not to wear when exposed to cold or heat, avoid contact with ** gas, ** or other corrosive substances, so as not to cause chemical reactions, damage the finished product; try not to stain with grease Foreign objects, when placed on the table, pad a relatively soft fabric, use a separate box, do not contact with other materials, avoid surface scratches.