We now have more kinds of jewelry, more exquisite craftsmanship, changeable styles and more and more personalities.
For example, many big-name jewelry likes to take the simple route, and retro style is particularly popular in the past two years.
Sister Bao thinks that if we want to talk about retro style, our traditional jade jewelry doesn't need extra decoration. It is retro in itself. Most importantly, it can convey an elegant charm that only China people have.
But you know what? Modern people like retro, but the Qing people 400 years ago were very fashionable! The wisdom of our ancestors is really admirable. Don't think that they only have tradition.
In fact, they are also advancing with the times, absorbing all kinds of foreign cultures, and then turning them into their own use, designing a lot of Chinese and western jewelry. It seems that as long as it is a classic, it will last forever!
Let's look at the earrings of the Qing dynasty in top-down order. The earrings of the Qing people can be very exquisite, not only precious metals, jewels and jade, but also very well-made in the court.
In that era when there were no machines, the polishing of jade jewelry and the forging of gold and silver depended on manpower. In terms of wearing, there is also a rule of "one ear and three pliers".
The shape of earrings in Qing dynasty is really much more than what we have now.
A variety of ring ear pliers, tassel ring ear pliers, pendant earrings, etc. have been designed, many of which follow the row ring, gourd-shaped earrings, lantern-shaped earrings and so on in the Ming Dynasty.
In order to further enrich the earrings, people in the Qing Dynasty took out various patterns to show off. Xiangyun, happy characters and flowers and plants can all be added to the design, which is no worse than our current earrings.
In addition to these designs that show off creativity and brain holes, craftsmen who make jewelry have also contributed their unique skills, and various advanced classic traditional crafts, such as filigree, touching green and burning blue, have also come into view. It's really exquisite.
Filament inlay: Filament inlay is one of the "Eight Exquisites of Yanjing", and the process is very complicated. Eight technologies are used in the whole process.
This is just the basic shape, that is, the foundation, and then it is completed with various gems and decorations. However, filigree inlay is particularly precious because of its exquisite craftsmanship and royal style.
Diancui: The ancients used kingfisher feathers to arrange the extremely fine feathers one by one, which was very complicated. However, in order to protect the kingfisher, we won't make it with its feathers today. It is suggested to switch to environmentally friendly synthetic fibers.
Blue-burning: Blue-burning is also a traditional process, that is, the finished jewelry is filled with glaze powder and then fired, which is a bit like burning porcelain. When the glaze on it condenses and cools, it becomes a gorgeous colored glaze.
Earrings in Qing Dynasty are rich in materials, and pearls, corals, amber and turquoise are frequent visitors.
Empress Dowager Cixi's love for the Oriental Pearl is actually related to its northeast origin, which is the birthplace of Manchu Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the Oriental Pearl could only be worn by the emperor's mother, concubines and princesses.
△ In "Royal Love in Ruyi Palace", the ladies-in-waiting wear pearl earrings the most, and they strictly abide by the rule of "one ear and three pliers"
Besides Dongzhu and Pearl, there are many earrings carved in jade from beginning to end. The white, delicate and oily white jade is curved and engraved with various auspicious patterns, which makes people feel like jelly.
Of course, the use of jadeite is indispensable for the prominence of earrings. Look at these styles, even if you wear them now, they will get rave reviews!
In the Qing Dynasty, the earrings of small owners were not only these traditional types, but also widely used in colored gems, which was very avant-garde, such as rubies and tourmalines, which were all loved by small owners.
△ Exquisite gold earrings, inlaid with Oriental Pearl, pink tourmaline and green jade, fresh and lovely color matching and flower appearance, are unique.
△ There are also earrings that take a simple route. Can you guess it's an antique if you don't date it? These earrings also adopt the way of movable buckle, which is more advanced.
So you see, the ancestors' vision is still very avant-garde, and the pursuit of beauty is definitely not limited.
This aesthetic and breakthrough spirit is no less than the current trend of pursuing individuality. At that time, colored gems injected fresh vitality into the traditional jewelry craft.
When it comes to the rings of the ancients, what do you think of? Are they carved with white jade or made of luxurious and high-profile gold? If you think so, you are right. ...
There were indeed many rings in the Qing dynasty, and the emperor especially liked all kinds of jade fingers, which were not only worn, but also used for playing.
△ In fact, even if you pull your finger, the style is different. There are jade carvings, and there are also gold and silver-based and jade outsourcing. I like the pink tourmaline inlaid with pearls on the left ~
△ It is also inlaid with pink tourmaline, which is complex and exquisite and has a jade touch.
However, not all the precepts in Qing dynasty are of this type. For example, is this slender style very similar to our modern Jian Yuepai?
△ Gem inlay is no different from modern gem ring.
△ There is also a row of broken diamonds in this style.
△ This ring is also from the Qing Dynasty. It looks very penetrating, because it is close to modern technology.
Moral: What is even more unexpected is that there is such a minimalist ring. On the inner wall of this pair of nickel alloy rings, "Zhong Jue Yun Zhi" and "I love you not for me" are engraved! This is so romantic!
You can't imagine that this pair of vegetarian rings turned out to be the wedding rings of the last emperor Puyi and Wanrong!
In addition to the continuous breakthrough in style and design, we have to admire the aesthetic tolerance of our ancestors. There is really no shortage of eyes to discover beauty.
In fact, jewelry is like this, complex and beautiful, simple and beautiful, the key is to be refined in craftsmanship, and ancestors have profoundly grasped the essence of jewelry making.
The bracelet styles we often mention are blessing bracelet, square bracelet, peace bracelet and princess bracelet. The styles of old bracelets in Qing dynasty are more abundant, including round bracelets, flat bracelets, beaded soft bracelets and so on.
Moreover, they like to decorate their bracelets with all kinds of precious stones and pearls, and what is even more admirable is all kinds of carved patterns, which are rich and thoughtful.
Longfeng Cheng Xiang:
Dragon ball series:
Jewelry inlay:
Moral: On the bracelets of the Qing Palace, dragons and phoenixes are usually the main decorative themes, as well as bats, bergamot and swastikas. Words must be intentional, meaning must be auspicious. They all have Fu Rui's expectations, which means long life and health.
We seldom use ancient hair accessories now, but wear a crown, garland, jewelry hairpin and hair band at most.
But in the Qing Dynasty, all kinds of jewelry and hair accessories on the hair were the biggest attraction, and who could wear different hairpins often symbolized different status and was very particular.
Card issuing: Although it is not commonly used now, it is not uncommon in costume TV series.
People in the Qing dynasty depended on various hairpins to fix their hair, and most of their women needed flags, so they needed hairpins of various shapes, which were both practical and decorative.
All kinds of beautiful hair clips are dotted in the hair like clouds, which naturally gives birth to a graceful style.
△ Qing Palace loves emerald blue, which is very beautiful and bright, so it symbolizes the nobility of the royal family.
△ Empress Dowager Cixi likes jade very much. This hairpin is made of gold. The head of the hairpin is a jade carving hand, holding a handle of Ruyi. There are six pearls and a blue crystal pendant hanging on Ruyi, which combines the beauty of different materials such as gold, jade, pearls and crystals.
Light rain tip:
It's a little difficult to say that I forgot. Now many friends who like ancient costumes will reuse their hairpins ~
Here are some simple hairpins and long hair tutorials. Let's learn retro ladies' hairstyles!
Xunzi: What is Xunzi? It is this kind of decoration that often appears in costume dramas to fix hair!
△ Two common hairstyles in our Qing Dynasty dramas. The one on the left is the flag head, and the one on the right is the hairpin.
There are three kinds of cymbals: phoenix cymbals, full cymbals and semi-cymbals. Its inner tube is made of black velvet and satin strips, then reinforced with silver wire or copper wire, and finally decorated with dots of jade and precious stones, which is what we see.
Flat square: a unique curling tool for Manchu women, flat square. In fact, it is also very common in Qing dynasty dramas, but many friends don't know what it is. Square is rectangular and strip, which is mainly used to fix the flag head.
Now let's use a picture to reveal how squares work.
In the Qing dynasty, the squares that met women were different in size, so sometimes you can see the protruding ends, and sometimes you can't see them.
The square is made of all kinds of materials: gold and silver, coral, jade, white jade, tortoise shell, Canaan incense ... and it is decorated with all kinds of precious stones to make auspicious patterns, which is very particular.
In addition, the choice of materials should also be different according to the actual situation.
For example, if a funeral is held at home and the daughter-in-law is Dai Xiao, the square can't be gorgeous. Usually, it is changed into a square made of pure silver or copper, and the size is also small. Generally, only small squares of about 3 inches are inserted.