Besides jewelry, what other common uses do gems have?

1. Tangka, Tibet

Tibet is a place of literary youth and religious praise. According to textual research, they rose in Songzan Gambu period, and their themes were all-encompassing. They are called "encyclopedias" of Tibetans, and some works are even collected by the Louvre.

Thangka means unfolded painting, similar to scroll painting in Han areas. More than 30 different colors are drawn on a thangka, some of them are 40-50, and the colors are endless and the contrast is strong! Describing Thangka with golden juice is a major feature of Regong Thangka! Pigment making is the secret stunt of Thangka artists, and the stunt in the stunt is making gold powder. Are those brilliant golds bright and sacred?

Thangka coloring pigments include all kinds of natural gems and plants. There are gold, silver, pearls, agate, coral, turquoise, malachite, cinnabar, saffron, rhubarb, indigo and other raw materials. The five basic colors of red, yellow, blue, green and white can be adjusted to dozens or hundreds of colors. What we usually call navy blue comes from Tibet ~

With precious stones as raw materials, Thangka is colorful, with distinct patterns, excellent light resistance and strong weather resistance. Facts have proved that it has not faded obviously for thousands of years and is not easy to deteriorate, so it is world-renowned.

Just like the murals in Potala Palace, they never fade and shine!

2. Scroll painting

Chinese paintings are mostly ink blue with elegant colors, but there are not many green mountains and green waters. But there is a large area of turquoise in "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". The most shocking thing is that its color is timeless and not dim at all.

Why does this picture still look bright, clear and moving after thousands of years? The reason is paint! They are all extracted from precious stones, which can make the picture scroll shine after thousands of years of circulation. According to the inheritor of traditional Chinese painting pigments, many rough stones and grinding powder pigments are familiar stones ~

Malachite is a very ancient jade material, which was called "green", "stone green" or "blue lang" in ancient China. Malachite is similar in color to peacock feathers and can be made into stone green pigment.

Azurite, also called azurite, is an associated mineral of malachite. Kyanite can be used as copper ore to extract copper and can be made into blue pigment.

Lapis lazuli, lapis lazuli ground into powder, can be made into blue pigment. This was very common in medieval western countries, and a large number of lapis lazuli pigments were also used in Dunhuang murals.

Trionyx sinensis is one of the organic gems in the deep sea. Its whiteness reaches 10, and it can be used to make white pigments, which will not turn yellow for thousands of years.

3. Porcelain glaze vase

Emperor Qianlong has a special liking for porcelain, and a skillful craftsman has been making glaze bottles since ancient times.

There are more than a dozen layers of decorative glazes with different colors. Coating it on the surface of metal objects and firing it at a certain temperature can form a color with a transparent texture like glass and a brilliant effect like a gem ~

Use natural jade as pigment? Is there any luxury beyond imagination? Maybe it's on your souvenir ~

4. Mobile phone/watch

Is it useless enough? Where is the mobile phone?

Apple uses sapphire glass as the iPhone home button and camera lens, and Apple Watch uses sapphire as the screen.

Ruby is bright in color, good in light transmission, hard, wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant. Therefore, it is often used as a bearing in watches, which can play a role in lubricating and reducing wear, and can also be used as a decorative drill on the dial. In addition, ruby and sapphire are favored by watch manufacturers because of their good thermal conductivity and electrical insulation. But most of them are artificial ~

A Swiss watch factory added jade to the production of jewelry watches, and designed an oriental jewelry style different from diamond watches.

Step 5: lens

Glasses and lenses, right, just glasses ~

Sapphire lens, because of its light transmittance and high hardness, has its figure in the lens ~ sparkling water surface, reflection of asphalt pavement, reflection of front and rear windshield, reflection of glass curtain wall of high-rise building, snow blindness in plateau snow, all of which are hidden dangers for drivers.

Protective glasses made of special sapphire glass can prevent strong light, resist fatigue and reduce the accident rate.

During driving, the strong light directly generated by the opposite vehicle is like 45-degree incandescent light. Wearing it can avoid the discomfort caused by strong light, effectively eliminate glare and afterglow of eyes, increase the color saturation of things, make the line of sight softer and clearer, and drive safer.

6. pen

How can literati and scholars get a smooth and easy-to-use pen? The noble Parker in the pen, the darling of scholars ~

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Ji Pai125, Parker launched a limited edition pen, and craftsmen carefully inlaid 16 genuine exquisite diamonds in 18K cast gold, and 18K cast gold was covered with precious black resin, which was dazzling.

7 lighter

Adding gem decoration to high-end lighters, such as Zippo, a well-known lighter brand, makes lighters more like a work of art. People no longer care about practical value, but pay more attention to viewing and collecting value, which is especially sought after by men.

8. clothes

For example, the clothes in the luxurious and exquisite Victoria's Secret Show are shining and dazzling ~