Enamel painted incense burner openwork carving craftsmanship to create China's non-heritage culture

Enameling, one of the decorative techniques of porcelain, originated from the technique of painting enamel. The use of enamel decorative techniques of porcelain, that is, enameled porcelain (the official name is “porcelain painting enamel”) is often referred to as enamel. Enamel color is the painting enamel technique transplanted to the porcelain tire a kind of glaze color decorative techniques, the later called “ Gu Yue Xuan ‘, foreign countries called ’ Rosebud color ”.

Arts and Letters Classes Gathering, Volume 70, cited Liu Xiang, Han Dynasty, “Smoking Stove Inscription”: “Jia this is the right tool, I will be a mountain of rock; on the through the Taihua; bear to the copper disk, there are orchids, Zhu fire green smoke.” Xie Huilian “Snow Fugue”: “prairie smoky stove Ru Bing Ming candle, discretionary gui wine Ru Yang Qingqu.”

Incense burners, also called incense smokers or incense burners, were initially made of bronze, and the Boshan burners of the Han Dynasty were made of bronze.
From the Han Dynasty onwards, the material of the incense burner was gradually enriched. Song dynasty appeared in porcelain Bo Shan stove, but it can not be barbecue incense powder, soon became the literati's playthings. Such, later appeared jade incense burner, jadeite incense burner, etc., are also a kind of ornamental items used for display or play. Compared with the utility, the value of the furnishings may be higher, are generally literati, the big family only equipped with appliances.