说锡器(下)

On Tin Ware

旧时好些地方的婚嫁．男方的聘礼．女方的陪奁，大都要凄上几件锡器。有钱的．作整套，钱少些的，选几样作．实在没钱，也得作个锡灯盏。川西好些地方，结婚行大礼．还有合灯的习俗。新娘子过门，拜天地，入洞房．事先得就近请个福气好的人撒帐．点州，锡灯盏是最合用的。

Tin utensils are traditional art products of China.The article tries to analyze the tin culture of China from the perspectives of history,tin ware,famous manufacturers and method of tin ware making.The article predicts that tin ware will be one of the objects for collection with the biggest upward potential.