中国传统玻璃艺术的制造

THE MANUFACTURE OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL GLASS ART

远在我国春秋至西周时（公元前500～1000年）就已制造了“蜻蜒眼”玻璃珠、乳丁纹玻璃璧、耳环、印章、剑首、剑珥等艺术玻璃制品。楚国的铅钡玻璃璧、珠、管等小型器物，在外观和使用性能上已达到仿玉的效果。两汉时代开始，我国已由铅钡玻璃转向铅玻璃成分，最晚在北魏晚期，中国已采用了吹制技术。隋唐时期采用高铅玻璃和钠钙玻璃两大系统成分，使玻璃的透明度和表面光泽明显提高，呈现了晶莹透亮的质感效果。南北朝（公元420～589年）引进了西方吹制技术，

Glass articles such as the Beads named “the Eyes of Dragonfly”, Ruding Grains, glass jades, earrings, seals and so on originated from Spring and Autumn Period and Western Zhou Dynasty（500-1000 BC）. Lead - barium glass jades, beads and pipes made by Chu had reached the level of artificial jades in appearance and use. China changed lead - barium glass into lead glass during Western and Eastern Han Dynasties, introduced blowing method during lateNorthern Wei Dynasty,