中国古代点翠工艺

The Chinese Traditional Craftsmanship of Diancui

"点翠"一词虽晚至明代才出现,但以翠羽为饰的传统则由来已久。宋元之时盛行的"铺翠"当与"点翠"关系密切。明清是点翠工艺发展的高峰。检测显示,深蓝色羽枝内部的蜂窝状结构是翠羽能在较长的时间内保持鲜亮的原因。明胶可用于粘贴翠羽。

The Chinese has a long tradition to use the feather of a kingfisher as a decorative media,though the term Diancui made its first appearance as late as the late Ming times.Pucui,popular in the Song and Yuan dynasties,should be closely linked with Diancui.The technique of Diancui reached its peak by the Ming and Qing dynasties.Test result shows that the honeycomb-like structure maintains the color of kingfisher feather bright and vibrant as long as the inner structure of the feather is kept intact.The feather can be glued with gelatin onto the object.