Brief introduction to the development history of the powder box (2)

In the Song Dynasty, a new face appeared in women's makeup powder, a kind of "Jade Girl Peach Blossom Powder" made of motherwort and gypsum powder, which is full of beauty just by listening to its name. The exquisite Song people also made makeup powder into powder blocks of specific shapes, such as round, square, quadrangular, octagonal and sunflower petals. It is also embossed with concave and convex plum blossom, orchid and lotus patterns, which is very elegant and elegant. Naturally, the powder box can't be vulgar, and its design and production have also entered a new stage. Most of them are of high quality, exquisite workmanship, and bright. Porcelain powder boxes, especially blue-and-white porcelain powder boxes, have a large output, and are produced in Yue Kiln, Ding Kiln, Cizhou Kiln, Jingdezhen Kiln and other kilns, and their shapes and decorations are also extremely rich. Yue kiln celadon powder box is the most famous, with novel shape, gorgeous decoration and exquisite workmanship. After the Song Dynasty, with the appearance of ink pads, the powder box became the favorite of literati in the past dynasties. Therefore, it also has the function of an ink pad box, soaked in the atmosphere of literati, and the powder box is naturally elegant, and the artistic level is higher than that of ordinary daily necessities, and it is full of craftsmanship and vulgarity. The art of powder boxes produced by each of them is no longer a simple daily necessities, but a carrier for the inheritance and reproduction of the elegant soul and the longing for a happy life.

?During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, makeup powder was full of luxury, and the craftsmanship of the powder box was more complicated, not only traditional porcelain and jade were the main materials. At the same time, rare materials such as metal, enamel, and lacquerware were used to create many exquisite crafts of cloisonné enamel and gilt.

?Entering the Forbidden City, the powder boxes used by the emperor and concubines are naturally more royal. Not only is it rich in shape, there are round, oval, square, quadrangular, hexagonal, octagonal, sunflower petal-shaped, imitation melon and fruit shapes, etc., but also has a variety of textures. There are clam, stone, porcelain, copper, gold, silver, pearl, amber, tortoise shell, jade, agate, lacquerware, crystal, etc., in various shapes. The decoration techniques are also refurbished, such as carving, mother-of-pearl, filigree, hairpin, painting, picking flowers, stacking, and printing. There are all kinds of decorations on the powder box, such as flowers, birds, fish, landscapes, figures... colorful.

The history of the development of the powder box in China has been explained for everyone. Let’s talk about the development history of the powder box in Europe in the next issue.We welcome more people to pay attention to our company, ZHUHAI BAOLI FOAM SPRAY PUMP CO.,LTD.

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