What are the processing methods of decorative patterns of gold and silver vessels in Tang Dynasty?

The gold wares are covered with exquisite and smooth patterns. The working people skillfully combine the traditional figures of dragons, phoenixes, tigers and turtles with the newly emerging patterns of precious flowers, broken branches and love birds parrots, and take the honeysuckle pattern as the edge decorative pattern, forming a lively and fresh new look of flowers and birds in the Tang Dynasty.

Decoration of gold and silver vessels in Tang Dynasty

Patterns are mostly treated by chiseling, and the main pattern is prominent, forming a relief effect, and the surrounding open space is covered with pearl patterns. Another method is to embed precious stones in silk, which are resplendent and dazzling. The masterpiece is "Lotus-shaped Golden Flower Bowl". The bowl is made of blooming lotus flowers. The bowl body is decorated with a peach-shaped opening pattern with honeysuckle patterns, with various birds and animals at the top and precious flowers at the bottom. The whole work is quiet, exquisite, gorgeous and magnificent. The Golden Cup of the Eight Faces is also a masterpiece.