What is a little red mouse silver ornament?

Little Red Mouse Silver Jewelry is a registered brand of Xiangxi Little Red Mouse Craft Co., Ltd., which enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Xiangxi Little Red Mouse Craft Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the research and development of Miao traditional handicrafts, inheriting the essence of "Miao silver jewelry forging skills", one of the 30 national intangible cultural protection heritages.

What are the characteristics of little red mouse silver ornaments?

Xiangxi Little Red Mouse Craft Co., Ltd. was inscribed by Mr. Huang Yongyu, a famous master of Chinese painting, and registered as a brand company in the State Trademark Office.

In 2006, the forging skills of Miao silver ornaments inherited by the company were listed in the List of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and listed as one of the 30 endangered intangible cultural heritages. From ancient times to the present, there are many amazing folk art treasures, all of which were hand-made by Miao silversmiths in family workshops. This craft is handed down from generation to generation, so it is handed down from generation to generation. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, this handicraft of making silver has been passed down for more than two thousand years. The silver ornaments of Miao nationality in Xiangxi are symmetrical, balanced, connected and radial in structure. The technological methods include casting, hammering, weaving, inlaying, carving, carving and so on. Patterns are mostly composed of dragons and phoenixes, butterflies, maple leaves, water ripples, flowers and birds and other animals and plants. There is no picture to follow in the whole process of making silver ornaments. The silversmith relies on his understanding of his ancestors and life to achieve "a picture in his heart", so that the whole processing process can be completed in one go. Therefore, the little red mouse silver ornament is an ornament with historical and cultural connotation and national flavor.

Why do Miao people like silver ornaments?

Miao people think they are descendants of Jiuli Group led by Chiyou. In order to escape the war, their ancestors migrated and drifted all the year round in history, so they took all their wealth with them and people followed them when they left. Preserved property decorated with money. Another, because Miao people believe in ghosts and feelings, they think that silver ornaments can exorcise evil spirits and keep peace. Objectively speaking, the Miao people live in a bad environment and think that silver ornaments can detect poison and prevent epidemics.

The culture contained in Miao silver ornaments;

An ancient Miao song goes like this: God of War Chiyou became a maple tree after his defeat, and a butterfly fell in love with the maple tree. Later, butterflies laid twelve eggs in the water, and Jiang Yang, the ancestor of human beings, and other animals hatched in the eggs. Miao people think that Jiang Yang is their ancestor and butterfly is their mother. Miao people, like all ethnic groups without writing, can only talk about these memory fragments about their ancestors: butterflies, maple leaves, maple drums, water ripples and so on. Make white silver ornaments, make patterns and pass them on from generation to generation.