The last step of the big paint surface must be pushed light

The last step of the lacquer surface must be pushed light, otherwise it will be rubbed without light.

Push light lacquerware is a famous traditional handicraft in Shanxi Province. As a kind of lacquerware, it is named after the palm of the hand that pushes out the luster of the lacquer. Pingyao Push Light Lacquerware is the representative of Push Light Lacquerware.

Pingyao Pushlight Lacquerware is one of the four most famous lacquerware in China, famous for its palm pushlight and gold painting techniques. It began during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty and flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties, with a history of 1,200 years. Lacquerware from Pingyao is made from lacquer, a natural material that flows out of the bark of the lacquer trees that are widely distributed on the Loess Plateau.

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Craftsmanship Characteristics of Pingyao Push-Gloss Lacquerware

Pingyao Push-Gloss Lacquerware Lacquer has developed its own unique and exquisite set of techniques over its long history. First of all, the choice of materials is extremely delicate, and the main raw materials used are lacquer and wooden tires. The color lacquer used in the traditional Pingyao Lacquerware is made from lacquer and natural tung oil. The wood used is generally linden wood, which has a good shape, is of excellent quality and is not easily deformed.

Secondly, the production process is meticulous and complex. After the wooden tires are selected, they are "draped in hemp and hung with ash," i.e., the tires are wrapped in white hemp and then smeared with brick mortar made of pig's blood to prevent cracks.

After the push light, paint paint tires with paint brush, every brush with a variety of tools to push the light, repeated many times until the paint surface is smooth. Push light must be put into the shade room after drying. Next, the use of gold, painting, rubbing color, pile of lacquer, variations of paint and inlays and other techniques to draw decorations. The final process is polishing, which makes the lacquerware as bright as a mirror.

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