What is Qixian glassware? Authentic Shanxi Qixian specialty: Qixian glassware
Content summary:Do you want to know what Qixian glassware is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Qixian County, Shanxi Province - Qixian Glassware. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Qixian Glassware. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Qixian Glassware and the product characteristics of Qixian Glassware? How did the history of glassware in Qixian come about? The production method of glassware in Qixian County, etc
Basic introduction of glassware in Qixian
There are many types of glass products in Qixian, with a complete range of varieties. The main products include high-end and mid-range wine utensils, wax tables, vases, wind lamps, fruit plates, sugar boxes, and handicrafts, totaling eight categories with more than 2000 color varieties. According to the production process, they can be divided into blown products, pressed products, shaken products, and handmade products; According to the ingredient process, it can be divided into white materials, colorants, and nesting materials. According to the processing technology, it can be divided into: gilding, hand drawing, acid washing, sanding, engraving, and carving. 98% of the products are exported and sold well in 88 countries across five continents
Glassware is a fundamental industry with traditional advantages in Qixian County, and is currently in the process of applying for the title of "China's Glass Capital" Glass is an amorphous solid with an irregular structure (microscopically, glass is also a liquid), and its molecules do not have long-range ordered arrangements in space like crystals, but have short-range ordering similar to liquids. Glass maintains a specific shape like a solid, unlike liquids that flow with gravity Glassware is a vessel made of glass. Glass art has maintained a continuous development history of thousands of years in China. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the production of glassware in Boshan, Shandong was already very prosperous. It was introduced to Beijing in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. During the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong periods of the early Qing dynasty, the production of glass was revived. In the 35th year of Kangxi's reign, a large-scale "Liuli Factory" appeared in Beijing, producing utensils for the imperial palace. During this period, the variety of glassware was rich and colorful, and the shapes and decorations also changed. Bottles, bowls, snuff bottles, birds and animals made from materials such as imitation jade, jadeite, agate, coral, etc. have realistic colors and unique styles and charm The production process of glassware mainly includes: ① Pre processing of raw materials. Crush the block shaped raw materials (quartz sand, soda ash, limestone, feldspar, etc.), dry the moist raw materials, and remove iron from the iron containing raw materials to ensure the quality of the glass ② Preparation of blending materials ③ Melting. The glass batch is heated at high temperature (1550-1600 degrees) in a tank kiln or furnace to form a uniform, bubble free liquid glass that meets the forming requirements ④ Forming. Place liquid glass into a mold to create glass products of the desired shape, such as plates, various vessels, etc ⑤ Heat treatment. By annealing, quenching and other processes, stress, phase separation or crystallization inside the glass can be eliminated or generated, as well as the structural state of the glass can be changed Entry tags: WordsThe production method of glassware in Qixian County