CRAFT

CRAFT
A Time-Honoured Tradition

Chinese Filigree Craftsmanship

2000+

Years

0.16

mm Thinnest Filaments

The Chinese filigree craft is the Intangible Cultural Heritage of China.

It is a traditional metalworking technique that has been passed down for thousands of years. This craft originated during the Warring States period (475 BCE – 221 BCE), and reached its zenith during the Ming (1368 – 1644 CE) and Qing (1636 – 1912 CE) dynasties. Because of its high difficulty in craftsmanship and gorgeous design, Chinese filigree handicrafts were favored by the royal family and aristocrats in ancient times.

It mainly uses gold, silver and other precious metals to make fine filaments as thin as hair, and then makes exquisite handicrafts by pinching 掐, filling 填, stacking 堆, layering 垒, braiding 编, weaving 织, assembling 攒 and soldering 焊.

CRAFT

1st Wire Drawing

Repeatedly pressing and drawing gold and silver bars into fine filaments of appropriate thickness.
In this process, the filaments should be annealed repeatedly to reduce the possibility of breaking.

2nd Filling & Weaving

Pinching these filaments into various small patterns and filling the patterns into shapes by hand.

Also some jewelry are shaped by weaving.

3rd Inlaying Gem

Inlaying precious materials such as gemstones and pearls to create gorgeous jewelry or utensils.

Integration & Inheritance

Chinese filigree is not only a representative of traditional Chinese handicraft, but also a treasure of the world.

However, with the passage of time, this craft faces difficulties in inheritance.

MYSTI ORI hopes to integrate traditional craftsmanship and modern art, to protecting the logic of mystic oriental aesthetics.

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