[Zhongbo.com] Today, glassware has become a daily necessities commonly used in people's daily life. It seems that it is not strange. But in ancient times thousands of years ago, glassware was one of the best luxury items. It was once exclusive to the royal family, and ordinary people generally could not afford it.
Tracing back to the source, glass was invented by ancient Egyptians 4,000 years ago. In the ancient Roman period, the stained glass made by the Romans was introduced into the East through India. The common "displacement" in the ancient books of the Qin and Han Dynasties was the early transliteration of the Sanskrit glass. From the "glass spear" in the Western Han Dynasty, "Chinese glass enamel", and later there was a glass workshop, but the method of making glaze was soon lost, and the sculpt craftsman He Chou had to use green porcelain as a substitute. This is the origin of the "glazed" that was later used as a building material, but it is not in contact with the glass.
It was not until the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties that glass production began to spread. Qing Kangxi set up a glass factory in the Qing Palace and gathered skilled craftsmen from Shandong and Guangzhou. Whether it is manufacturing glass or using Western European technology introduced by Western missionaries and technicians, although a large number of new glass varieties have been created, there are still many gaps between quality and Western glass.
Because the production process was not fully grasped when it was first introduced, many of the glass objects were transported directly from the West, so this made the glass more valuable at the time, and the ordinary people had nothing to see, only the royal family. Or a noble aristocrat can enjoy it, but at the time it was mainly used to decorate houses, not as used for utensils. So it can be said that at the time, glassware was a status symbol. 　　
The Qing emperor's many daily necessities such as the pen holder, the tea cup for drinking water, and the beads for play are glass products. Even in some major Chinese traditional festivals or sacrifices, they use glassware. Not only the royal family, but also the love of glassware is reflected in the home of the big folks. In many books describing ancient times, we can also glimpse the people's pursuit of luxury goods such as glass. For example, in the "Dream of Red Mansions" in the four famous books, glassware has been mentioned and described many times. For example, a chapter said that Jia Rong had rushed to Wang Xifeng for a visit to an identifiable guest at home. The purpose was to borrow a glass screen to rush the facade.
The esteem of glass is also reflected in the political and diplomatic affairs of the time. Politically, the color and quality of the glass accessories on the official uniform are used to distinguish the ranks of the ranks. In diplomacy, when welcoming foreign envoys, they gave gifts by giving glassware.
Even in the fascinating literati world, there is no lack of love for glassware, and ink, ink, and other stationery made of glass show the elegance of a literati.
The so-called things are rare, the ancient pursuit of glass products and respect, because of the immature glass manufacturing technology, resulting in scarce production, glass products have long been on the production line of mass production, has become civilian, No longer a luxury, the craft is obviously more advanced and beautiful than ancient times.
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