Forging technique of silver ornaments (silver making technique of She nationality)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Silver forging skills (She nationality silver making skills)

Applicant: Fu'an City, Fujian Province

Project No.: 390

Project No.: VIII - 40

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Fujian Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Fu'an City, Fujian Province

Protected by: she silverware Technology Research Institute, zhenhuatang, Fu'an City

Brief introduction of silver forging technology (silver making technology of She nationality)

Applicant: Fu'an City, Fujian Province

Silverware has been in the life of She people for a long time. She people's festival activities, such as "March 3", going to market, sacrificial ceremonies, weddings and funerals, are inseparable from silverware. Silverware is also one of the symbols of She nationality to show the wealth of her family.

She people have attached great importance to the traditional silverware making in the past dynasties, and even respected it, which has constantly promoted the development of she traditional silverware making. After a long period of development, the silver craft of She nationality has gradually formed the quintessence of "manipulation, chiseling, lifting, unraveling and drape", with more than 30 manual processes. Among the silver carving techniques of She nationality, the "zhenhuatang" silver carving technique of Ye family in Fu'an, Fujian Province is particularly prominent, which has been handed down for nearly 200 years.

She silverware is a typical expression of the integration of Chinese traditional silver carving technology and she culture. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the She people. It fully reflects the historical continuity of Chinese civilization, records the history of the cultural changes and development of the She people, which only has language but no words, and reflects the superb level of silversmiths. It has high historical, cultural and scientific value.

In recent years, due to the low efficiency of the market, it is difficult for young people to learn the silverware making technology for a long time. With the death of old craftsmen, the problem of inheritance is prominent. Therefore, mining and rescuing the silver making process of She nationality will play a positive role in protecting and inheriting the excellent culture of She nationality, enriching and perfecting the history of silver making of She nationality in China, and even enriching and perfecting the history of silver making in China.