Study On Flower In Tang And Song Dynasties Of Jewelry Design

Along with the economic development of our country, people’s demand for jewelry become stronger. Besides the higher requirement for the material and craft, consumers demand for the design of jewelry increase more, they can accept bold and innovative design. As a result, most designers focus more on the innovative design to meet the demand of consumers, at the same time, stay at the forefront of fashion and leading the market trend.Floral element is one of the important elements for the design of jewelry. They brings more possibilities to the designer. It’s pure natural beauty is always the first material of jewelry design. But due to the different race and different history stage, the aesthetic difference exists. Nation’s and dynasties’ love for flowers differ in thousands of ways, which give it different meanings and values.The topic of this article is the floral elements research of Tang and Song dynasty. It presents the technique characteristics and application of floral elements in jewelry making. It especially takes Tang dynasty as the example, and compares the flower pattern from Tang dynasty to Song dynasty. Follow the sequence of history, this article try to introduce the traditional cultural factors into the modern design of jewelry.