Aesthetic Research On The Court Gold And Sliver Wares Of The Qing Dynasty

China’s gold and silver products craft culture has a long history.From three thousand years ago, gold products appeared in the Shang Dynasty.Silver products appeared in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. Until the Qing Dynasty, gold and silver wares manufacturing entered the heyday, forming a unique national style and embodying the profound aesthetic ideas.In the Qing Dynasty, China’s gold and silver wares developed to another historical peak.The great fusion of the Han and Man nationality let the Qing Dynasty develop the Man culture,and combine the culture of the Han nationality at the same time. It made the minority and the Han nationality culture more fully inclusive and equitable. The Qing Dynasty has been far more than the previous dynasties for the gold and silver products that represent wealth and honor, no matter in quantity and variety,or in the manufacturing process, modeling and patterns, and so on.The external appearance of gold and silver are in different poses and with different expressions. Antique style and new style is also emerging in an endless stream, one after another. Influenced by foreign culture,it makes new type and the decoration vigorous development, and has penetrated into all areas of life.The masterpieces of gold and silver waresin the Qing Dynasty are quite a lot.The leader is the queen of gold and silver in royal court.The luxuries of its materials,the varieties of its kinds,and the fine of its arts and crafts are so far behind that one can only see the dust of the rider ahead compared with the previous.There are thousands of gold and silver objects in Beijing Forbidden City for the past imperial residence.It is for the vast majority of the Qing collection.Its use involved court judgments, sacrifice, weapons and equipment, furnishings,costume,life,Buddha,etc.Their manufacturing process is very fashionable and highly practicability with the royal color.Gold and silver production is more and more gorgeous.It demonstrates deep cultural accumulation and reveals aesthetic thoughts, with the features of precious stones and inlaid jade.Based on the literature records about the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty,the archaeological discoveries being published and the theoretical research results of manufacturing process,the paper does research about the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty from the angle of aesthetics and cultural connotation, combining the social background and economic environment of the Qing Dynasty.From the theoretical level, it discusses aesthetic thoughts and cultural connotation of the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty.This paper mainly includes the following parts.Chapter one is introduction.This chapter briefly accounts for theexisting research results on the court gold and silver wares of the Qing Dynasty, it also illustrates the significance and purpose of research, the research method and its deficiency of writing.Chapter two discusses the artistic characteristics of the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty. It briefly introduces the characteristics of the times of the gold and silver wares of all dynasties before the Qing Dynasty,focus on the spiritual connotation owned by the gold and silver,the technical characteristics,and the process improvement of the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty.Chapter three focus on aesthetic analysis of the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty.This chapter mainly involves the aesthetic characteristics, the cause of formation and the cultural connotation of the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty. We simple discuss the viewpoints of “implements being for conveying truth ”,“implements being for conveying beauty”,“implements being for conveying ideal ”、and“implements being for conveying emotion ”of “the gold and silver culture ”.Chapter four describes the inheritance and development of the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty.It mainly involves the influence of the court gold and silver wares in the Qing Dynasty for modern and contemporary people in the aspects of social life,culture,technology and protection measures against it,etc.The epilogue part summaries the discussion of this article.