Chinese Arts and Crafts: The Filigree Inlay

The Filigree Inlay, also known as fine gold technology, is a century-long Chinese traditional handicrafts, mainly used for the production of royal jewelry. The abundant use of precious stones and the perfection of the gem mosaic process is the most important contribution of the Ming Dynasty silk inlaid jewelry to the traditional Chinese jewelry. It rewrote the tradition of Chinese jewelry crafts which had been emphasizing ornaments while bellitling gemstone. Beijing tassel mosaic represents the essential features of Chinese palace filament mosaic.
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