From 1956 to 1957, with the excavation of the Dingling Tomb of the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the tomb Chinese objects were successively displayed in the public eye. These beautiful cultural relics that have been sealed for a hundred years reflect the glory of this emperor everywhere. Dingling cultural relics are exquisitely made and exquisitely crafted, among which it has to be said that it is the golden crown of the Wanli Emperor, according to the Ming Dynasty ceremonial system, most of the burial items are used before death.
Wanli Golden Crown, also known as the Golden Silk Wing Crown, this golden crown consists of three parts: the front house, the back mountain, and the two corners. The part of the hat shell of the hat is also the front mountain, which uses the method of weaving the lantern empty. The material is 518 gold wires with a diameter of 0.2 mm, which are hand-woven, the gold wires are dense and consistent, the gap is uniform, and the thinness is as thin as light yarn, which shows the superb craftsmanship and skill of the techniques.
On the semi-circular hat hill stand two gold wire mesh pieces shaped like rabbit ears, that is, two corners, commonly known as "yarn hat wings". Directly in front of the back mountain is two golden dragons, showing two dragon play bead patterns, two golden dragons are vivid, vivid and powerful, majestic, can be called the finishing touch of the golden crown, but also the most difficult part of the golden crown production process, according to expert identification, the dragon head, dragon body, dragon claw, dorsal fin and other parts are made separately, the overall pattern of welding assembly is completed.
Among them, 8400 pieces of dragon scales were used, which required extremely demanding craftsmanship, not only taking time but also accumulating years of experience to complete this task.
The difficulty coefficient of the golden crown production process is high and the difficulty of reproduction is high, so in addition to the precious texture of the golden crown, it also lies in the superb skills of the overall wire drawing, weaving, welding and so on. At present, the golden crown is the only one in the mainland, which can be called a national treasure.