"Non-Heritage" grape wine luminous glass

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Grape wine luminous glass

Don Yi

"Grape wine luminous glass, want to drink pipa immediately urge." It is a verse in the Tang Dynasty poet Wang Han's "Liangzhou Words".

Jiuquan Luminous Cup Carving has a long history. According to the Book of Ten Continents, during the reign of King Mu of Zhou, the Western Regions offered tributes to the imperial court, including the description of "the night light is always full of cups". Luminous cup carving is a traditional art of Jiuquan citizens and one of the national intangible cultural heritage.

Luminous cup is a kind of precious drinking vessel carved with jade, when the wine is placed in the cup, especially in the moonlight to drink, the cup is bright as water, it seems to have a strange brilliance, so since ancient times, there is a "wine pan luminous cup" saying, luminous cup is also named.

Jiuquan luminous cup has a unique shape, exquisite style, natural ornamentation, its color is black saiwu lacquer, white as mutton fat, dark green like green, jade transparent and bright, with its wine sweet taste. Its types can be divided into traditional luminous cups and antique luminous cups. Traditional luminous cups are large, medium, small, goblets, flat cups, miniature cups, and three-bubble jade lid bowls; antique cups include jue cups, phoenix cups, bull head cups, covetous cups, double phoenix cups, and double dragon begonia cups.

Jiuquan luminous cup has the advantages of high temperature resistance and severe cold resistance, after serving wine, the color is unchanged, the taste is stronger, and it is called white jade essence. Moreover, the storage method is simple, after use, do not wash or brush, as long as it is gently wiped with a clean cloth, put into the box, to avoid dust and dirt, you can preserve the natural light color for a long time.

So, how is such a beautiful luminous cup made? The traditional production process of luminous cup is complex and fine, and it is necessary to go through 28 complex processes such as material selection, material inspection, drill rod, cutting blank, chambering, modeling, coarse grinding, fine grinding, cup slipping, polishing, etc., and the tools used are grinding machines, drilling machines, cutting stones, drill barrels, etc. More than 20 kinds.

First of all, to choose the best good material, according to the size of the wine glass, the material is cut into different specifications of the shape, and then cut down according to a certain size to do the blank, the production of the blank requires 5 processes, the blank is done well to start making the initial type, the production of the initial type requires 4 processes, and then it is the chamber, and the chamber needs 5 processes. At this point, the luminous cup is basically formed, and the remaining is 14 processes such as fine grinding, punching, milling, topping, polishing, ironing, etc., and finally carefully polished with a horsetail net, and the crystal clear luminous cup is made. The operation process relies on hand-carved craftsmanship, and the finished wine glass requires the cup to be as thin as paper, tall, thick, thick, the same color, the surface is smooth and delicate, the shape is beautiful, and the colors are colorful.