National Traditional Chilbo Craftwork and Its Descriptive Requirements

Chilbo craftwork is made of metal with Chilbo coating, in which the combination of lusters of metal and glass produce a unique aesthetic emotion. Generally speaking, Chilbo is a paint that is coated on a metal substrate and has a beautiful decorative effect. Chilbo shows a variety of colors, such as red, white, blue, green, black, purple, and yellow colors, according to its raw material. The word Chilbo is named after that its luster is beautiful as if it is made up of seven jewels.

Chilbo decoration is a form of metal craft decoration which has a high decorative effect by applying a beautiful color and luster of Chilbo on the surface of metal. To obtain a good decoration effect, it is necessary, first of all, to know well the aesthetic effectiveness of metal materials and select glaze materials properly. Metal materials are used to depict the patterns in Chilbo decoration. Therefore, the glaze materials with and complementary color of the metal or strong light and shade contrast should be selected.

The proper combination of the lubrication technique and organic technique is also one of the requirements of the artistic representation of the painting method. Filigree approach not only delineates the object of description but also partitions the ground surface into a certain patterns. This technique not only prevents the flow of the paint and turbidity with other glaze materials, but also has an important effect on the adhesion of the substrate.

In Chilbo decoration, the materials should be selected properly and the proper calcination method should be applied. Calcination is also a necessary depiction requirement in Chilbo decoration. The main points of the calcination stage are to keep the calcination temperature and time exactly and to ensure a good calcination atmosphere.