Do You Know The Artistic Value Of Candlesticks?

Do You Know The Artistic Value Of Candlesticks?

Craft modeling
The ancients had candlesticks for burning candles, which were used to hold the candles and catch the dripping wax oil. The simple ones are just a bearing plate with sharp needles. The more sophisticated ones can be cast into various craft shapes. The size is also different. The smaller one is placed on several desks and can be carried and moved around. The larger one is placed close to the floor and is shaped like a floor lamp. It has multiple trays that can burn several candles at the same time. There are also multi-layered candlesticks. When filled with candles, they look like a tree of silver flowers and sparkles, shining brightly. The materials include silver, copper, iron, tin, wood, porcelain, tile, etc.
Candlesticks are either forged, carved, painted, or cast with various patterns using inversion molding techniques. They are a living utensil that integrates practicality, craftsmanship, appreciation, and decoration. Many of them are works by famous craftsmen from past dynasties, with ingenuity and innovation in design and production techniques. They can be displayed for viewing and played with. Moreover, because it is common, has a large amount of existence, and is relatively cheap and easy to invest in, it is very suitable for mass players to make collections.

art value
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, when the economy was prosperous, people paid more attention to the taste of life. Even daily utensils had to be made extremely delicate. Therefore, candlesticks were no longer a single utensil for daily use, but also had more artistic appreciation.

"Tianbao Legacy" records: "King Jia carved a boy out of sandalwood. He drank every night and held candles, so he was named Zhunu." The nobles of the Tang Dynasty used precious red sandalwood to make candlesticks and carved them into the shape of boys. When entertaining guests at night, , burning huge candles on it to add to the fun, called the candle slave.
"Qing Yi Lu" written by Tao Gu of the Song Dynasty said: "The iron man holding a candle on the case is five feet tall. It is said to be something from the stable of the Yang family. One evening, when I was in a hurry, I called Xiaohuangmen to hold my golden slave. "It means that the first emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Min, was frugal. Even after becoming emperor, he still used iron candlesticks with the appearance of an iron man. He even nicknamed them "Golden Slave". It can be seen that during this period, candlesticks already had aesthetic concepts and had higher artistic pursuits in materials and craftsmanship.