Red Nymph Jewelry
In China, people of the minorities are used to wear gold and silver jewelry, rare stones etc to show their identity and wealth; sure, people of many nationalities are used to wear silver jewelry, each nationality has its own characteristic of silver jewelry, and such silver jewelry have become a fashion trend of their own.
In the following lines, Red Nymph’s fashion adviser will introduce fashionable and mainstream silver jewelry of Chinese nation.
Thanks to heavy demand of silver jewelry, silversmith is popular in Miao Nationality. In the southeast of Guizhou Province only, there’re hundreds of family workshops of silversmith, and thousands of folks are engaged in processing of silver jewelry. Most of the family workshops are father-and-son partners of master-and-apprentice inheritance system, or husband-and-wife partners. These workshops are featured by oven shutdown in busy farming season and hammering in slack season, without interruption of farming activities.
In contrast, silver jewelry of peoples of Chinese minorities, such as Manchu, Mongolian Nationality, Tibetan Nationality, Uyghur Nationality, Kyrgyz Nationality, Kazak Nationality etc, are magnificent in charm, and set with jewels like corallite, turqoise, amber, pearl, emerald etc, in exquisite workmanship and upholding luxury, introduced at the time of Princess Wencheng’s entry to Tibet, passed from generation to generation, with masters emerging one after another, and inherited excellent achievements of Tang Dynasty in gold and silver mining, smelting and processing technologies.
Jewelry is lofty, luxurious and glamorous in our mind. With continuously updated concept of modern popular jewelry, jewelry design is most prominent in unconventional and original ideas. Jewelry designer can be car designer, metallurgical artist, fashion designer, and collector and appreciator of silver jewelry of minorities in western China. Fashion jewelry, especially personalized jewelry, in order to exhibit inherent character and distinct forming feeling and artistic characteristics, will inevitably seek profound cultural connotation and ancient mysterious color. Celebrity consumers, like superstars, wealthy tycoons or political leaders, are in no way tolerant to stiff jewelry lack of spirit, regardless of expensive price. The silver jewelry of minorities in western China, with intense artistic appeal, skillful technique and streamline texture, will become the source of fashion jewelry.
Fashionable and mainstream silver jewelry of Chinese nation is a gorgeous and beautiful flower of craftwork, which is incomparable by any other type of traditional products in unique profiles, wide varieties, rich patterns and exquisite workmanship.
In the wake of its phenomenal economic growth since 1978, China has captured the attention of the global gem and jewelry industry. Already a global hub for jewelry manufacturing, it is now a rapidly growing consumer market. While rising costs of labor in China have created challenges for the manufacturing sector, this has led to greater domestic consumption of luxury products, including jewelry. The highest growth potential lies in the inland urban centers, as Chinese citizens continue a massive migration from rural areas to the cities. Chinese consumers are becoming more knowledgeable about gemstones and jewelry and more astute in their purchases. They have a keen sense of both value and brand trust, and they have become more open to contemporary and Western designs and materials. At the same time, technological advances in manufacturing are leading to higher quality standards and lower labor costs, allowing China to meet the increasing demands of the global and domestic markets. Although the recent global economic crisis has affected domestic sales, the Chinese gem and jewelry industry shows great potential for growth.
Today, much of the jewelry we associate with China was made in the Victorian Era or more recently for export to the West. Jade has remained a trademark of Chinese jewelers, while other materials such as coral are also carved into the shapes of animals and flowers. A mineral called cinnabar, whose reddish pigment is sometimes used in lacquerware, is also carved for bangles and pendants, while ox bone meant to imitate ivory is ubiquitous in openwork earrings and as beading on necklaces.
The tradition of jewelry-making in China goes back at least to the Neolithic Period, when pierced jade animal pendants were worn for their talismanic properties. More recently, within the last few thousand years, jewelry-like jade clasps buckled men’s belts, while women held their hair in place with bone or gold-and-jeweled ornamental hairpins