1. What material is the Tibetan knife made of
The main processing materials of the Tibetan knife are silver, copper (white copper, brass, red copper), iron, shark, horn , agate, hard wood, etc. The processing process includes smelting and melting, mold casting, knocking and digging, engraving and mosaic, welding combination, reinforcement, filing and shaping, fine carving and magnesium washing and polishing.
Second, Craft characteristics of Tibetan Tibetan knife
The decorative content of Tibetan knife includes dragon and phoenix, scroll grass pattern, geometric circle pattern, etc. Treasure vase, lotus, Falun, etc. The forms of expression include relief, hollow and pinched inlay.
Generally, the handle of the knife is inlaid with shark skin or black horn, which is easy to hold and not easy to slip off. In addition to surface undulating levels and pattern changes, the overall shape of the knife is equidistant or symmetrically decorated with coral, agate, etc., inlaid with vermilion, pink, green and other colors. Tibetan knives
have different lengths, specifications and shapes. From the overall shape, the head handle has a flat shape, a tapered head, a convex shape at both ends, and a round shape.
Yushu women’s Tibetan knives are very characteristic. The whole blade is slightly curved from the side, with symmetrical flat curved diamonds on both sides of the head and tail. The front is set with equidistant symmetrical gems, and the blade is also slightly curved. , which is in line with the scabbard, and has a strong decorative taste in craftsmanship. Speaking of this, we can’t help but talk about Yushu Hidden Knife. The Tibetan knives made by Yushu Tibetan folk craftsmanship are unique in style and decoration. They are rich in national style and local characteristics, so they are called ‘Yushu Tibetan knives’. The characteristic of the Yushu Tibetan Knife lies in its gorgeous appearance. The common Xining knives, kamba knives and security knives are either made of ‘qi chisel’ with embossed carvings from the inside, decorated with gold-plated iron sheets, or partially decorated with metal wires, shark skins and precious stones. The Yushu knives, whether male or female, are all decorated with rich materials. The male knife has a straight appearance.
The tail of the handle is mostly cloud-shaped. The sheath head is mostly round or oval, and it is several millimeters wide out of the sheath, which looks like a small shield. Its external inlay materials mainly include metal blades, metal wires, shark skins, orbs, etc. In the application of craftsmanship, the metal leaves have hollow two-sided continuous patterns, embossed suitable patterns, and patterns made of leaves of different colors. Wire is mostly used for lamination or patchwork patterns. The gemstones are embedded directly on the high metal base. The motifs of the patterns include dragons, phoenixes, flowers and plants, Falun, aquariums and geometric patterns. In the layout of patterns and other ornaments, the main pattern of the scabbard, the dragon and phoenix pattern and the shark skin, are often represented by large surfaces, and the rest are partially embellished. Most men’s knives have a coral bead embedded in the middle of the metal ornament at the end of the handle, which looks very eye-catching. At the same time, collectors and artists use three different colors of silver, copper, and brass to interlace and embellish each other to complement each other, which also greatly enhances the decorative effect.