[Palace Lantern]What is the practice of palace lanterns
What are palace lanterns
The palace lanterns began in the Eastern Han Dynasty It flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and has strong local characteristics. Palace lanterns, as the name suggests, are lamps used in the palace, mainly made of fine wood as the skeleton, inlaid with silk yarn and glass, and painted with various patterns on the outside. , full of palace style and famous all over the world. Because it has been used by the court for a long time, in addition to lighting, it is also equipped with intricate decorations to show the wealth and luxury of the emperor. The orthodox palace lanterns are of octagonal, hexagonal and quadrangular type, and the content of each screen is mostly auspicious dragon and phoenix, longevity and longevity, auspiciousness and so on.
The practice of palace lanterns
Making a skeleton
Comparison of paper lanterns The simple shape is a cube or a cylinder. It is best to use a bamboo branch or bamboo skin that can be bent to form a frame, and tie the joints with thin wires. If it is hard to find, thin strips of cardboard and bamboo skewers for barbecues can also be used. They will be lacking in firmness and flexibility, but they are also very good for indoor decoration.
Making the lamp body
Buy some white and red plain rice paper or gold-sprinkled rice paper at the Four Treasures Store, and cut them to fit the length and width of the lantern frame. You can design your own patterns. Calligraphy, painting, and paper-cutting can all be displayed on the small lanterns. After pasting, it can also be bordered up and down with narrow strips of imitation silk paper, which looks more elegant, much like ancient palace lanterns. If you are not very good at calligraphy and painting, there is a simple method for reference. Use a piece of tissue paper to trace the desired words on the copybook, then overlap the tissue paper and the dark red rice paper, and use a single-edged blade to dig out the writing. After removing the tissue paper, hollow writing appeared on the red rice paper. The lamp body is made of white rice paper, red rice paper is pasted inside, and candlelight or light is projected from the hollow, the effect is quite beautiful.
Making a light source
If you put it indoors, you only need to light a normal candle in the lantern; if you want to carry it out, it is best to use a light bulb and The battery makes a simple circuit.
