Green Gold Painted Silver Powder Wax Paper

[Green Gold Silver Powder Wax Paper]

Green Gold Silver Powder Wax Paper, dated from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, is 93.7 cm long and 96 cm wide. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This product is a powdery wax paper with a smooth surface, caused by calendering, and the paper is flexible. On one side, there are gold and silver flower patterns painted in green, with peonies, begonia, orchids, plum blossoms, etc. The flowers, branches, and leaves are painted in gold with double hooks, and the stamens and leaf veins are painted in silver. The other side is sprinkled with gold. Both sides can be written and painted, mostly used for writing Spring Festival couplets, poetry, and poetry, or as decorative items for walls
Powder wax paper was produced in large quantities during the reign of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, and was used for imperial paper in the Qing Dynasty. There are many types of them, such as single sided or double sided calendering according to the waxed surface, and tracing gold and silver, sprinkling gold, clay gold, gold and silver foil according to the decorative effect.