The Miniature of Tengwang Pavilion Created by Hebei Craftsman Qian Haiqiang
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“TENGWANG PAVILION” is one of the four famous Chinese ancient buildings. This exquisite piece of art is a miniaturized model at a 1:36 scale.
The completed artwork took the artist five years and 158 kilograms of pure sterling silver to make. The base of the work is high-quality carved marble, with a guardrail on it. The shape is consistent with the famous ancient building Tengwang Pavilion.
After consulting a lot of information and reference to the Song Dynasty system, the work is more in line with the architectural characteristics of the Song Dynasty. The whole piece adopted a variety of traditional manual techniques such as filigree inlay, hammer die, chisel carving, filaments mosaic, lost wax casting, and silver-bluing. Every single piece is connected through manual welding in the final stage. The final artwork vividly represents the magnificent designs of the ancient building!