What are the methods of making palace lanterns?

Palace lanterns, as the name implies, are lamps used in the palace. They are mainly colored lanterns with various patterns painted with fine wood as the skeleton, silk yarn and glass as the materials, also known as palace lanterns. It is one of the unique handicrafts in China lanterns. It is famous for its elegance and court style. Because it has been used by the imperial court for a long time, in addition to lighting, it must be accompanied by elaborate and complicated decoration, which shows the wealth and luxury of the emperor. Orthodox palace lanterns are octagonal, hexagonal and quadrilateral, and the contents painted on each side are mostly auspicious dragons, phoenixes and longevity. \x0d\ 1, making skeleton. The simple shape of a paper lantern is a cube or cylinder. It is best to make a frame with flexible bamboo branches or bamboo skins, and tie the joints tightly with thin lines. If it is not easy to find, you can also use slender cardboard and bamboo sticks for barbecue, which will lack firmness and elasticity, but it is also a good decoration indoors; \x0d\ 2。 Make a lamp body. Buy some white and red ordinary rice paper or golden rice paper in Four Treasures of the Study, cut it into the length and width of the lantern skeleton, and you can design your own patterns. Calligraphy, painting and paper-cutting can all be displayed on small lanterns. After pasting, you can also use narrow silk-like paper to wrap the edges up and down, which looks more elegant, much like ancient palace lanterns. If you are not good at painting and calligraphy, there is a simple method for reference. Use a thin paper to trace the desired words on the copybook, then overlap this thin paper with crimson rice paper and dig out the words with a single-edged blade. Remove the paper towel, and hollow handwriting will appear on the red rice paper. White rice paper is used as the lamp body, and red rice paper is pasted inside, which reflects candlelight or light from the hollowed-out place, which is quite beautiful; \x0d\ 3。 Make a light source. If you put it indoors, you just need to light an ordinary candle in the lantern; If you want to realize it, you'd better make a simple circuit with light bulbs and batteries.