Shanghai Arts and Crafts Museum - Metal Craft

The art of gold and silver filigree is a traditional Chinese metal craft that is known as a "finger-tip skill." It uses gold and silver as the main materials to make traditional metal handicrafts for indoor display and appreciation or with practical functions. The art of gold and silver filigree has a long history, dating back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, more than 3,000 years ago. After the opening of Shanghai, the predecessor of Lao Feng Xiang, "Feng Xiang Silver House," was born, and its gold and silver filigree art has a history of more than 100 years.