Tools used in the sixth step of qin making process

Tools and materials used in the sixth step of qin making process – cement priming:
(1)Horn spatulas – made of buffalo horn, have a hardness and flexibility that allows even spreading of a thin layer of lacquer on the qin body
(2)Lacquer knife – made of steel, used for mixing antler powder with lacquer. The lacquer knife must be clean to prevent inclusion of pollutants into the raw lacquer
(3)Lacquer dish – made of steel, used for holding and mixing lacquer cement
(4)Raw lacquer – used for mixing with antler powder to create the base cement
(5)Antler powder – used for mixing with raw lacquer to create the base cement
(6)Antler – the raw material for making antler powder
(7)Pestle and mortar – for grinding the antler into powder
(8)Coarse strainer – to filter out rougher particles of antler powder to create the base cement
(9)Fine strainer – to strain fine antler powder to create the base cement
(10)Carbon black – charcoal particles obtained after burning wood, for creating a black pigment
(11)Cinnabar – mineral, for creating a reddish pigment
(12)Coral scraps – an ingredient of the babaohui (eight-jewel powder)

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Date	2013
Material Type	Image
Collection	The Oral Legacies (I) - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong
Source	Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Repository	Intangible Cultural Heritage Office
Note to Copyright	Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Intangible Cultural Heritage Office and Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Accession No.	lcs-ich(1)-0123

Tools and materials used in the sixth step of qin making process – cement priming:(1)Horn spatulas – made of buffalo horn, have a hardness and flexibility that allows even spreading of a thin layer of lacquer on the qin body(2)Lacquer knife – made of steel, used for mixing antler powder with lacquer. The lacquer knife must be clean to prevent inclusion of pollutants into the raw lacquer(3)Lacquer dish – made of steel, used for holding and mixing lacquer cement(4)Raw lacquer – used for mixing with antler powder to create the base cement(5)Antler powder – used for mixing with raw lacquer to create the base cement(6)Antler – the raw material for making antler powder(7)Pestle and mortar – for grinding the antler into powder(8)Coarse strainer – to filter out rougher particles of antler powder to create the base cement(9)Fine strainer – to strain fine antler powder to create the base cement(10)Carbon black – charcoal particles obtained after burning wood, for creating a black pigment(11)Cinnabar – mineral, for creating a reddish pigment(12)Coral scraps – an ingredient of the babaohui (eight-jewel powder)

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