中国金银的使用可追溯至史前时期,但金银器皿却始自春秋战国。一直到魏晋南北朝,金银都主要用作车饰、冠饰、带饰、首饰以及玉器、漆木器、蚌器的边饰,青铜器、铁器的表面装饰。唐代,具有独立风格的金银器皿才占据主导地位,各种工艺也已运用自如。除京城中央官府的金银制作机构外,在一些地方也已形成支撑皇家用器的制作中心。唐代金银器工艺可分为成形工艺和装饰工艺两大类。成形工艺主要有范铸、捶揲、编 The use of gold and silver in China can be traced back to prehistoric times, but gold and silver vessels began in the Spring and Autumn Period. Until the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties, gold and silver are mainly used for car decoration, crown decoration, belt decoration, jewelry and jade, lacquered wood, clam shell ornaments, bronze, iron surface decoration. Tang Dynasty, with independent style of gold and silver vessels to occupy a dominant position, a variety of processes have also been used freely. In addition to the central government’s gold and silver production agencies in the capital, in some places has also formed a support center for royal production. The Tang Dynasty gold and silver craft can be divided into two major categories of forming technology and decorative technology. Forming process mainly Fanzhu, Hammer 揲, series