What is Chilbo(Cloisonne Jewelry Handicraft)?
Chilbo is created by coating various glass powders on materials such as gold, silver and copper and by subjecting them to high temperature of 800°C~900°C. Because of the meticulous process of its production to ensure its excellent beauty and quality, chilbo has earned a reputation as mankind’s best jewelry, symbolizing love and fortune.. Composition and substance of BK Jewelry is composed of gold, silver, copper and enamel, and created with the aid of fire. The major components of its enamel which is either opaque, transparent or semi transparent are silica, soda ash, borax, and boric acid. The final product is dazzling with its many colors thanks to its metal oxide raw material (gold-red, silver oxide-nontransparent yellow, copper oxide-green) Qualities of BK Jewelry It is cold-proof, fire-resistant and semi-permanent, and it comes in dazzling colors. It can be grafted with anything, and it has a rich and wide range of usage and can be fashioned to any from or pattern. It can be made