The development history of the bright era of buttons

With the development of the times, buttons have become more and more colorful and beautiful from material to shape and production process. Data shows:
The buttons on clothes in the Qing Dynasty were mostly small round buttons made of copper. The big ones were like hazelnuts and the small ones were like bean grains. Most of the people used plain buttons, that is, the surface was smooth and grainless. The palace or nobles mostly used large copper buttons or gilt copper buttons. Buckle, gold buckle, silver buckle. Buttons are often engraved or carved with various patterns, such as dragon patterns, flying phoenix patterns and general patterns. Buttons are nailed in different ways, including single, double or triple rows.
After Qianlong's reign, the craftsmanship of buttons became increasingly sophisticated, and buttons for clothing became more and more sophisticated. All kinds of buttons made of various materials came on the market, and they were all bizarre and bizarre. For example, there are gold-plated buckles, silver-plated buckles, threaded buckles, blue-burned buckles, material buckles, etc. Also valuable are white jade Buddha's hand buttons, gold-covered pearl buttons, three-inlaid jade buttons, gold-inlaid agate buttons, coral buttons, beeswax buttons, amber buttons, etc., and even diamond buttons. The buttons are also richly decorated with various patterns, such as flowers, birds, animals, happiness, wealth, longevity, and even the twelve zodiac signs, etc. It can be said that they are all-encompassing and diverse.