琉璃又名料器，多指用矿石烧成半透明或透明成品而言。战国时已能烧造各色精美珠子，作镶嵌装饰用。汉代技术进步，已作得如透明蓝宝石，又能作盘碗大器，近年在广东发现的遗物，还完美如新。唐代政府专设治署，烧造五色琉璃装饰佛像，平民首饰也用它。宋代已能作白琉璃器物进贡，但输出品中，却有大量五色料珠出口。料丝灯在国内更著名，假玉、宝石和珍珠，也能配合特种石料烧出，十分逼真。在这个传统优秀基础上，并部分吸收外来技术，到清代初年，更得到长足进展。影响到多数人民生活的，是平板玻璃作镜子、窗子和明瓦，广东工人有极大贡献。各色精制料器，则因鼻烟壶的烧造，成为北京宫廷特种工艺一部门，由于如意馆工师集体努力，创造出千百种不同色泽艺术品，混合料和套料的发明，更丰富了这一部门的内容。

 The colored glaze other name glassware, refers to with the ore fires translucent or the transparent end product says. When Warring States has been able to burn makes the assorted fine bead, makes the crustification for decorative or ornamental purpos. The Han Dynasty technology advancement, has made like the transparent sapphire, can also make the trays and cups great talent, recent years relic which discovered in Guangdong, but also perfect like new. The Tang Dynasty government supposes specially governs bureau, the fever makes five color colored glaze decoration image of Buddha, the common people jewelry also uses it. Song Dynasty has been able to make the white colored glaze utensil to present tribute, but loses in the product, actually has the massive five color glass pearl export. Expects the silk lamp to be more famous in the home, false jade, gem and pearl, can also coordinate the special stone material to burn, is very lifelike. In this traditional outstanding foundation, and the factional absorption external technology, to the Qing Dynasty first year, obtains the considerable progress. Affects to the most lives of the people, is the plate glass makes the mirror, the window and the translucent tile, the Guangdong workers has the enormous contribution. Because the assorted purification glassware, snuffbox's fever makes, becomes a Beijing palace special arts and crafts department, because the pleasant hall official title during the spring and autumn period for the person in charge of public works collective diligently, creates a lot of kind of different luster artware, the blend and the jacking invention, has enriched this department's content.