The earliest history of Chinese ceramics can be traced back to the Neolithic Age, which has undergone thousands of years of technological innovation, developing a wide variety of ceramic techniques such as Tang Sancai, White Porcelain, Celadon, Blue and White Porcelain, and Five Colored Porcelain.
Types of porcelain:
Classification by shape: bowls, cups, plates, pots, stoves, boxes, jars, basins, bottles, basins, pillows, basins, vases, etc.
Classification by dynasty: Han Dynasty porcelain, Tang Dynasty porcelain, Song Dynasty porcelain, Yuan Dynasty porcelain, Ming Dynasty porcelain, Qing Dynasty porcelain, etc.
Classification by craftsmanship: celadon, secret color porcelain, blue-and-white porcelain, egg white glaze porcelain, sweet white, sacrificial red, coiling porcelain, exquisite porcelain, underglaze color, blue and white, underglaze red, overglaze color, gold and color, doucai, plain three-color, five-color, pastel, enamel, etc.
Classification by the origin and scope of use of porcelain: official kiln porcelain and folk kiln porcelain.
Classification by kilns: such as the five famous kilns: Jun kiln, Ru kiln, Guan kiln, Ding kiln and Ge kiln.
Classification by function: practical objects, funerary objects, furnishings, toys, ritual and sacrificial objects.
What are the factors in selecting porcelain? Take Jun porcelain as an example.
1. Check whether the scenery of Jun porcelain kiln-changed paintings is vivid. High-quality Jun porcelain is materialized in the natural kiln-changed state with vivid images, images and objects. The thinking is strange. The wonderful thing is that the scenery of Jun porcelain varies from person to person, from time to time, and from environment to environment.
2. see if the patterns of Jun porcelain are peculiar. The patterns are divided into two parts: cracks and lines. The formation of cracks is a special aesthetic style of Jun porcelain, which looks broken at first but feels smooth to the touch; lines include pearl dots, fish roe grains, fish roe patterns, spider web patterns, earthworm mud patterns, etc. These patterns add a lot of interest to the aesthetics of Jun porcelain. In the Song Dynasty, whether there was earthworm mud patterns was a necessary condition for the identification of Jun porcelain treasures.
3. Check whether the glaze color of Jun porcelain is elegant. The glaze color of Jun porcelain is mainly red, and the precious ones include cinnabar red, chicken blood red, peach blossom red, rouge red, flame red, rose red, maple leaf red, ruby red, etc. The precious ones in history include sky blue, clear sky after rain, rose purple, etc.
4. Check if the Jun porcelain craftsmanship is exquisite. Jun porcelain is a representative of northern ceramic culture, with significant characteristics such as simplicity, dignity, and grandeur. The production process of Jun porcelain focuses on “kiln transformation”, with a particular emphasis on “the art of fire”. It cannot be won by craftsmanship and cannot be measured by the standards of general ceramic craftsmanship.
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