The white glaze is the natural glaze of the bone china mug. Black glaze is divided into two categories: lime glaze and lime alkali glaze. Red glaze was created and fired in the Yuan Dynasty, and there are many types. After the prosperity of Yongle and Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, it decreased rapidly in the late Ming Dynasty and was almost lost. It was restored and developed in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, and low-temperature pink glaze varieties were introduced from the West. Green glaze uses copper as the colorant, which belongs to verdigris glaze. Yellow glaze first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and the orthodox yellow glaze is the high-temperature yellow glaze of Ru Kiln. The blue glaze was first seen in Tang Sancai, when it was a low-temperature blue glaze, and it was not until the Yuan Dynasty that a high-temperature blue glaze appeared. Eggplant skin purple is a high-temperature color glaze. According to the depth of its color, there are light eggplants and dark eggplants. Celadon has several colors such as yellow, green, and blue, but there is always a little bit of blue-green.
1. White glaze
The white glaze is the natural glaze of the bone china mug. Generally, porcelain clay and glazes contain more or less iron oxide, and the utensils will inevitably show different shades of blue after being fired. Qingbai glaze is also called “shadow blue”, because the enamel of Qingbai glaze has low iron content, the glaze color is white and bluish, the glaze layer is thin and crystal clear, and the firing quality is extremely thin, so the dark carved patterns on the vessel can be reflected inside and outside. See.
The early black glazes of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Eastern Jin Dynasty all belong to lime glaze. After the Tang Dynasty, lime alkali glaze was basically used instead. As far as the variety of black glaze is concerned, it can be divided into two categories: general black glaze and pattern black glaze.
2. Red glaze
There are many kinds of red glaze, except for bright red, which has evolved into various varieties from shades, such as ruby red, vermilion, chicken blood red, accumulated red, and smeared red. The reddish-yellow ones are also called apricot shirts, the yellowish ones are also called coral glazes, and there are also orange reds and bay reds. The light one is generally called pink, the grayish one is called cowpea red, and carmine is also a kind of pink.
3. Green glaze
Both green glaze and green color belong to verdigris glaze. In the Han Dynasty in my country, copper was used as a colorant to burn lead green glaze, and the green glaze on bone china mugs was more common in the Song Dynasty. However, before the malachite green was fired in the Ming Dynasty, all the green glazes were dark green and did not reach the level of bright emerald green. Therefore, the successful green glazes are all products of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as Langyao green and apple green in high-temperature green glazes, malachite green, melon rind green and okra green in low-temperature green glazes, etc.
4. Blue glaze
Blue glaze was first seen in Tang Sancai, but it only has a sense of splendor and lacks calm tones. After the Ming Dynasty, especially in Xuande, there were many blue-glazed wares with beautiful quality, and they were promoted as the top-grade Xuande bone china mugs. By the time of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, many new varieties such as Salan and Tianlan appeared.
5. Purple glaze
Eggplant skin purple uses manganese as the coloring agent. It is fired by adding manganese raw materials into the glaze with a high alkali content. The glaze color is as smooth as the ripe eggplant skin, so it is named. According to the depth of its color, there are light eggplants and deep eggplants. In addition, in the low-temperature purple glaze, there is also blowing purple created in the Qing Dynasty.
The “three-legged drum nail wash” collected in the Longquan Celadon Art Museum has always been the “treasure of the town hall” of this museum. The whole body of this piece of porcelain is blue and green, and 60 finely carved decorative drum nails are inlaid on the outside of the whole vessel. The three tiger heads and feet supporting the bone china mug reflect a natural atmosphere. The firing process of the three-legged drum nail washing is extremely complicated. The shape of the bone china mug must be strictly controlled when making the blank, and the glaze must be uniform and delicate. All the drum nails on the outside of the bone china mug are pasted by hand. They are also carved by hand. This Longquan celadon three-legged drum nail wash has a refined shape, a dignified structure, and a graceful atmosphere. There is a calm and awe-inspiring atmosphere between the square inches; the decoration is dense and dense, full of smooth technical beauty and rhythmic beauty.
Celadon is not like other works of art, it is easy to make people fall in love at first sight. Appreciating a celadon work, no matter how long you stare at it, your eyes will not feel tired, and your mood will become more and more peaceful. According to Han Xiaoying, curator of the Longquan Celadon Art Museum, these celadon utensils are not only convenient to use, but also a kind of visual enjoyment because of their warm and jade-like appearance. These celadon items include bottle-shaped items and tea sets in home furnishings. If some small utensils of Longquan celadon are used as household items, they are noble and fashionable, and it can be said to serve multiple purposes.
In your spare time, you might as well go to the Ancient Porcelain Hall of the Capital Museum or the collection market to have a look. Just take a look, I believe that whether it is Ru Kiln’s “Rained Sky and Blue Clouds Broken Place” or Yue Kiln’s “Thousands of Peaks and Emerald Colors” , just that mysterious touch of blue can make you obsessed.
Post time: Aug-28-2023