China, it is not only the name of country but also a name for porcelain. Porcelain is also currently the most valuable collection in our collection, one is its unique craftsmanship, which has been recognized by the whole world, and another point is that it is very fragile. So we see today every piece of porcelain is our cultural heritage, appreciate the value and economic value is very high, now the market above casually a piece of porcelain of the Qing Dynasty are millions of levels of existence, and even some more precious. Today we take you to see the Qing Dynasty porcelain in the end how beautiful!
What is the Qing Dynasty porcelain?
"Qing Dynasty" porcelain refers to the Qing Dynasty Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong three dynasties of porcelain. In history. Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong dynasty is known as the "Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties", when the society is open, the literati to join in, the European painting techniques have also been borrowed, porcelain production process has reached a very high level. The Qing dynasty is the history of Chinese porcelain period, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong three generations is the pinnacle of the Qing dynasty porcelain manufacturing varieties, a variety of forms, modeling, style, light and handsome, technology, pay attention to the fine work, sparing no expense.
Kangxi, Yongqian three generations of skilled craftsmen in the inheritance and carry forward the traditional Ming dynasty blue and white, five color techniques, based on the innovation of the colorful pastel, enamel, bronze color techniques, but also appeared in many varieties of monochrome glaze; and skeleton carving, turn the heart of the craft techniques, as well as imitation of antiquity, imitation of the former generation of kiln technology can be said to be one of the best, to the extent that the ghosts and goddesses of the realm of the work of art.
Qing dynasty porcelain development
Qing Dynasty ceramic production, in addition to the official kilns in Jingdezhen as the center, all over the kilns are extremely prosperous and prosperous, and get a lot of achievements, especially the gradual advancement of the West, ceramics export, Western raw materials and technology imported by foreign influences, so that the ceramic industry is more rich and colorful, but also because of mass production and imitation of the wind, the pursuit of the Academy of fine and slender, although there are amazing works, but less creative and flow in the artisanal spirit.Fujian Province, Dehua white porcelain, white and transparent, the production of Buddha is quite famous.
In the early Qing Dynasty, Jingdezhen porcelain represented the highest level of domestic and even world porcelain production. With the surge in demand for Jingdezhen porcelain at home and abroad and at court, the Jingdezhen porcelain industry in the Kangxi, Yong and Qian Dynasties entered the peak of the history of porcelain production. Kangxi's blue and white, five colors, three colors, Lang kiln red, cowpea red, enamel and other decorative varieties, unique style; Yongzheng's pastel, doucai, blue and white and high and low temperature color glaze, etc., pink and soft, simple and elegant. Qianlong's porcelain craft, exquisite, ghost axe craftsman, no one before. Qing Hua Linglong porcelain, porcelain carving, antique copper, bamboo, lacquer and other special crafts porcelain, exquisite, ingenious. In the mid-Qing Dynasty, the development of export ceramics out of the Guangcai, gorgeous.
Why is the Qing dynasty porcelain so favored?
In the Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong period, due to political stability, social and economic development, folk porcelain technology is gradually maturing, in the accumulation of experience in the former porcelain on the basis of the artisans in the Qing dynasty in the production of impeccable ceramic skills, coupled with the emperor's love and attention, years of costless investment, craftsmen carefully crafted, fired out of the porcelain exquisite and chic, with a very high value of the art collection!
Qing three generations of porcelain excellence is inseparable from the heritage and innovation of craftsmen, making the early Qing dynasty porcelain production technology, fine and gorgeous decoration, extraordinary achievements. Not only reflects the ancient craftsmen's excellent talent and and artistic creativity, but also China's millennium ceramic history is the most glorious embodiment.Comparison of porcelain of the three Qing dynasties.
Kangxi dynasty porcelain characteristics: masculine and robust
Kangxi period, there are two important institutional arrangements in the development of porcelain. One was the restoration of the Imperial Kiln Factory in Jingdezhen, and the other was the establishment of a specialized pottery inspector. Among them, Lang Tingji is Jiangxi governor. On behalf of the peak of Kangxi porcelain art "Lang kiln red" is under his supervision of the successful firing. As the reign of Kangxi for 61 years, the Kangxi period porcelain firing level has a rough to fine development process. In general, the Kangxi period of porcelain is characterized by thick and ancient, tight skin bright glaze. Specifically expressed in the type is simple and heavy, whether it is blue and white, colored porcelain, monochrome glaze porcelain, or some imitation of the Song kiln, Ming kiln imitation porcelain have such a style.
Kangxi is known as the emperor of the ages, he leveled the three feuds, Taiwan, against the invasion of Tsarist Russia. Such an emperor's breadth of mind, temperament can be imagined. This also created the Kangxi dynasty porcelain modeling art is very distinctive, its style is upright and robust, rich and robust and beautiful form. In his reign, porcelain had many innovations. For example, the creation of enameled porcelain.
Yongzheng dynasty porcelain features: fine and elegant
Yongzheng dynasty porcelain modeling is different from the previous generation, in that it is a change from the Kangxi thick and clumsy style, instead of light and handsome, elegant and delicate, soft and rounded shape lines. Its tire body exquisite selection, wall thin body light, well-proportioned and consistent, backlight perspective, slightly light green, was translucent.
In the decoration, under the glaze in the blue and red glaze production reached an extreme stage, blue and red glaze fired in the same environment, the two colors are very bright. Although the Yongzheng ruling time is only 13 years, but its historical status is beyond doubt. Yongzheng inherited the Kangxi Jingdezhen pottery officer system. Yongzheng six years, he sent now known as the pottery officer Tang Ying. Yongzheng official kiln craft charming, beautiful and dignified, the production is very careful. Its large ware does not show heavy, small ware exquisite exquisite. Whether it is the proportionality of the shape of the vessel, or lines, painting, all have a high standard.
Yongzheng enamel is China's most colorful and expensive works of art. Among them, enameled porcelain vase of porcelain painting enamel is one of the varieties of glaze, is the Qing dynasty Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong three dynasties of the most famous palace imperial porcelain, is so far the highest masterpiece of porcelain art. Its porcelain tires for painting silk, inherited the layout of Chinese painting chapters, will poetry, calligraphy, painting, printing into one Chinese painting in a white porcelain, have to admire the Yongzheng emperor for the love of porcelain art.
Yongzheng is a lonely and cold, at the same time personal attainments in literature, painting, calligraphy and other aspects. Because of their own high taste, he asked them to burn the official kiln porcelain strict, rules. In the porcelain firing, he has repeatedly pro edict, the details of the porcelain production of specific requirements, such as, how to paint the decoration on the porcelain, painting how big.
The characteristics of the Qianlong dynasty porcelain: magnificent and complex
Qianlong dynasty porcelain side of the retention of the essence of the previous generation, one side of the absorption of Western art. Most of the appearance of the shape is relatively neat, in addition to the common type, there are some strange and grotesque objects, mainly for enjoyment.
Pastel instead of five-color, in the pastel vessels on the preoccupation with hollowed out, stacked plastic means of decoration, supplemented by "rolling road process" and open, ticking carving and so on. Qianlong kilns and Kangxi, Yongzheng, compared to its style both inherited, but also unique. Qianlong is different from its father, but also different from his ancestors. He likes red tape and lively, flashy and bright wind. Qianlong official kiln porcelain in the heavy as compared to Kangxi, less than Yongzheng timeless, but has a gorgeous and colorful, luxuriant features, not only exquisite novelty, but also very much the work of elegant and fine fine things, is the most reflective of the beauty of the porcelain process, as well as the Royal style of luxury and nobility of the characteristics of the style!
Qing three generations of porcelain value Qing three generations of porcelain as the history of Chinese ceramics set period, the creation of a wide range of porcelain, not only the shape of the ancient and clumsy thousands of forms, porcelain glaze style is clear and handsome, gorgeous and rich at the same time, in the technology to pay attention to the fine work, sparing no effort to human material costs only to create a unique boutique! It is because of the Qing three generations of super-high porcelain technology, unique style presentation, which attracted a large number of porcelain research porcelain friends collection, but also later generations continue to reproduce the classic reason. Nowadays, whether it is the Qing Dynasty porcelain, or antique porcelain are collectibles market explosions, enough to see where its charm!
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