There is a kind of blue, called “blue and white blue”. It is not unassuming, but it is enough to shock the world; It has only one color, but it can describe all kinds of customs. From the palace of kings and princes, To the table of ordinary people, Blue and white porcelain with its unique charm, Through the Millennium, It is still synonymous with elegance and taste in our hearts.
First, what is blue and white? The Artistic Legend of Mud and Fire
Many people mistakenly think that blue and white porcelain is “blue porcelain”, but it is not. Blue-and-white porcelain is a kind of underglaze colored porcelain. Craftsmen paint patterns on white porcelain tires with natural cobalt ore as ink, then cover them with a transparent glaze, and finally burn them at a high temperature of about 1300 degrees Celsius. Where does “green” come from? Cobalt is called “blue and white” because of its beautiful blue color and blue flowers on a white background in high temperature reducing flame.
Second, why is blue and white king? Where is the cornerstone of its value?
Blue-and-white porcelain can become the first of the four famous porcelains, and it is popular all over the world because of its four unrepeatable values:
Historical value: the birth of Yuan Qinghua
In the Yuan Dynasty, Jingdezhen craftsmen innovatively combined the Iranian cobalt material “Su Ma Li Qing” with China traditional painting and calligraphy art to create and burn mature blue and white porcelain. Its style and composition are dense, its brushwork is free and easy, its blue color is rich and it has a unique “iron rust spot”, which has become a “hard currency” in world trade as soon as it appears.
Artistic value: the three-dimensional extension of China's ink painting
Blue and white porcelain is “porcelain as paper and cobalt as ink”. It perfectly transplanted the pen and ink interest of China’s paintings and calligraphy to three-dimensional objects. Through the thickness and density of lines and the technique of “dividing water” with the shade of cobalt, the painter can show the rich levels of “five colors of ink” with only one color, which has far-reaching artistic conception.
Technological value: tempering in 72 processes.
The birth of a blue-and-white porcelain has gone through dozens of complicated processes, from mud refining, blank drawing, blank drawing to firing. Among them, “painting blue and white” is the soul, which requires the painter to unite his heart and hand, and nothing can be wrong, because the underglaze color cannot be modified. “Kiln burning” is the ultimate test, which determines the success or failure of blue and the life and death of porcelain.
Practical and collectible value: "never outdated home decoration"
Blue-and-white porcelain glaze is hard and wear-resistant, non-toxic and harmless. It is not only safe and healthy, but also can instantly improve the life style when used in tea ware and dinnerware. A set of blue and white tea sets is the highest courtesy for hospitality. A beautiful blue and white porcelain is a flowing work of art. It has the functions of use, appreciation and appreciation, and it is an elegant thing that can be handed down from family to family.
Third, how to choose a good blue and white porcelain?
First，Look at “green”: hair color. Good blue and white, blue should be calm, transparent and layered. Or deep blue, or elegant and fresh, but there must be no dazzling and gaudy “anger”. Whether the color is uniform, whether there are any loose or defects.
Second, look at “flowers”: painters. This is the soul of blue and white. Observe whether the lines are smooth and powerful, whether the picture composition is dense and elegant. The value of “artisan painting” and “painter painting” is very different. The more subtle the details, the higher the value.
Third, look at “fetal glaze”: texture. The carcass should be fine and white, and the glaze should be as smooth as a mirror. Tap the body, the sound is clear as a chime, and the echo is long.
Fourth, look at “Italian rhyme”: overall temperament. A good blue and white porcelain will bring a quiet and noble atmosphere. It is there quietly, which can make the whole space elegant.
Blue and white porcelain is never just an object. It is an aesthetic gene engraved in the blood of the nation and an eternal romance intertwined with blue and white.
Having a real blue-and-white porcelain means having a history that can be touched and an elegance that can be passed down.
Some of our products-Chinese high-temperature blue and white porcelain
It is not easy to find a blue-and-white beauty with exquisite painting and good glaze. We deeply cultivate Jingdezhen and YEATION to cooperate with kiln mouths and craftsmen, only to bring blue and white porcelain with real collection value and aesthetic feeling to you who understand it.
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