In the Song Dynasty, the famous folk porcelain kilns in the north mainly fired white underglaze colored black porcelain.

Cizhou Kiln is a famous folk porcelain kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty, which mainly fires white underglaze colored black porcelain.

Cizhou Kiln is one of the most important porcelain kilns in northern China in Song Dynasty. The kiln site is located in Cixian County, Hebei Province, centering on Guantai Town and Pengcheng Town. Cizhou kiln products are specially designed for the people, mostly tableware, wine sets, toiletries, lamps, bedding, utensils, small animal modeling toys and so on. , rich in variety.

There are black and white monochrome glaze, white glaze green dot, white glaze scratch, white glaze scratch, white glaze black scratch, white glaze black painting, white glaze black scratch, blue glaze black painting, blue glaze black painting, pearl scratch, three-color glaze and red and green painting. Decorative techniques shall not be less than 12. Among them, white porcelain is the main one, and white glaze and black flowers are the most distinctive, enjoying a high reputation and affecting all directions.

Some porcelain kilns in Henan, Shanxi, Jiangxi and other regions all burn white glazed black flower ware with the style of Cizhou kiln. There are bowls, plates, saucers, cups, bottles, cans, altars, statues, bowls, boxes, washing, pots, pots, pillows, lamps, incense burners and so on.

Decoration technology of cizhou kiln;

The decorative techniques of Cizhou kiln can be roughly divided into two categories: carving, painting, flower picking and flower painting. Decorative themes are mainly life scenes, such as flowers, birds, insects and fish, animals, bird plays, bear plays, baby plays and so on. Baby plays are the most prominent, such as cuju, driving ducks, releasing quails, teasing birds, flapping butterflies, riding bamboo horses, spinning tops and fishing. In addition, it also shows the decorative themes of historical stories, folklore, folk proverbs, poems and songs, with strong flavor of life and strong folk color.

The outstanding feature of the decorative art of Cizhou Kiln is the use of painting, carving, flower picking, painting and other decorative techniques on the white cosmetic soil, which results in the contrast of the tone between the pattern and the shading and the clear outline of the pattern. Scratching, carving and carving of white glaze is to use the knife line to contrast the white makeup color with beige or gray tire color, so that the owner is clear, the image is prominent and there is a soft and elegant beauty.