The appreciation of [professional] glaze respectively.

Lapis lazuli is a variety of colors of man-made crystals (containing 24% of lead oxide) as raw materials, with crystal dewaxing casting method of high temperature sintering and become works of art. This process requires dozens of careful manual operation to be completed, a little negligence can cause failure or defects. The beauty of Liuli is like a pearl like jade, in the integration of creativity and ingenuity, not only traditional but also modern Chinese cultural characteristics, so that the light of Liuli to play, to create a colorful life art of beauty. Chinese glaze is a perfect combination of ancient Chinese culture and modern art, its colorful, changing and magnificent, is the Oriental's exquisite, delicate, subtle embodiment of thought and emotion and the fusion of art.

Lapis lazuli is a kind of Chinese ancient material, her use has a history of 2,466 years, since ancient times has been the exclusive use of the royal family, the user has a very strict grade requirements, so the folk rarely seen.

Lapis lazuli is known as the first of the five famous Chinese weapons (gold, silver, jade, glaze, ceramics, bronze), one of the seven treasures of Buddhism, to the Ming Dynasty has been basically lost, only in the legends and novels of the gods and monsters have records, Journey to the West, the monk is because of the breaking of a glazed marigold and was relegated to the court of heaven.

But even the Ming Dynasty is very crippled process is still protected by the grade, when the glaze has been very opaque, so it is called medicine jade.

But even though the Ming Dynasty was a very broken process, it was still protected by the grade, so it was called "medicine jade".

The home is to a thousand gold, the official is to the minister, the "Records of the Grand Historian" in a passage related to the origin of the glaze. ("Xishi tears" omitted), Tao Zhu Gong is the folk legend of the god of wealth, the legend of the earliest god of wealth Jubilee, is also made of glaze, so the glaze is considered to be the god of wealth to gather wealth and good fortune tokens, more direct and effective than the citrine commonly used by the people.

Characteristics of glaze

1, the production process is long: from the conception, design, sculpture, firing, fine repair, polishing to the completion of the work, it needs to go through forty-seven delicate and tedious handmade processes to complete.

2, handmade: workers must master the exquisite technology to operate, each process has its own variable factors, and in the process of repeated experiments, the work of the color is not the same, the production of extremely difficult.

3, a mold a product: a mold can only burn a work, can not be used twice, large and complex works and even need to open the mold many times, burn to complete. Low success rate, making the work more valuable and precious.

4, high-temperature firing: selected raw materials at a high temperature of more than 1400 ℃ melted into a variety of colored crystal glass, and after a number of selected cleaning, according to the proportion of materials used in the works placed in the mold, and set a strict temperature curve, the furnace temperature must be controlled at 1000 ℃ ± 5 ℃ or less. Firing process for more than 15 days, so that the crystal raw materials, accurate to every nuance. Fang can ensure that the work is fine and exquisite, three-dimensional, real, flowing and clear.

5. The colors inside the glaze are sintered by various metal oxides at high temperature, and there will be no fading, oxidation and other aging phenomena.

6, the bubble of glaze: glaze works should have artistic vitality, and the bubble existing in the works is more imaginative and spiritual. Bubbles are the breath of glaze, which is the *** knowledge in the field of glaze art.

Lapis lazuli in the eyes of Buddhists

Lapis lazuli is one of the "Seven Treasures" of Buddhism and the first of the "Five Famous Artifacts of China". Adopting colorful artificial crystals, it is made by firing, and its process is complicated, requiring dozens of procedures, and mainly by hand. Because of its process characteristics of "coming from fire and going to water", Buddhism considers glaze as the incarnation of the realm of a thousand years of cultivation. In all the classics, it is regarded as the highest state of Buddhist cultivation that "the form and spirit are like glaze".

Lapis lazuli in Buddhism is the spirit of eliminating disease and avoiding evil spirits. There are three kinds of blessings that can be obtained by placing or wearing glaze:

1) Dispel Disease: Practitioners believe that glaze is the incarnation of the Medicine Buddha, which can eliminate disease and drive away evil spirits, so that people can obtain the blessing of health.

2) Toughness: Because it is difficult to burn, Buddhists believe that glaze can make people feel the difficulty of refining the truth and gain the strength of toughness.

Three) Inspiration: the color is gorgeous, changeable and beautiful, giving people the beauty of art and imagination, inspiration and wisdom.

The dewaxing casting of glaze:

1. Creative design: the idea of creation, drawn as a graphic design draft.

2, prototype production: according to the draft sculpture into a physical prototype. In order to master the perfect proportion, beautiful lines and detailed ornamentation, each knife and stroke must be extremely precise and delicate.

3, the production of silicone mold: on the surface of the prototype, layer by layer evenly coated with silicone, to be 2-4 hours (even large works need 10-24 hours) silicone gel that is into a silicone mold, and fixed with plaster.

4, pouring wax mold: make wax paste, pour hot melted wax into the silicone negative mold, and leave it to cool naturally.

5. Removing the mold: the cooled wax mold is removed from the silicone plaster mold. The details of hollowing and chamfering are very easy to be damaged when removing the wax, so it is necessary to rely on care, patience and the skill of both hands

6. Trimming the molds: Because the wax molds tend to shrink and deform easily when cooling down, and because of the traces of mold lines left behind when removing the molds, the molds have to be trimmed and adjusted to perfection by the tools carefully.

7, making plaster mold: make the correct proportion of refractory plaster, outside the wax mold after finishing, casting and embedding, that is, the waxed plaster mold.

8, steam dewaxing: put the whole waxed plaster mold into the dewaxing machine to dewax with steam heating, after dewaxing, that is, the refractory plaster negative mold.

9.Selection of raw materials: In order to precisely control the proportion of various colors and the beauty of the flow, we need to select specific colors and sizes of glass raw materials according to the shape and design and arrange the distribution position of the color blocks.

10, into the furnace sintering: after clearing the mold to remove the dust, the entire plaster mold and the configuration of the glass material, put into the furnace slowly heated to about 850 degrees, so that the molten crystal glass is softened like maltose, and slowly flow into the plaster mold molding.

11, gypsum mold: due to the different shapes of the cooling time is also different, to be cooled from the furnace, carefully remove the gypsum mold with a knife, to obtain the rough embryo of the glass works.

12, section cutting: after removing the mold, the glass rough, need to cut to remove the excess glass of the grouting portion.

13, coarse and fine grinding: because of the unevenness of the cutting surface, it is necessary to use coarse and fine grinding grit to smooth and refine the casting mouth of the crystal glass, at this time, special attention should be paid to adjust the work to the best level.

14, cold work fine repair: for the delicate part of the work, must be diamond pen head and other tools carefully carved and trimmed, so that the surface of the work is more uniform and detailed, these are very skilled manual and long time commitment.

15, signature package: final confirmation of the integrity of the work after the signature sign.

The meaning of the color of glaze

The Sutra on the Merits and Virtues of the Original Vows of the Medicine Master Liuliguang Rulai: "May my body be like glaze when I attain Bodhi in the next life, clear inside and outside, and pure and free from defects." In a sense, glaze is a symbol of a personality, a spirit, and a realm. The clear glaze sends people's good wishes.

Green Glaze--Protecting Peace It represents peace, life and happiness; it is useful for establishing good relationships with people, strengthening courage, and dissolving the deliberate rejection of others. It has a strong purifying function and can soothe toothache and throat and trachea problems. Suitable for frequent travelers and those who like to travel.

Purple glaze - can catalyze emotions Improves IQ and emotional intelligence. Represents nobility, elegance and progress; conducive to improving one's existing state and enhancing self-confidence. Has the function of suppressing one's desire and has a protective effect on the cardiovascular system. It can help the success of love and career, and can be used as a fixation or celebration.

Transparent (white) colored glaze--Buddhist Dharma is boundless, suitable for body and house protection Strengthens vitality and life force, maintains optimism and optimism, represents purity, refreshing and lightness; wards off evils and prevents evils, eliminates negative influences of the surrounding environment, reduces harm to the body and maintains a pleasant state of mind. It protects the body from all diseases; protects the house from all poisons. It is a source of joy that can bring happiness to life.

Blue colored glaze - can gather blessings Can bring luck, represents freshness, serenity and comfort; can reduce stress, smooth emotions, can improve one's popularity and make more friends. Powerful healing power for tendons, kidneys and headaches. Suitable for all who need luck.

Amber colored glaze - suitable for promoting wealth is a symbol of power and wealth, representing brightness, gentleness and creativity; it can help people project authoritative energy, strengthen their decisiveness, has a great effect on career take-off and improves the nervous system. It is suitable for people who are struggling hard and eager to succeed.

Purple and blue - the main in-depth communication, get along well,

Purple and white - peace + good mood White is a symbol of purity, and purple with more internal and external clarity, elegance in a slightly delicate. It is a representative of the charm, light aroma refreshing the heart, and memory effect, said the feelings of priceless and love of the heart.

Purple and green - transform luck, strengthen cooperation on behalf of the life of the green and purple with the function of gathering blessings, each other's energy **** vibration has a powerful cohesive effect, can improve their own destiny to some extent.

Amber and blue - career promotion of wealth The color is soft and powerful, representing perseverance and faith, improve the ability to reflect. It represents success in career and unlimited wealth.

Amber and white - official luck to promote wealth has the noble temperament of the king, eliminate fatigue, control emotions, stimulate one's memory, the main gathering of wealth.