Why is blue and white underglaze red so popular? What are the characteristics?

Blue and white underglaze red porcelain is a combination of traditional blue and white porcelain and underglaze red porcelain. The blue of blue-and-white porcelain and the red of underglaze red porcelain are skillfully combined to form a new kind of porcelain, which we call blue-and-white underglaze red porcelain. Because the blue of blue-and-white and the red of underglaze color complement each other, and red presents a purple feeling, so blue-and-white underglaze red porcelain is also called blue-and-white plus purple.

The underglaze red is one of the traditional underglaze decorations in China. It is called "red in glaze" because it uses copper as colorant, draws various patterns on the blank, then coats transparent glaze and fires it in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere. Because it is difficult to burn qualified products, its products are extremely valuable. The underglaze red is decorated separately, but mostly with blue and white, which is called "blue and white underglaze red". Its characteristics not only have the characteristics of "quiet and elegant, calm and atmospheric" of blue and white, but also add the splendor of underglaze red, enrich the color effect and form an elegant and simple artistic style. Therefore, blue and white underglaze red porcelain has become one of the precious varieties in China.

Blue-and-white porcelain mostly shows the pattern characteristics in blue-and-white style, which is in sharp contrast with white porcelain, while red porcelain in glaze is painted on white porcelain with copper glaze, so blue-and-white body can draw red glaze in glaze. Blue-and-white and red-glazed porcelain have achieved the artistic effect of blue, red and white, which has brought blue-and-white and red-glazed porcelain to a new artistic height.

What are the five characteristics of blue and white glaze red?

1. The aesthetic value of blue and white glazed red porcelain? Fire phoenix Blue-and-white underglaze red is like China's traditional Chinese painting, which has profound implications and the most national characteristics. It combines Chinese painting with exquisite porcelain, and its artistic value is obviously greatly improved. In the ever-changing and beautiful Jingdezhen artistic porcelain modeling, on the surface of white porcelain, exquisite and elegant Chinese paintings are drawn, and the contrast between green and red is gorgeous, and then it is baptized by uncontrollable fire. It's like a phoenix in the fire! This wonderful art treasure was extremely rare at the beginning of Yuan Dynasty. It can only be enjoyed as an emperor and other nobles, and can also be "presented" to friends as a national treasure. ? Blue and white underglaze red art porcelain is the harmonious unity of elegance and beauty. It is like a peony, Julia is red, elegant and beautiful. Its tonal proportion has a wide range of variability, whether it is shades or realistic freehand brushwork, it is far-reaching and ingenious. ? Blue-and-white underglaze red art porcelain has wide adaptability to porcelain modeling. The shape of art porcelain is mostly bottle-shaped, and the shape changes endlessly, generally including size, height and width. The straight lines and curves on the top and bottom of the same vessel are used alternately, and the plum bottles with small mouth, short neck, rich shoulders and straight bottom are decorated with blue and white glazed red pictures, which complement each other and are intriguing. Its beauty is like a beautiful girl, which can transcend the boundaries of time and space. After thousands of years, it has always been loved by Chinese and foreign people. Modern, quivering, exaggerated and changeable shapes, even incomplete and beautiful shapes, decorated with blue and white glazed red pictures, are all very interesting.

? Second, it has a permanent charm beyond time and space? Blue-and-white underglaze red art porcelain has experienced Ming, Qing and modern times since its creation in Yuan Dynasty. In the development process of more than 600 years, artists from generation to generation have made efforts to explore, from the initial glaze color is not pure enough, and the shape and pattern are relatively simple, to the pure glaze color, and the shape and pattern are increasingly colorful. Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, Jingdezhen porcelain industry has been rapidly restored and developed. With the increase of international trade and the improvement of people's life in China, the demand for artistic porcelain in the international and domestic markets is increasing day by day, and blue-and-white in-glaze red porcelain has entered a new period of prosperity. Its exquisite works of art can be collected by the state, bought and appreciated by foreign businessmen or high-income people, and ordinary works of art can beautify the lives of the broad masses of people. ? The shapes and pictures of red porcelain in blue and white glaze can be constantly updated with the progress of the times. Therefore, the wonderful work in this artistic porcelain can transcend time and space and shine forever! ?

Third, the process of blue and white glazed red porcelain? Blue and white underglaze red, that is, blue and white underglaze red is combined into one. ? Blue-and-white is an underglaze color which is made by drawing various patterns on the molded porcelain blank with blue-and-white material, then applying transparent glaze and firing at a high temperature of about 1300℃. ? Red in glaze refers to the pigment prepared with copper oxide (copper flower) as colorant. Draw the pattern on the blank (or first use green and white green tire soil), then cover it with a layer of green and white glaze, and then put it into the kiln. After a strong reducing flame atmosphere of 1250℃- 1280℃, high-priced copper was reduced to low-priced copper, showing a delicate appearance.

? 4. Identification of underglaze red in Yuan Dynasty? In the Yuan Dynasty, glaze red was similar to blue and white, and both appeared in11920s and 20s. Red in glaze requires high technology, the quality is difficult to control, the development is slow, and the output is far less than that of Yuan blue and white, so it is precious and unusual. At present, there are only a few dozen pieces of underglaze red complete ware in Yuan Dynasty, and its collection value and economic value are no less than that of official kiln porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasties. So there are many people searching, and even fragmentary specimens will be kept in the room as a whole by collectors. ? Only a few dozen pieces of complete pieces of red in glaze appeared in newspapers in the Yuan Dynasty, of which the production date can be roughly determined twice: one piece is a red poem plate in glaze found on a shipwreck in Xin 'an, South Korea, and the firing time is no later than 133 1 year; The other time was the blue-and-white glazed red tower four-spirit jar and blue-and-white glazed red pavilion warehouse discovered in Jiangxi. In addition, the red open jar in blue and white glaze discovered in Gao 'an, Jiangxi Province, and the red dragon jar in Yuan glaze discovered in Wuxian, Jiangsu Province all have important research value. In recent 20 years, several pieces of underglaze red in Yuan Dynasty have been unearthed in Jingdezhen kiln, which provides a basis for studying underglaze red in Yuan Dynasty. ? At present, the underglaze red in Yuan Dynasty can be generally attributed to these characteristics: fetal bones are generally thicker than blue and white in the same period, and there are many white tires in the early dragon pattern, and there are white tires at the end of Yuan Dynasty. There are obvious marks of rotary cutting and tire connection on the utensils. The early bluish-white or grayish-white glaze belongs to shadow blue glaze, which has high transparency and glass texture. Egg white and light red glaze appeared at the end of Yuan Dynasty, but the transparent white glaze on large blue and white porcelain did not appear at the same time. The color is unstable, with light red, red and crimson mixed with gray, with different degrees of halo. More common in the edge of copper-red substances. Because the firing temperature is too high, most of them are ashes. ? With the enduring blue and white in Yuan Dynasty, underglaze red in Yuan Dynasty became a hot spot, and a large number of imitations appeared. Judging from some articles about collection in newspapers and periodicals, most of them are unreliable. Strictly speaking, these imitations are different from the real ones in all aspects, and there are several places that can be paid special attention to. Fetal bones are too delicate; The trace of rotary cutting on the bottom surface is unclear or the kiln is artificially dyed red; The glaze layer is bluish gray, rough, dirty or dry, and has no bright and moist feeling. Glaze red is dark red or iron red, which is too uniform, without grayish black or moss green, and without burning ash; Some imitations use other colorants, and their hair color is different from underglaze red; Some decorative patterns use Ming and Qing porcelain paintings, while others imitate Yuan blue and white paintings. Up to now, it can't be classified as underglaze red in Yuan Dynasty, and there is no painting method similar to large blue and white porcelain. Some titles "Dayuan Year System" are fabricated. ? The underglaze red in Yuan Dynasty has strong characteristics. If you can read more museum collections or reliable catalogues, it will be easy to identify it.

? V. Conclusion? Based on the times, rooted in life, absorbing Chinese and foreign spirits, sublating ancient and modern spirits, accepting all precious artistic heritages created by human beings, making comprehensive management and creating innovations, so as to develop new ceramics that meet the needs of the times. Modern ceramists must inherit the excellent qualities of their predecessors, not only in art, but also in clay glaze technology, molding technology and firing technology. Only highly mature technology and new ideas can be combined. Only in this way can we show the brand-new creative characteristics of modern ceramic art, make achievements, and inherit and carry forward the traditional ceramic art combining science and technology with culture and art in our generation.