Why is the color of the original glaze red dark red?

Original Glaze Red is darker in color because it is colored by copper. The glaze turns green when it oxidizes in the kiln, which needs to be carefully controlled when firing the kiln. The porcelain smothered in the kiln, the temperature fluctuates a little, the copper ions inside will begin to swim, the red color may be burned flying, the temperature is low the color will be black. So the glaze red firing for the kiln master's high requirements. This is also why in ancient times the glaze red precious reason.

Original glaze red introduction

Since ancient times, the Chinese people regard red as a symbol of good luck and festivity, and red as a precious color, which is regarded as a cultural symbol of the Chinese people. And in the history of Chinese porcelain, there is also a presence. Its birth, experience and its own temperament and value, like a warrior in the jianghu left a lot of legends, with a few retreat and re-emergence of the twists and turns.

It is comparable to the glaze of blue and red, the original mine glaze glaze red process glaze red, porcelain underglaze color decoration techniques, created in the Yuan Dynasty. Is to contain the metal copper element for the coloring agent material according to the required pattern pattern painted on the surface of the porcelain embryo, and then covered with a layer of colorless transparent glaze, and then into the kiln 1350 degrees above the high temperature reduction flame atmosphere of a firing.

Chinese ancient glaze red, not our current red so bright and colorful, so the Chinese people in ancient times for the glaze red there is an understanding, is delicate and not colorful.

Glaze red is a high temperature glaze copper red coloring, high temperature firing to 1280 degrees to 1300 degrees, we see the kind of bright kind of glaze red on the market, that is basically not the original glaze red, is after the coloring agent to add processing. The original glaze red fired out of the color calm, steady.