Ceramics is the art of earth and fire. What traditional thoughts does it contain in China?

Ceramics is an art of "earth and fire", which contains China's traditional thought of five elements.

The so-called five elements are gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The theory of five elements is a philosophical thought created by the ancients, and it is China's material view in ancient times. This theory probably originated in the Warring States period, and the five elements were first seen in Shang Shu Hong Fan in the pre-Qin period.

Excellent ceramic works show the persistence and innovation of ceramic craftsmen in traditional skills. In the use of contour lines, China traditional ceramic modeling mostly uses soft and free curves, and rarely uses stiff straight lines, so it gives people a euphemistic, tortuous, free and vivid aesthetic feeling in form.

Characteristic analysis:

It was beautiful in the early stage, with a big mouth, a round belly and high feet, like a statue. Later, it gradually evolved into a dish, a flat belly, a flat bottom or a false round foot. In the Southern Dynasties, it was also equipped with a cover and a tray. Ming Yongle flowers have long necks, round bellies and round mouths, and are painted with patterns of sea water and lotus flowers. Xuan Dehua has a short inverted neck, a slightly flat abdomen and a wide handle. In Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng flowers had narrow doors, long and thin necks, and chrysanthemum petals under the shoulders and abdomen.