The Artistic Value of Dehua Porcelain Carving Technology

Porcelain carving is one of China's ancient inventions. Since ancient times, porcelain carving has been an important export commodity of China, enjoying the same reputation as silk and tea, playing an important role in international trade and making a beneficial contribution to economic and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

(1) Historical, cultural and scientific value. Dehua porcelain carving has never stopped since the Song Dynasty, forming a unique traditional craft. Serve the material civilization and spiritual civilization in each historical period and promote the scientific and technological progress of kiln industry technology in each historical period; The export of Dehua porcelain carving has made a beneficial contribution to the spread of porcelain-making technology abroad and the cultural exchange between China and foreign countries. Dehua porcelain carving has important historical, cultural and scientific value in the history of ceramics in China and even in the world.

Dehua kiln is the representative of China folk kiln. Traditional folk arts and crafts have distinctive characteristics, prominent individual production mode, high individual economic components, many kinds of products, large quantity and high quality. Dehua porcelain sculpture plays an important role in foreign trade and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. Dehua Kiln White Porcelain is the representative of China White Porcelain, which was introduced to Europe in the17th century and was praised as "China White" by Europe. At that time, European ceramic manufacturers invested heavily in tackling key problems in order to imitate the production of "China White", which promoted the development of European and American ceramic industry at that time. Dehua kiln is the "ancestor of series kiln", which has promoted the kiln reform and technical progress of kiln industry at home and abroad. Dehua kiln has played an important role in the development of ceramics at home and abroad and occupies an important position in the history of ceramics at home and abroad.

(2) Academic value. Dehua porcelain sculptures are collected by the Palace Museum, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou museums and major museums in Britain, France, Japan, the United States, Italy and other countries, and are the treasures of the town museum. It has played an inestimable role in studying, understanding and promoting Chinese culture and promoting cultural exchanges and friendly exchanges. Its firing process, kiln body structure and glaze formula have all become the objects of study and imitation by professionals at home and abroad. Its artistic height and unique artistic style still set an example for future generations and become the goal of competing pursuit.