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Manufacturing technology of Yingjing casserole

At present, the production of Yingjing sand ware basically follows the traditional manual workshop production method left over from history. Therefore, the products may be different, and each piece is a masterpiece with high collection value.

The production method is divided into picking, crushing, stirring, embryo making, drying, baking, glazing, discharging and warehousing. Its technological requirements are interlocking and meticulous, among which embryo-making modeling is an important link in sand-making process. The weight of handwork, the exquisite pattern and the degree of polishing are directly related to the quality of finished products. The firing temperature and glaze quality also determine the product quality.

Mining mainly refers to taking clay and preparing cinder; Processing and grinding, the original workshop used service cattle to grind fine, mixed with cattle with water, and now all of them are crushed by ball mill and stirred by mixer; Use a turntable as a blank, make a mold by hand (or without a mold), and step on the turntable with your feet. Forming, applique, carving and unique modeling are all completed in this link; Dry naturally in the shade, not in the sun; Roasting is to put the dried green body in the shade into a special cellar or kiln. Generally, the green body is put into coal layer by layer, ignited and sealed, and roasted at a high temperature above 1000 degrees; When being discharged from the furnace, the products with high temperature are put into the glaze pit to be glazed; Finally, discharging, cooling, warehousing, quality inspection of finished products, and classified storage.

Primitive and simple handmade, it has the characteristics of exquisiteness, uniqueness and non-repetition, and also has the characteristics of cultural relics. But also has the advantages of saving raw materials and resources.