Characteristics and significance of blue and white porcelain

The characteristics and significance of blue and white porcelain are as follows:

Characteristics of blue and white porcelain

1, bright colors, never fade.

The lines of blue and white porcelain are painted with cobalt oxide. After firing, its color is bright, beautiful and uniform, without chromatic aberration and will not.

Discoloration occurs and never fades.

2. Rich patterns and complete varieties

The patterns on the surface of blue and white porcelain are clear and elegant, as charming as Chinese painting. Decorative themes can be roughly divided into plants, flowers, birds and animals.

Birds and fish, scenic figures, Sanskrit patterns, etc.

3, high temperature resistance and stable performance

Blue and white porcelain belongs to underglaze porcelain. Its clay embryo, pigment and glaze are all fired at about 1300 degrees. At high temperature, it won't

Easy to react When using blue and white porcelain tableware, you can also put it in the microwave oven for heating.

Significance of blue and white porcelain

Blue-and-white porcelain symbolizes solemnity, jubilation, auspiciousness and enterprising, and is the natural embodiment of Confucian culture's active participation in WTO.

Introduction of blue and white porcelain

Blue-and-white porcelain, also known as white blue-and-white, is often referred to as blue-and-white, and is a treasure of China ceramic firing process. It is one of the mainstream varieties of China porcelain, belonging to underglaze colored porcelain. Blue-and-white porcelain is made of cobalt ore containing cobalt oxide as raw material, with decorative patterns painted on the ceramic blank and covered with a layer of transparent glaze, which is fired at one time by high temperature reducing flame. Cobalt is blue after firing, which has the characteristics of strong coloring, bright hair color, high firing rate and stable color.

Primitive blue-and-white porcelain appeared in Tang and Song Dynasties, and mature blue-and-white porcelain appeared in Hutian kiln in Jingdezhen in Yuan Dynasty. Blue and white became the mainstream of Ming porcelain. It reached its peak in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, colorful blue and white, peacock green glazed blue and white, bean green glazed blue and white yellow and old glazed blue and white were also created and fired.