Types and characteristics of four famous porcelains in Jingdezhen

The four famous porcelains in Jingdezhen are Linglong Porcelain, Pastel Porcelain, Blue and White Porcelain and Glazed Porcelain. Its characteristics are as follows:

1, exquisite porcelain

Linglong porcelain is carved with many regular "exquisite eyes" on the porcelain blank by carving technology. After the glaze is burned, these holes become translucent bright holes, which are very beautiful and are called "porcelain with glass". Linglong porcelain also has a long history, so it is also one of the four traditional famous porcelain in Jingdezhen.

2. Pastel porcelain

Pastel porcelain, also known as soft-colored porcelain, is one of the four famous traditional porcelains in Jingdezhen kiln, and it is a kind of porcelain with pastel as the main decorative technique. Pastel porcelain is a new kind of over-glaze colored porcelain created on the basis of multicolored porcelain in the late Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty and influenced by the production technology of enamel colored porcelain. It was burned in the last years of Kangxi and became popular in the later dynasties.

3. Blue and white porcelain

Blue-and-white porcelain, also known as white porcelain, is often called blue-and-white porcelain, which is one of the mainstream varieties of China porcelain and belongs to underglaze colored porcelain. Blue and white porcelain is made of cobalt ore containing cobalt oxide, which is blue after firing. It has the characteristics of strong coloring, bright hair color, high firing rate and stable color.

4. colored glaze porcelain

The glazed porcelain fired in Jingdezhen is colorful and dazzling, and is known as "artificial gem", which is one of the four traditional famous porcelain in the porcelain capital. Its red glaze is gorgeous, its blue glaze is clean and elegant, its yellow glaze is clear and clear, and its flower glaze is mottled and quaint.

The origin of Jingdezhen name:

Jingdezhen is known as the "porcelain capital", where the kiln fire lasts for thousands of years, and its porcelain is famous at home and abroad for its unique style of "white as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper and loud as a chime".

Over the past 1000 years, Jingdezhen porcelain industry has gathered masterpieces of famous kilns in past dynasties, absorbed the essence of local skills, formed a unique hand-made porcelain production system, and created the most glorious history in the history of China ceramics. Its high achievement, great influence, exquisite skills and complete varieties are beyond the reach of other kilns in any era.

Jingdezhen porcelain has a beautiful shape, a wide variety, rich decoration and unique style. Especially "white porcelain" is the most famous. Thin-embryo porcelain is called a magical treasure, and porcelain carving is a traditional arts and crafts product in China. Jingdezhen ceramic art is an important treasure in China cultural treasure house.