The Longquan Celadon Renaissance Road

"... The good capable of purifying all around, people panic mentality, can therefore calm if not the United States objects, the world would be a barren, kill everywhere in the world the United States and achievements artifacts of is livable world" - Liu Zongyue's Forbidden City was inadvertently married to a Gou Kiln glazed sunflower flap in the Song Dynasty and had to come out to face the pressure of the ** and academic circles. This beautiful piece of porcelain was covered with cracks called "Gold Wire". When it was actually broken into pieces, it was full of regret. The Chinese people like to play with a cool, restrained but implied object with twists and turns. The true charm of the kiln is here—the kiln temperature cannot be mastered, the beauty of the cracks can only be fatal, and often a hundred items come out in one piece. Even if the finished product has been placed on a shelf with other exquisite gems, it will still be blooming from time to time. As a result, the continuous changes that may occur in a long period of time make it possible for those who are literate Ancient elites rushed.

The kiln is a celadon produced by Longquan, and the book “Long Things” written by Wen Zhenheng of the Ming Dynasty is regarded as “the first elegant cultural experience of ancient residences.” Its beauty, authority, and role are equal to those of Wallpaper at that time. In the chapter on artifacts, Wen Zhenheng also regarded Ge Yao and Guan Yao as elegant top grades. Two centuries later, Maurice, a pioneer in arts and crafts that originated in England, expressed the same truth in easy-to-understand words: "Don't put a thing in your home that you think is useful, but you don't think it is beautiful."

Road to Recovery Professor of Emeritus and Professor of Ancient Ceramics at the University of Tokyo, Japan The last time the man once thought of the glory of the Longquan celadon in his book “The Road to the Sea of ​​Ceramics”: From the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, Longquan celadon was unique in the world with its superb quality. “Specifically, as soon as we entered this period, the center for the production of celadon was transferred to Longquan, Zhejiang Province. The cyan of this porcelain is as clear as the autumn sky, and it is as tranquil as the deep sea. This is the world-famous Longquan kiln celadon. This book, which describes the survey and unearthed outlines of ancient Chinese ceramics, highlights the important position of Longquan celadon in the history of human civilization.

Longquan celadon flourished in the Song Dynasty and gradually declined in the late Ming Dynasty; until the 50s of last century, the French ran to China to find “Sarato” (Longquan celadon is called Celadon abroad), and Premier Zhou Enlai let the Ministry of Light Industry quickly resume celadon production in Longquan. Because “Foreigners come to China to look at these things”; in 2007, the Dao-Yao Maple Cave rock kiln found is the best-preserved site for the Long Kiln so far; then it was unveiled by the UNESCO in 2009. Listed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection List, China has only two entries in the Arts and Crafts category, and the other is Nanjing Yunjin Weaving Technology.

The rise and fall of the entire Longquan celadon is a microcosm of the renaissance of traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

The appearance of the era In 2009, the financial crisis swept across the globe and did not have much impact on the traditional arts and crafts collection market. Instead, it was a prosperous scene with the "inherited" east wind and the Qingchong Art of Qingcheng Qingguo Longquan. Han Xiaoying, the curator of the museum, said: "The people of the time and place are in place."

Nowadays, the market is becoming a good collection category. One is to rely on fate and antiques to attract customers with stories; the other is to attract collectors such as jade and jade with scarce raw materials. Such works of art as porcelain and fabrics have higher thresholds and require a certain degree of aesthetic taste. They must also have judgment on the level of craftsmanship and the audience is still evolving.

China has more than 300 arts and crafts categories, basically through the skills of the older generation from generation to generation, but through cultural fault, long forgotten in the passage of time, the Chinese people are willing to rush to buy big-name international luxury goods, the original genetically related Both aesthetic tastes and traditional goodies have retreated in life. After many years of "world factory", he was burdened with countless piracy and notoriety, and truly belonged to his own symbols, craftsmanship, and design. Instead, he was left out in the corner. Handmade works of art by modern large-scale appreciation and acceptance is a start, Longquan celadon from the point of view, on the one hand it has a masterful work of art appreciation potential future shares; on the one hand and constantly improve the porcelain development and promotion How the two complement each other is the trend of inheritance of celadon, and it is also a reflection of social mentality.

The beauty of good devices returns to the objects themselves. The beauty of Han Xiaoying's description of traditional handicrafts lies in the fact that “it is a pure industry”, environmental protection is pollution-free, and advocating the return of hand-made texture and the spirit of heart-burning can give the vessels their soul. On this basis, the better the masters are willing to spend a lifetime of effort to come up unprecedented ancient copper glaze, black high-temperature glaze, glaze tabby, He glaze, tea at the end glaze, the glaze, and Ugyen days Celadon and other unique The bright color of the instrument allows the arts to continue their inheritance and has the prospect of continuous development. Japan’s “father of folk art” Liu Zongyue describes the social value of the beauty of craftsmanship in that “a good device can purify everything around it, people’s panic, and it can calm the world. If there is no beauty of artifacts, the world will be ridiculous, killing the heart. The world where the beauty of artifacts has been achieved is a livable world."

Interview with Han Xiaoying, Director of the Qingcheng Qingzhou Celadon Art Museum, Beijing. Collection of artworks is collection of personal values. Han Xiaoying operates the most authoritative, artistic and commercial Longquan Celadon Art Museum in Beijing. In her many years of experience, it is concluded that the traditional art industry has a big difference from other industries in terms of commerce, that is, if doing business is often easy to hurt, the art is the opposite and it is an industry that gathers popularity. The relationship becomes faithful, and at the same time that hands are handed over to the Lord, the pity and cherish are provoked rather than destroyed and envy. "The first prerequisite collecting art must be like in the appropriation while burning desire to share; the second is to resonate with my artistic values, like love and Jingdezhen blue and white porcelain Longquan celadon people can communicate, but the temperament There is definitely a difference; the third is to consider the market investment, celadon prices have risen year by year and the liquidity is strong."

However, every entrepreneur in the industry must have the atmosphere and ability to balance both culture and business. For Han Xiaoying, on the one hand, she wants to promote traditional culture through business operations, and on the other hand, it depends on culture to drive business development. To protect and enhance the craftsmen who are truly talented and gifted, they need to take into account the market demand at the same time as artistic creation.

“Even artists who have won the honorable titles of masters of arts and crafts must carry out certain screenings on their works to ensure that the works that best represent the top craftsmanship in the industry can be displayed and displayed. Because of years of credibility and reputation, they have also established considerable integrity. And industrial standards, daily production of daily-use porcelain, but also ensure that the highest quality, such as powder blue glaze, even if it is a small cup, it must be enough for a few layers of glaze in order to best show the Longquan celadon firing skills In the ancient time, Longquan celadon was burned in a dragon kiln, and a long kiln mouth with a length of several tens of meters was used. It sent tens of thousands of pulled blanks at a time and burned for a full month. What's what is burned, so the selection of tribute to the palace is definitely one of the best treasures in China.The charm of glaze porcelain lies in the uncontrollability of raw materials, high temperature and thick glaze, so the yield of good works is low. If you strive for excellence, you must spend more than other workshops."

“Longquan celadon firing technology is still based on the inheritance of the family and the teachers. Although the auction price is a vane of artistic value, a good work is priceless, it represents the author’s understanding and beliefs, and can meet Unpredictable mood."