With wisdom and practical exploration, our ancestors discovered several basic materials that could show colors at that time: malachite, Dongting tidal mud, hillside yellow mud, copper powder, firewood ash and lime. These basic materials are matched with each other, and the shades are appropriate, resulting in multicolor glaze colors such as cyan, yellow, blue, green, brown, black and copper red. At present, the protection unit of this skill is Tongguan Town People's Government in Wangcheng District, Changsha City.
The technology of firing bronze official porcelain in Changsha kiln is a traditional handicraft technology in Hunan Province and one of the national intangible cultural heritages.
Tongguan ceramic industry has a long history, rich cultural connotation and unique ceramic skills. Before Shang Dynasty, Shun Di took the lead in manufacturing ceramics in Xiangjiang River Basin. In the Tang Dynasty, Tongguan ceramics developed rapidly, and the pottery-making skills gradually matured. It disappeared after five generations. The kiln is located in Wazhaping, Tongguan Town, Wangcheng County, Hunan Province, so it is called Tongguan Kiln.
Tongguan Kiln Changsha Kiln and Buddhist Culture
Buddhist culture provides decorative materials for the development of Changsha kiln, which can be reflected in many aspects. First of all, because Buddhism has developed rapidly in Changsha, many poems about Buddhism have been left here. We also made a brief analysis of these poems, and we also know that they all reflect many Buddhist ideas.
These poems can not only provide a carrier for the spread of Buddhist culture, but also find a practical decorative material for Changsha kiln. Changsha Kiln widely applied them to the surface of porcelain, and finally they were widely accepted by people. From this point of view, Buddhist culture has provided indirect help for the development of Changsha kiln.
Secondly, the spread of Buddhism in China also brought lion culture. Lions play a very important role in Buddhist culture. After Buddhism was introduced into China, lion statues were often placed outside temples, while in temples, lions became the mounts of Manjusri Bodhisattva, so lions became the protectors of Buddhism.
In all the products of Changsha Kiln, small animals occupy a certain proportion, and although there are not many lions among them, each shape is very vivid and lovely. Thus, Changsha Kiln draws lessons from the lion factor in Buddhist culture.
These two points can show that Changsha Kiln is good at adopting many excellent cultures and widely applying them in its own decoration, which can provide an important way for the sales of Changsha Kiln.
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