Official porcelain is one of the five famous kilns in Song Dynasty, which has different connotations in the history of ancient ceramics in China. Broadly speaking, it is a porcelain kiln which is different from folk kilns, operated by the government and monopolized by the imperial court.
In a narrow sense, the official kiln refers to a kind of celadon fired by the imperial court in Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and Lin 'an (now Hangzhou) during the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, so it is divided into "old officials" and "new officials". The former is the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the latter is the official kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The official kiln is a porcelain produced by the royal imperial kiln, and it is one of the five famous porcelains in the Song Dynasty. Glaze colors are azure, emerald green, pink green, moonlight white, big green and so on. Pink is the best, followed by pale white.
The stripes are as thin as crab claws, with the blood of cracked eel on the top and plum blossom slices and ink sticks on the bottom. There are pots, bottles, pots, stoves, flower cups, water guns, pen holders, handrails, porcelain seals and other products handed down from generation to generation.
A large number of historical data confirm that among the dazzling array of China ceramics, the official porcelain of the Northern Song Dynasty is outstanding, exquisite and dazzling, and is regarded as a treasure. Powerful ministers and nobles can only look at porcelain and sigh, but they can only look forward to it.
As a symbol of dignity and power, the official porcelain of the Northern Song Dynasty is the only porcelain that has not been circulated in the market in the history of China. From the royal family, only for the exclusive use of the court. For ordinary people, it is really unimaginable, so there is a saying that "knowing the official porcelain surface, the country sits halfway", which shows that the official porcelain in the Northern Song Dynasty is rare.
Official porcelain is exquisitely made with exquisite materials. There is a saying that "tribute to silver and mink gold, official porcelain and jade mud".
The fetal bones of official porcelain can be divided into three types: white, gray and green. The white fetal bone mostly uses iron-containing deep sauce glaze to protect the fetal foot, so the thinnest part of the glaze at the mouth of the vessel is slightly purple because of the light fetal color, and the unglazed part is iron black, so it has the beauty of purple mouth and iron foot.
The glaze color is mainly blue, and because of the different firing atmosphere, there are azure, emerald, pink, white under the moon and big green, which are bright and moist, such as beautiful jade, such as congealing tires. Glazed ice particles, like a pool of spring water wrinkled by a breeze, ripple everywhere, which is pleasing to the eye and pleasing to the eye.
The value of official porcelain as a work of art lies in that it has neither exquisite carvings to show off nor colorful paintings to charm people's hearts. Only the beauty of the shape and the illusion of glaze patterns release charming artistic charm, which is fascinating at all times and all over the world.
Due to the complicated manufacturing process, difficult firing, low yield and secret technology, all the defective products were destroyed except the finished products for the royal family.
The preciousness of the collection lies in the heart love that people in Xizang tried to find through the thick fog of history. It is old, and if you don't pay attention, it may be lost in the dust of time. We can't help but sigh the good intentions and fantastic ideas of Mr. Zhang Lianzhi, the curator of the porcelain house, and thank him for his boldness and persistence, which made the world stop in the porcelain house and enjoy the splendid porcelain culture of China for thousands of years.