Related stories of Dehua porcelain

According to legend, during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Guifei was favored by Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty because of her natural beauty, gentleness and meekness. Tang Xuanzong tried his best to please the imperial concubine. "When riding a princess in the world of mortals laughs, no one knows it is litchi" is the most famous allusion.

Yang Guifei is proficient in melody, not only singing and dancing, but also a master of percussion. One day, Yang Guifei and Xuanzong were drinking and having fun. The Guifei accidentally broke the white porcelain glass, and the sound made when she fell to the ground was "Ling Ran is as broken as jade". She liked it very much. In order to win the favor of beauty, Xuanzong specially ordered people to use white porcelain as the decoration for the imperial concubine to enjoy and entertain. However, although the white porcelain produced by the official kiln is white and delicate, the sound of knocking is muddy and dumb, which makes the imperial concubine very unhappy.

In order to exchange his love for a smile, Xuanzong ordered the collection of skilled craftsmen from all over the world to make white porcelain chimes with crisp and euphemistic sounds, and rewarded them with 1200 yuan, which was named the Imperial Porcelain Kiln. In March, when the imperial edict came out, countless pieces of white porcelain were compiled. Although they are all whiter than frost, they can't be obtained.

At this time, a porcelain kiln from Wan Li, not far from Dehua, Fujian, sent someone to offer a white porcelain chime, and the imperial concubine struck the white porcelain chime, saying, "Like Yin Xue, it is light and firm" and "Like the voice of Jin-ok Kim", which was very happy. Xuanzong was ecstatic to see his beloved princess. He offered a reward of 1200 yuan and gave the imperial kiln a golden seal, which was then called the golden seal kiln mouth and golden seal porcelain.

Dehua white porcelain is also famous for its smooth sound and white jade.