The Elegant Jianshui Purple Pottery of Yunnan
Aug 20, 2025
The province of Yunnan, located in the southwest of China, has a picturesque landscape and a long history of pottery making. There are a number of pottery making skills from Yunnan that are national intangible cultural heritage.
China has a long history of ceramics.
It has a reputation in the world.
It is known as a porcelain country.
Jianshui porcelain is unique in its craftsmanship and calligraphy style.
Yunnan Jianshui is located on the north bank of the Honghe River in the southwest of China.
It has a long history.
Its culture is brilliant.
Its scenery is beautiful.
It is a famous city in the history and culture of the country.
It is also a famous scenic spot.
Every porcelain needs to go through six major processes such as
making clay from the river,
hand-pulling it,
and decorating it.
The porcelain is made from porcelain of various colors,
such as purple, white, green, yellow, and five-colored.
The clay is ground into powder.
It is washed repeatedly with water.
When the clay is ready,
the porcelain is made into fine clay
The craftsmen used the ceramic tools thousands of years ago to make porcelain cars.
The porcelain cars are made by hand.
The clay is made into flesh.
The porcelain is made into bone.
The craftsmen use porcelain as paper.
The porcelain is white,
and the porcelain is smooth and natural.
Purple porcelain is not only an art,
but also permeates the attitude of life.
With the extension of modern aesthetics,
the collection and appreciation of purple porcelain
has become an important subject of research in the history of human material culture.
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