Ancient LingLong: The Intricate Art of "Rice Grain" Porcelain : A Lost Art Rediscovered

Delve into the captivating process of creating Blue and White Linglong Porcelain, a heritage of Chinese ceramic artistry. It begins with the formation of the porcelain body, followed by intricate carving of dragon and phoenix patterns to create translucent Linglong holes. A bisque firing then strengthens the body. Witness the preparation of the blue and white pigment from raw stone, meticulously sifted and refined through elutriation. Learn how Linglong glaze is prepared from natural raw materials like calcite, quartz, feldspar, zinc oxide, kaolin, and water, then carefully filled into the carvings. Discover the vital role of peach gum as a natural binder and the formulation of transparent glaze slurry from wood ash, which is then sprayed onto the surface. The culmination of this process is the precise kiln firing for one day and one night with careful atmospheric control (oxidation and reduction), followed by a three-day cooling period before the much-anticipated kiln opening.

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