The Story of Cizhou Kiln_ China's 1,000-Year-Old Ceramic Tradition.

Clay is shaped in the palm. Distinct colors blossom on the glades. The artisans carve poems, paintings, and figures on the surface of porcelain, passing down for thousands of years. More than 1500 years ago, in Northern Dynasty, the ancestors in the Jiang River began to produce potteries. While those who walked on this land were unaware of his death, the porcelain, as an indispensable part of their daily lives, witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties, elaborated ancestors' daily routines. White glaze with paint is a unique way to present the traditional Chinese aesthetic. Paintings of costumes, immortals, flowers, and animals recorded the Chinese people's observation and understanding of nature. Poems describing benevolence, loyalty, courtesy, conveying the Chinese people's principles of dealing with matters. If the black and white porcelain expresses the moderate character of Chinese people, the magnificent red and green porcelain can show the great passion of Chinese people to the world. The children with two bongs holding lotus and hitting the drums are cuter than ever. The warriors riding horses are all suited up. The vivid figure dressing up with high spirits tells the story of the peaceful time, when the leaders are committed to their jobs and the common people all enjoyed their lives. Refined to extremely thick and hate to perfection, 72 processes, thoroughly tempering, painting, carving and filling, porcelain condenses several decades' refinement and dedication of artisans. Porcelain pillows and vases, each piece of porcelain has a unique curve and temperature granted by artisans. Elegant and exquisite, each piece of porcelain outlines the stunning chapter of the artistry. Chinese paintings and scrolls are enjoyed. The zither and chess are played in their time through seasons. It briefly narrates the daily life and recreations of an ordinary family. The masons' swallows now fly into the common people's house. It expresses the extraordinary and prosperous scenes in the last Song, Jin and Yuan dynasties. Cizhou porcelain was burned with several sketches, consolidating the artisanship of generations and inheriting the national sentiment.