The shape of Kangxi blue and white porcelain is the most abundant in Qing Dynasty porcelain. For more than half a century, the wisdom and imagination of porcelain makers have been constantly bursting out, and the forms of porcelain have changed and emerged in an endless stream. There are not only furnishing porcelain, but also a large number of porcelain for daily life, and there is also export porcelain with the integration of Chinese and Western cultures. In the Kangxi Dynasty, the official kiln porcelain kept improving, the civil porcelain was solid and durable, and the export porcelain was colorful, full of flowers, and competed for beauty.
Blue and white pine, bamboo, plum pattern verses, Guanyinzun, Qing Kangxi.
From an artistic point of view, the Kangxi blue and white porcelain has very distinctive modeling characteristics, and has gradually gotten rid of the rough and clumsy characteristics of Ming Dynasty porcelain. During this period, the shape of the instrument is clumsy and solemn, thick and beautiful coexist, the vertical piece is upright and strong, and the lying piece is fine and practical. Porcelain craftsmen use the organic combination of straight lines and curves, such as mallet vases, flower goblets and other utensils, which not only give people a sense of upright and upward, but also skillfully use curves to achieve straight but not flat, rigid and soft.
Blue and white landscape pattern vase, Qing Kangxi.
In the middle of the Kangxi Dynasty, due to the gradual maturity of technology, especially the official kiln porcelain, more kaolin was used in the fetal soil, and the treatment of raw materials was also finely washed, so that the porcelain fetus was more delicate and smooth, the carcass was white and hard, and the section was like "glutinous rice cake" (commonly known as "glutinous rice tire"). The structure of the porcelain fetus is dense and uniform, which increases the proportion of the fetal mass, and people usually praise Kangxi porcelain fetus for being thin and heavy.
However, compared with the rich shapes, the characteristics of the times reflected in the Kangxi porcelain paintings are more fascinating to porcelain lovers. No matter the material, layout and brushwork, etc., it has surpassed any period in history, and the workmanship is exquisite, elegant and handsome.
Colorful monk hat pot, Qing Kangxi.
Kangxi porcelain character story pattern theme is the most like, the character painting method is elegant, lifelike, change the weather tomorrow night, especially the eye painting, regardless of men and women, more to line embodiment. The child's head, the back of the head protrudes exaggeratedly, mischievous and cute. From the performance of the characters, it shows the image of Kangxi's prosperous era. The theme of Kangxi porcelain figure decoration was influenced by the humanistic pattern and the style of the painting world at that time, and became a form of life art through the refinement, processing and re-creation of the theme of craftsman art.
The subject matter on these porcelains is very wide-ranging, reaching an unprecedented prosperity. The early characters are huge, standing tall and vivid, which is one of the characteristics. Kangxi's human body modeling ratio borrows from the imagery modeling technique, when the character stands, the ratio of the head to the body is one to seven, when sitting upright, the head and body should be one to five, and when sitting cross-legged, it is one to three .five, which is really scientific.
Blue and white "Red Whisk Biography" picture stick mallet bottle, Qing Kangxi.
In addition to the painting method, Kangxi blue and white also has a unique temperament that is sought after by the world, that is, its low-key luxury and not gaudy beauty.
In the middle of the Kangxi period, the blue and white used the "pearl material" of Yunnan Province, and the water sinking method of the past was replaced by the calcination method, and the blue and white pigment was refined and pure, showing the color of bright blue and verdant, clear and gorgeous, clear and not muddy, bright and vulgar, and some were sapphire blue, bright blue and no fire. The hair color of "Zhuming Material" is praised as "Cui Mao Blue", "Kangxi Five Colors", and "Color Dividing Five Colors", which is very different from other dynasties in the Qing Dynasty, and the characteristics of the times are very obvious. Connoisseurs have a very high evaluation of Kangxi blue and white porcelain, sayingIts blue and white color, see the depth and see the shallow, there is a bottle and a can and divide into seven colors, nine colors, delicate and verdant. ”
Colorful hunting diagram rectangular porcelain plate, Qing Kangxi.
In addition to the use of cobalt, the classicism of a piece of porcelain depends on the skill of the craftsmen in the use of pigments, known as the "water separation" method. The craftsmen consciously use different shades of color to render the effect of ink painting with a three-dimensional sense of mountains and rivers. This is also one of the important reasons why Kangxi blue and white are highly respected by the world.
Three-color flower and bird pattern in the glaze, Qing Kangxi.
The blue and white hue of the late Kangxi period gradually changed from the intense verdant in the middle period to light or gray, and some of them were unstable and fainted. At this time, in addition to traditional porcelain, Western figures, flowers, landscapes and other decorations customized by Portuguese, Dutch and French merchants began to appear on export porcelain, which was quite eye-catching.
Open the bottom of these porcelain, and the delicate style is also very interesting.
Su three-color dark flower cloud dragon flower fruit pattern plate, Qing Kangxi.
In the early days of the Qing Dynasty, "officials and people burned", which blurred the boundary between Kangxi official kilns and private kilns. Eighteen years after Kangxi, the style of official kiln porcelain began to be standardized and enriched. Mostly use the pavilion style, the font gradually becomes more delicate, the regular script year number is written flat, and the bottom stroke is longer. There are mainly blue and white double-circle regular script "Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty" six-character paragraph. The font is dignified and neat, vigorous and powerful, and the distance between words is relatively large. The writing of the word "Xi" has changed slightly, adding a stroke to the word "Xi" and rewriting it as the word "Xi".
Blue ground enamel color entwined branch peony pattern bowl, Qing Kangxi.
Kangxi is the longest reigning emperor of our country, in his 61-year reign, summed up and learned from the historical lessons of the decline and fall of the Ming Dynasty, devoted himself to the study of Han culture, and was good at introducing and adopting Western advanced technology and technology, so that all aspects of society have made great progress and achievements, and the porcelain industry has also made great progress.
Colorful plus official Jin Jue figure rectangular porcelain plate, Qing Kangxi.
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Qing Dynasty Yongzheng line depiction blue and white butterfly (Fu Stack) pendant.
The Qing Dynasty Kangxi blue and white fell with foam.
Qing Dynasty Kangxi blue and white homesick mahogany pendant.
Qing Dynasty Kangxi blue and white phoenix to the instrument pendant.
Qing Dynasty Kangxi snowflake blue glaze ring.
The Song Dynasty kiln contains buds to be put into the bracelet.
Qing Dynasty Kangxi blue and white horse to the success of the pendant.
Qing Dynasty Kangxi official kiln yellow glaze dragon claw pendant.
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