The Forbidden City Ceramics Museum Qing Dynasty Su Sancai, the Kangxi Dynasty quality is the finest

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-31

Susancai is a low-temperature color glaze variety based on yellow, green and purple glaze. Su Sancai is to paint the pattern that has been carved on the astringent tire with yellow, green, purple, black, white and other color glazes, and is fired again at low temperature, which is similar to the Tang Sancai and Song Sancai processes. Su Sancai Chuangjiao burned in Jingdezhen in the Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty Zhengde, Jiajing, Wanli period, Su Sancai technology has achieved high achievements. It was further developed during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Kangxi plain three-color porcelain with yellow, green, purple three kinds of low-temperature pigments as the main decoration, into the kiln by 800-900 low temperature secondary firing, because do not use red color, the picture appears elegant and pure.

Qing Dynasty Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Su Sancai is developed on the basis of Ming Dynasty products, and there are both inheritance and innovation in technology. Among them, the Kangxi Dynasty has the largest output, the most refined quality, and the most innovative varieties. In particular, the Kangxi Dynasty's black ground plain three-color and "tiger skin three-color" porcelain are quite favored by Europeans. The Kangxi Dynasty also burned a kind of so-called "three-color plus red" porcelain that applied red color locally on the plain three-color porcelain, which was quite loved by the world, and there was the so-called "three-color plus red, priceless" saying.

Kangxi plain three-color double phoenix wear pattern oval pen case.

This pen case imitates the blue and white pencil box of Yongle Imperial Kiln in the Ming Dynasty, and the Yongle Dynasty products are imitated by the brass inlaid silver pencil box of Islamic countries at that time, showing the influence of Islamic culture.

Kangxi Su three-color pan mantis pattern hollow eight smoked.

This smoked body has hard lines and elegant colors, and it is a beautiful and practical court utensil. In addition to the octagonal shape, Kangxi Su three-color incense also has a quadrangular shape.

Kangxi Su Sancai plus flamingo deer dragon pattern cover box.

Kangxi Su Sancai ware generally has no red color decoration, this ware appears red color dot dyeing, in the plain elegance to see bright, especially rare. In the past, there was a saying that "three colors and red, priceless", which shows the preciousness of this box.

Kangxi plain three-color hollow "swastika" pattern square fragrance.

This aromatherapy hollow workmanship is exquisite, the decoration is dense, mainly green, yellow, white color, and the color is elegant.

Kangxi tiger skin three-color bowl.

Tiger skin three-color porcelain is a novel variety of Kangxi Su three-color porcelain. The surface of the vessel is dyed into patches with yellow, green, purple, white and other color glaze points, just like tiger skin markings, so it is commonly known as "tiger skin glaze" or "tiger skin three colors", and there are many bowls, plates and other utensils in the heirloom products.

Kangxi vegetarian three-color flower and grass pattern eggplant pot.

The pot has a small mouth, a curved long neck, a thickened mouth to the neck, and a spherical abdomen. Because it is shaped like a round eggplant, it is commonly known as "eggplant pot". White glaze is applied throughout. The neck near the shoulders is decorated with yellow, green and ink curly branches.

This vessel has a peculiar shape, a thick carcass, and is unique to the official kiln of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi white ground cone arch cloud dragon pattern three-color flower and fruit pattern plate.

There are two stages in the firing process. First of all, it is decorated with a cone arch cloud dragon pattern on a plain tire, and a transparent glaze ** kiln is fired into a white glaze dark cloud dragon pattern porcelain plate at high temperature. After that, the flowers and fruits are painted on the glaze with plain three-color materials, and then entered the kiln and roasted at low temperature.

Kangxi Su three-color Tianma eight auspicious pattern jars.

Kangxi Su three-color lotus pond figure 12 square folded along the plate.

The heron lotus diagram implies the imperial examination "all the way (heron) and even (lotus) branch", which is a common decorative theme on the literati utensils of the Qing Dynasty.

Kangxi Yellow ground cone arch cloud dragon pattern element three-color floral pattern plate.

Vegetarian three-color fisherman fishing figure rectangular table.

This rectangular piece is a precious artifact of Kangxi plain three-color porcelain, this type of vessel is relatively rare in the Kangxi Dynasty, and it should be used as a study utensil.

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