Yu Deping, the former director of the Hongyi Porcelain Factory, is a collector of the official kiln

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-31

When it comes to porcelain collection, we have to mention the highly sought-after "567 porcelain" in recent years, and its appearance almost breaks the collection rule of "the older the better". Although it has only been a few decades, it has risen in value year after year because it was born in the most glorious era in the history of new Chinese ceramics.

"567 porcelain" refers to the abbreviation of porcelain produced by a number of state-owned porcelain factories from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in the last century to the 21st century. At that time, the state-owned large-scale porcelain factories under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Light Industry mainly included 14 state-owned porcelain factories, including Red Star, Universe, For the People, Art, Jianguo, People, Hongqi, Guangming, Dongfeng, Jingxing, Xinhua, Hongguang, Sculpture and Shuguang, in addition, the porcelain produced by the Ceramic Research Institute of the Ministry of Light Industry was also divided into "567 porcelain".

In today's scarce and precious world, "567 porcelain" with its specific social and political background, special era and historical interest, special production and porcelain-making methods, and has become a very glorious section of Jingdezhen's thousand-year-old porcelain-making history, also known as the last batch of official kiln porcelain, it embodies the common memories and feelings of many Jingdezhen people, whether it is social value, or craft value, historical value and so on are a peak.

With the best materials, regardless of the cost of production, and gathered all the elite porcelain artists from all over the country at that time, their respective porcelain style, lifelong painting skills are deeply imprinted in the works, becoming the most distinctive symbol of "567 porcelain".

With the changes of the times, the high-quality kaolin necessary for the production of 567 porcelain has almost been mined, and modern porcelain factories can no longer use the raw materials and processes of the past to make porcelain, and there is also a lack of distinctive characteristics of the times and social environment at that time, and a variety of factors have determined its future value.

The reason why many Tibetan friends particularly prefer "567 porcelain" is because this batch of porcelain can be said to be forged by the power of the whole country, and it is made by skilled craftsmen from all over the country, whether it is technology, materials, craftsmen, historical and cultural value, it has reached its peak, and its unique preciousness and creativity have made it a highly collectible work of art.

On the other hand, these porcelains have become more charming after decades of accumulation, and some of the people who worked in the porcelain factory are still alive, so they can identify the existing utensils and have better guarantees. There is also a nostalgia for the special time I have experienced.

Not to mention porcelain lovers all over the country, even the master craftsmen who have worked in the old porcelain factory will do their best to collect and commemorate. Among them, Yu Deping, the former director of the Hongyi Porcelain Factory and the deputy director of the Art Porcelain Factory, is a senior collector of "567 porcelain".

Mr. Yu Deping, born in 1955, has been engaged in ceramic art production and publicity all his life, served as the director of the original Hongyi Porcelain Factory, the deputy director of the Art Porcelain Factory, and also personally experienced the development and changes of the major state-owned porcelain factories in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and has been engaged in ceramic production, technology, sales and management for more than 40 years

As the leader of the state-owned porcelain factory, Mr. Yu Deping is accompanied by porcelain all day long, for the various types of porcelain produced by the porcelain factory at that time, even if the porcelain factory was reorganized and rebuilt, the teacher still did not give up the creation and pursuit of porcelain, with many years of experience in porcelain art creation and publicity, Mr. Yu Deping is very forward-looking to see that this batch of porcelain will show a strong collection in the future.

The best. Chinese porcelain.

Director Yu Deping as a witness of that era, not only a witness, but also a creator of history, in order not to let the former carefully created porcelain be damaged, Director Yu Deping made every effort to collect a large number of "567 porcelain", over the years has been carefully guarded, just to be able to let future generations can personally experience the exquisiteness of porcelain, appreciate the artistic brilliance created in the special era! !

As a product of a special era, the existence of "567 porcelain" is closely related to the times and the social environment at that time. It not only has the artistic value that is difficult to reproduce, but more importantly, it reflects the socio-economic and cultural development characteristics of the time to the greatest extent, and can be called a historical document in the history of new Chinese ceramics, reflecting the distinctive characteristics of the times, which can be called "contemporary official kiln".

Their appearance can give us a more intuitive understanding of the spirit of dedication of the people to the country in the last century, as well as the spirit of craftsmen who concentrated their efforts on creation. Nowadays, the existence of "567 porcelain" is no longer just a work of art, but more importantly, the historical and cultural value it carries.

567 "porcelain itself with nostalgia and spiritual sustenance attributes, is not a simple porcelain art can be replaced, and Mr. Yu Deping as a witness, his collection of "567 porcelain" is not only limited to hobbies, but a tribute to the inheritance of porcelain culture, but also a record and protection of that special era.

As a propagandist of porcelain art, Dayu porcelain has always been committed to the promotion of ceramic cultural inheritance, seeing that more and more porcelain lovers are eager to see the unique charm of the best "567 porcelain", after many exchanges and negotiations, finally contributed to the special exhibition with Yu Deping teacher.

In this special exhibition, Mr. Yu specially took out the "567 porcelain" that has been cared for for many years to share with you, just to let more people appreciate the glory of porcelain art in the special era, make the inheritance of porcelain art more broad, and let more people understand the history of the development of porcelain culture in that unique period.

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