Jinhua, January 29 (Dong Yixin) "My apprentices have begun to take apprentices. In the new year, I hope to continue to take more apprentices to 'go to sea' and move towards a bigger international stage with Wuzhou kiln. Approaching the Lunar New Year, Chen Xinhua, the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage (Wuzhou kiln firing skills) and the president of the Art Creation Branch of the Jinhua New Union, said in an interview.
Chen Xinhua, the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage (Wuzhou kiln firing skills) and the president of the Art Creation Branch of the Jinhua New Union, was interviewed by ***. Photo by Dong Yixin.
Wuzhou kiln was created and burned in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, Wuzhou kilns were named after the state where the main kilns were located, mainly distributed in Jinhua and Quzhou areas of Zhejiang, and Chen Xinhua summarized its characteristics as "both the vigor of pottery and the warmth of porcelain".
In 1973, after a year of high school, I was assigned to work as an apprentice in a ceramics factory. It's been 51 years now. Chen Xinhua said that recalling the experience of "first recognizing" Wuzhou kiln porcelain, he had "some dislike" because of its roughness and simplicity. As everyone knows, I have dealt with "this earth" for most of my life.
Like Chen Xinhua, there are not a few people who have a "prejudice" against Wuzhou kiln, and craftsmen prefer to make "delicate" blue and white porcelain. Based on this, Chen Xinhua decided to adopt the "crowd tactics" for the inheritance of Wuzhou kiln.
In addition to relying on social forces to open more community training courses and interest groups, we have also connected with a number of colleges and universities to carry out popularization and promotion activities similar to elective courses and clubs, hoping to tap the available talents who are interested and willing to study from a larger base of people. Chen Xinhua said.
It worked. Up to now, the Wuzhou kiln talent echelon led by Chen Xinhua has been extended to the fifth generation.
Wuzhou kiln porcelain. Photo by Dong Yixin.
Among them, there are also some students who go to study abroad and bring the utensils made from Wuzhou kilns. It also inspired me. Chen Xinhua said that more than 2,000 years ago, Wuzhou kilns were not only used in the form of large objects for people to see, but also used as cups, dishes and bottles for people to use. The porcelain that can be used for daily use is closer to people's lives, and the market-oriented behavior is also easier to spread the Wuzhou kiln culture carried by porcelain on a wider scale, and even spread overseas.
Chen Xinhua said frankly that at present, the sales of Wuzhou kiln tea cups and tea sets at home and abroad are good. When he went to overseas exhibitions and exchanges, he also hoped to leave the porcelain in the local area and "tell" the past and present life of the Wuzhou kiln to more people.
The first time the world knew China, there must have been a piece of porcelain. There are many types of Chinese porcelain, and after going overseas, there are some similar types of porcelain that are easy to confuse, and there are also some inheritors who will change their production techniques and product styles over time. However, the Wuzhou kiln has been developed for more than 2,000 years, and its system has almost never changed. Chen Xinhua said that this not only shows the stability of the inheritance of Wuzhou kiln, but also reflects the continuity and continuity of China's excellent traditional culture. (ENDS).
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