More than 200 years ago, the Qianlong Emperor collected 17 kinds of imperial kiln crafts for more than 900 years since the Song Dynasty in one bottle, highlighting the prosperity of the Qianlong period!
Today, China ushered in a new prosperous era, and the three major enamel skills of the Qianlong Emperor's proud court achieved the first integration in 700 years, showing the open and inclusive style of a prosperous China!
The regret of the Qianlong Emperor
During the Qianlong period, the art of enamel has achieved unprecedented development, cloisonné, painting enamel, enamel color at this time reached their peak, the Qianlong Emperor tried to integrate the three major enamel skills into one, but it was not realized, becoming a great regret! Despite this, the Qianlong Emperor still made great efforts, and for the first time combined the two major enamel techniques of cloisonné and painting enamel.
Qingqianlong various glazed large bottles
The three enamel stunts fit perfectly
For the first time, the three enamel masters of the emperor", "Prosperous And Peaceful", perfectly integrated the three enamel court skills of cloisonné, painting enamel and enamel color, creating the highest peak of imperial art, which was unsurpassed, and realizing the historical innovation that the Qianlong Emperor dreamed of but could not achieve.
In order to achieve the peak of the three major enamel skills, first of all, we must break through the difficulty of instrument type, the world's major museums have collected more than 300,000 important cultural relics, 15,000 kinds of classic instruments, can not achieve the three kinds of enamel techniques presented as a whole, only the Forbidden City collection of Qianlong blue and white eight immortals over the sea gourd bottle after four masters continue to discuss and study, carefully design and create, several drafts, and finally realized. The difficulty of the instrument type can be described as one of the thousands of miles, and the pursuit of excellence.
The Forbidden City holds the Qianlong Qinghua Eight Immortals Sea Gourd Bottle
The four top masters joined forces for the first time
"Prosperous World and Harmony" Emperor Three Absolute Enamel Zun by the Chinese cloisonné master Liu Yongsen, The Chinese porcelain altar Taidou Ning Qinzheng, the Chinese ceramic design art master Wang Cai, the first person of the court metal forging Meng Deren four top masters for the first time to peak together, Ning Qinzheng master for the first time to participate in the creation of enamel color, with pure hand painting dedication, Master Wang Cai for the first time to participate in the creation of painting enamel skills, perfectly present the palace copper tire painting enamel skills, after 3 years, several drafts, more than 300 processes hand-built!
"Prosperous World and Harmony" Emperor Three Absolute Enamel Zun is presented for the first time in the shape of a gourd, four great skills, four masters, and five firsts, creating an insurmountable value peak of imperial art.
Cloisonné / Prosperity of the foundation Happy and fulfilling
The bottom is taken from the imperial dragon robe of the sea water river pattern, the mountain is the root, the water is the wealth, symbolizing the source of wealth rolling, the roots are deep, but also represents the eternal solidity of the jiangshan, the generation of changlong; the top mouth and neck are ruyi cloud pattern, banana leaf pattern, phoenix pattern, lotus petal pattern, ball pattern, meaning the prosperity of the prosperous world, the prosperity of the foundation, and the harmony and beauty, happiness and happiness.
Painting enamel / Fushou double full crane deer with spring
Nine peach five bats, five cranes and three deer, surrounded by red bats, peach fragrance overflowing, cranes singing, sacred deer leisurely, using extremely delicate brushstrokes to present a fairy sound, blessed auspicious holy land, meaning that the blessing of both complete, longevity and auspiciousness.
Enamel Color / Yutang Rich And Long Life and Auspicious Life
In the picture, 9 peonies and magnolias bloom vigorously, a red plum is beautiful and indisputable, implying prosperous China, wealth and happiness; two ribbon birds either stand on bluestone, or fly between giant pines, one movement and one still, echoing each other, implying longevity and auspiciousness, great career success; two butterflies dancing and chasing each other, a peaceful weather, meaning blessings and auspicious happiness.
Metal engraving / step by step auspicious and rich
The three layers of metal forged ornamentation are from bottom to top, namely Yang lotus pattern, Ruyi cloud pattern, cover lotus pattern and phoenix pattern double ears, which means auspicious and auspicious world, step by step!
The three major arts of cloisonné, painting enamel and enamel color are cleverly connected and integrated by metal forging. The three-layer metal forged ornamentation is respectively yanglian pattern, ruyi cloud pattern, covered lotus pattern and phoenix pattern double ears, which means auspicious prosperity and continuous rise. Each part must ensure that on a concentric shaft, any slight deformation of any part during firing will lead to inability to connect perfectly, reduced to scrap, and the yield rate is less than 30%. Each piece combines the top craftsmanship of the four court stunts of cloisonné, painting enamel, enamel color, and metal forging, representing the highest level of contemporary enamel art.