A few days ago, the reporter heard that when the spring flowers bloom in 2022, Jingdezhen, the thousand-year-old porcelain capital, will hold a large-scale porcelain exhibition, at which time, a batch of exquisite "567 porcelain" will be exhibited.
However, when it comes to "567 porcelain", many people may not be very clear, what is "567 porcelain"? The so-called "567 porcelain" is simply a variety of porcelain produced by major porcelain factories in Jingdezhen in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. At that time, in the porcelain capital of Jingdezhen, there were 14 state-owned large-scale porcelain factories such as Jianguo, Red Star, Universe, Weimin, Art, People, Hongqi, Guangming, Dongfeng, Jingxing, Xinhua, Hongguang, Sculpture, Shuguang, etc., plus the Ceramic Research Institute of the Ministry of Light Industry in Jingdezhen, at that time, the porcelain produced by these enterprises was divided into "567 Porcelain". Time has passed, and these elaborate porcelains are now known as "national porcelain" and are highly favored in the collection and auction market. The reporter thought that the reason why 567 porcelain will stand out is because the series of porcelain has five incomparable characteristics:
The first feature is that it is porcelain that is fired after being proposed at the national level. On October 1, 1949, the founding of New China was proclaimed, and soon after, Guo Moruo, then vice premier of the State Council and director of the Central Cultural and Education Commission, put forward a proposal to organize the production of Jianguo porcelain, aiming to rescue, excavate and restore famous kiln porcelain throughout the country and carry forward the national culture of the motherland. His opinion was adopted and supported by Premier Zhou Enlai.
The second feature is that in order to burn Jianguo porcelain, the technical strength and human resources of the fourteen state-owned porcelain factories in Jingdezhen have been concentrated, and all efforts have been made to produce high-quality "Jianguo porcelain" after the founding of New China. Among them, the first state-owned porcelain factory is the famous "Jianguo Porcelain Factory", its predecessor is the Qing Dynasty Royal Kiln Factory and Jiangxi Porcelain Industry Corporation, so "567 Porcelain" has incomparable innate advantages, in terms of professional talents, technical level, scientific research and innovation, have reached the highest level of national porcelain production.
The third feature is that jingdezhen porcelain has four characteristics: white as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, and sound as a rock. At the same time, it has the characteristics of beautiful shape, variety, rich decoration and unique style, and is an important wealth in the treasure house of Chinese culture. When the state-owned porcelain factory was established in the 1950s, it gathered many old craftsmen from the Republic of China period, and the color and painting methods were also in the Style of the Republic of China. The state-owned factory not only does not lack talents, the funds are also very abundant, but also set up a design team, quality inspection team, assembly line, there are such conditions as the foundation, the porcelain fired is naturally not bad. The production of Jianguo porcelain is a pioneering work of New China and the beginning of a new life in the ceramic industry.
The fourth feature: it has distinct characteristics of the times. "567 porcelain" has distinct characteristics. Whether it is in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China or during the Cultural Revolution, the ceramics produced are very distinctive and have a distinct era. For example, the Red Guards, red flags, chairman's quotations, and private criticisms and other themes that appeared on the porcelain of the Cultural Revolution all allow us to trace back to that period of history. Especially in the 1980s, the major porcelain factories in Jingdezhen made a batch of high-quality export porcelain, and their exquisite craftsmanship, exquisite painting, and meticulous shape (design) reached the height of jingdezhen dynasty porcelain making. Therefore, it can be said that "567 porcelain and 80s export porcelain" is an important part of the history of mainland ceramics, so much so that we are all studying and collecting these porcelains with distinct era imprints.
The fifth feature is that the number of this batch of porcelain is very large, the "567 porcelain" ware is recent, and people of the previous year have used it, and they are very kind to see it. Moreover, the many remains of "567 porcelain" can also meet everyone's collection needs, and the future is bright. Moreover, there are many fine products in "567 porcelain". Because, "567 porcelain" is not synonymous with coarse porcelain, and some "567" porcelain is no less than the official kiln porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties, regardless of production process or painter. Therefore, "567 porcelain" has a specific historical background and cultural ideology, integrating inheritance, innovation and breakthrough, and its value cannot be underestimated.
The name of "567 porcelain" is related to the era of its appearance, in the history of porcelain civilization, the Chinese ceramic manufacturing has been pushed to another peak of historical prosperity, and it is a milestone in the history of Chinese porcelain.
On March 22, 2014, at the "Third New China Ceramics (567) Seminar" held in Shanghai Hongqiao Antique City, the collectors concerned showed some of the collections, which were welcomed and praised by the participants.
The value of the three generations of official kilns in the Qing Dynasty began to soar after hundreds of years, while the contemporary national porcelain "567 porcelain" only passed a few decades later, and its value rose by at least tens of thousands of times. At the 2015 Spring Auction of Medieval Pottery, a special session of "Kiln Opening New Official" was opened, and all 55 pieces of "567" factory porcelain in the porcelain special auction were successfully auctioned. At that time, the competition on the porcelain special site was fierce, and many porcelain products of the "567" factory with clear sources, clear bibliographies and orderly circulation caused on-site buyers to compete for prices.
In the 1960s, "Reminiscing about the Glory Days, Looking at the New Rural Pastel Porcelain Plate"
In addition, at the 2019 spring art auction of Zhongmao Shengjia, a piece of pastel porcelain plate from the 60s "Reminiscing about the Glory Years and Looking at the New Look of the Countryside" was also sold for 3.56 million yuan, showing the strong collection value of 567 porcelain.
February 16, 2022 at Zixiaxuan in Shanghai