Appreciation of Ancient Porcelain: Today's Questions and Answers (3) Question: What were the red colors of the Kangxi Period? The Kangxi period porcelain was an innovative and high-speed period of development, and many new varieties appeared

Appreciation of Ancient Porcelain: Answers to Today's Questions (3)

Question: "What were the red colors during the Kangxi period?" Continue with the previous episode

The Kangxi period of porcelain was a period of innovation and rapid development, and many new varieties appeared. There are five kinds of red colors:

(4) Carmine: it is an innovative variety with gold in the red glaze. It is generally applied to white glazed porcelain with a very thin carcass. The hue is carmine pink and the glaze is extremely polished.

(5) Coral red: for the newly created precious varieties, with the blowing glaze method to apply color, its color is as beautiful as red coral. The glaze is thin and fine, and the tone is calm and subtle, glossy and beautiful.