When you talk about porcelain, you must talk about blue and white.
Blue flowers began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and have always been the supremacy of Chinese porcelain.
Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, has achieved a lot in his life, in addition to governing the country, he also has his own unique views on cultural inheritance and artistic aesthetics.
Yongle Royal Kiln porcelain changed the large and heavy body of the previous dynasty, opened a new trend of porcelain making with moderate size, comfortable pictures and fine production, and created many business cards.
This chicken heart cup that Yongle Emperor can't put down is one of them.
The Chicken Heart Cup, together with the Hand Cup and the Baoxiang Cup, is known as the "Three Famous Cups of Yongxuan", and has been hot since the Yongle Dynasty more than 600 years ago. Among them, the "lotus petal chicken heart" has a long history of inheritance, dating back to the Song and Jin Dynasty.
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Ming Chengzu opened up overseas economic trade and good diplomacy, and at this time, blue and white porcelain used a large number of exotic Islamic ornaments in addition to traditional ornaments. The symmetrical and repeated ornamentation adds a luxurious and mysterious sense to the cup body.
There are many traditional chicken heart cup decorations, among which the "entwined lotus petal pattern" is more special.
For thousands of years, new and bizarre patterns have emerged, but its status has never been shaken.
The entwined lotus petal pattern, also known as the "string lotus", belongs to one of the entwined patterns and is one of the traditional Chinese decorative patterns.
It is themed on the lotus flower, embellished with leaves, and the branches and stems are twisted and intertwined, and the picture is gentle and smooth, showing the atmosphere of flowers and leaves.
Chinese pay attention to "the picture must be intentional, the meaning must be auspicious". The entwined lotus petal pattern, this unique Chinese style pattern, was naturally given an extraordinary meaning by the ancients.
Today, a life hall has found a set of lotus petal pattern series tea ware for everyone, from the brand "Wanyu Wanyu".
Available in 3 styles:
Lotus-petaled chicken heart cup
Lotus petal-patterned lid bowl
Lotus petal pattern antique literati pot
Jiang Xin, born in a porcelain family, is the founder of the "Wanyu Wanyu" brand and the initiator of the "Long Thing Heart Image" intangible cultural heritage regeneration project.
Jiang Xin has been interested in traditional ceramics since he was a child, and has a soft spot for antique porcelain and ancient porcelain making techniques. She followed the ancient method, searched for old craftsmen, traced the development of porcelain craftsmanship, adhered to the essence of the craftsmanship of the official kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties, focused on and determined to restore historical reproduction, and only sought to restore the ancient craftsmanship to its glory.
The whole set of tea ware, tribute to Yongle blue and flowers, inheriting the Mingchenghua official kiln, taking the classic porcelain style, the tire and glaze are made of rare raw materials, combining the traditional porcelain craftsmanship of Jingdezhen with contemporary practical aesthetics, beautiful and practical.
Lotus-petaled chicken heart cup
Yongle Chicken Heart Cup is one of the "Three Cups of Yongxuan" and the beginning of the orthodox Chicken Heart Cup.
The cup shape of the chicken heart cup is very elegant, dignified and elegant, and the shape is like a lotus peng; The fetal quality is delicate, the bottom is thick, and the blue and white model of "wanyu" is quite valuable.
Born of antiquity, the picture is taken from the Yongle lotus petal chicken heart cup.
The lines are classic and atmospheric, hand-painted, reproducing the beauty of Yongle celadon, luxurious and beautiful!
The inside and outside are painted with blue and white patterns, and the overall blue and white are painted with multiple Western Regions style patterns, and the picture is rich in layers.
The pattern inside the cup is divided into four layers, with four-petal flowers painted in the inner center, and a circle around the outer pattern; The outer layer is a geometric pointed lotus flower, which is clearly layered and orderly, and the mouth is painted with curly grass trim along the inside.
The blue and white color is pale and elegant, the hair color is full but solemn, and it shines with a strong tin light, which is a wonderful product. The fetal bone is firm and thin, and it is delicate and pleasant.
The outer wall of the cup is lined with a loop, and the bottom foot reaches the waist and abdomen, painted with slender lotus petals, and the petals are covered with wishful and dizzy text loops.
Selected raw ore glaze, white glaze warm, curtain covered with blue and flower, elegant and delicate touch.
If you want to evaluate the quality of a utensil, there are many standards, porcelain is a complex of "tire glaze painting", missing the same, the taste is not right.
To see whether it is as smooth and gentle as the Yongle year's shape, the intense halo of the blue and flowers, the density of the picture, and the fat and blue of the tire glaze are the criteria for judging the quality of blue and white porcelain.
Lotus petal-patterned lid bowl
"Drink good tea with a lid bowl"
The Ercai bowl type, described in the "Dictionary of Chinese Ancient Ceramics": "Gai bowl, small bowl with lid, tea set, popular in the Qing Dynasty, such a lid bowl consists of a bowl and a lid, in recent years, the retro trend of tea culture, more and more common." ”
The lotus petal pattern is full and stable, the circle foot is upright, the mouth is skimmed outward, and the whole is dignified.
Holding it in your hands is just right for the tiger and easy to grasp. It can be used to brew tea, divide tea, and taste aroma, which can be described as a must-have for tea ceremonies.
The ornamentation is also taken from the Yongle lotus petal chicken heart cup.
Throughout the picture, the brushwork is light and smooth, the ornamentation is lively, and the picture is undulating.
The exterior lotus petal pattern is soft and elegant, staggered, both gentle and flexible.
Its exquisite brushstrokes are integrated with the natural and lively meaning, and there is a sense of agility and beauty. The bottom "wanyu" blue and white model has a treasured value.
The glaze is thick and lustrous, the glaze color is thick, and the blue and white paintings are multiple Western Regions style patterns, and the decoration is elegant and delicate.
Its regular layout, exquisite composition, and natural lines make the bowl body picture more delicate.
Lotus petal pattern antique literati pot
Blue and white porcelain rhyme, tea fragrance wafts for thousands of years.
This lotus-petal antique literati pot is placed on the tea ceremony of the tea house, accompanied by the cup, opposite to the tea man, so as to create a realm.
Lotus petal pattern antique literati pot, exquisite shape, round abdomen, high neck, truncated arch and body fit, ball button, two curved flow out of nature, the circle handle rises evenly, the arc transition is smooth and beautiful, full of flexibility.
The flow, handle and body junction are smooth and untraceable, completely integrated into one.
The whole vessel is evenly packed and stretched, and it is smooth in one go.
The picture is selected from the lotus petal pattern of Ming Yongle, the lotus petals are scattered, and the fragrance is angry. The inner buckle is painted along the cirrus cloud pattern, painted with multiple Western Regions style patterns, one layer wrapped one after the other, orderly and layered.
The blue and white are supported by lustrous glazed water, and the color is simple and deep, intriguing.
A classic replica, as old as antique
In order to make Yongle antique lotus petal pattern blue and white tea ware, the brand "Wanyu" has its own persistence.
During the production, we gave full play to the craftsman's years of porcelain making experience, and carefully studied the shape, pattern, pattern layout, etc. of the lotus petal pattern, and truly achieved antique.
The use of raw ore glaze, the fetal quality is white, the carcass is light and thin, the glaze color is pure white and uniform, and the glaze layer is fat and lustrous.
The more easy it is to deform during the firing process, the more laborious it is to pull the blank and repair the blank, which tests the craftsman's skills and the yield is low.
The surface pattern is drawn with imported green material, and the blue and white hair color of the fired blue and white is deep and strong but natural, often showing a sapphire-like color, making people feel that "green material eats into the blank", and the fetal bone is one, leaving white and fresh, quite elegant.
The shape line of the chicken heart cup and the evenness of the cup body are very exquisite, and the hand holding the cup body should feel a certain drop and thick feeling, which will be more satisfactory.
Therefore, creating a chicken heart cup that fits the shape can be described as one of a hundred.
This time, the artists who painted lotus petals and blue flowers have more than 15 years of experience, and their techniques are skillful and delicate.
As a classic work of Yongxuan, painting the lotus petal pattern is a huge test for the artist's painting skills, physical strength and eyesight.
Antique literati pot shape, practical tea bowl, traditional chicken heart cup, with "entwined lotus petal ornament" to re-empower, let everyone from their favorite utensils, a glimpse of the style of Ming Yongle entwined lotus pattern.