If you are interested in porcelain and want to systematically learn to understand the original Chinese ceramics, then today's "Drinking Liuzhai Porcelain" is undoubtedly a must-read classic. It has been called "the most systematic research work on the history of porcelain in China's history"
Written by the Scholar of the Republic of China Xu Zhiheng, and commented by Yu Guangren, member of the Ceramics Expert Group of the Cultural Promotion Association of the Ministry of Culture
Mr. Xu Zhiheng, whose room name is Drinking Liuzhai and self-proclaimed master of Drinking Liuzhai, is well versed in traditional Chinese studies and takes the study of Chinese ceramics as his mission. This book is a monograph on the history of Chinese ceramics, compiled on the basis of summarizing the knowledge and personal experiences of predecessors.
The book is a more comprehensive introduction to Chinese porcelain, from the perspective of overview, kiln mouth, tire glaze, painted color, etc., vertically through the historical changes, but also horizontal comparison of kiln mouth, flower color types, etc. At the same time, the book collects a large number of scientific names and common names of ancient ceramics, which are still used by Chinese and foreign museums and cultural relics, which shows the status of his works.
"The fetus is as important to porcelain as the bone is to people" So the ancients called the porcelain tire "fetal bone". On porcelain must first look at the tire, the tire is qualified and then discuss other, if the fetus has doubts, the other is exempt from talking. This is the main point of identifying porcelain, and it is also the foundation of porcelain science. ”
"Wuhua porcelain can be divided into three major periods, the Japanese Song Dynasty, the Niming Dynasty, and the Nissin. There are five most famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, the so-called Chai, Ru, Guan, Ge, and Dingye. There are also even kilns, which are also very valuable. The remaining kilns are collectively named "small kilns" on the day
The glaze of the Song and Yuan dynasties is extremely thick, and the thickness of the glaze is the same for those who imitate the Song and Yuan dynasties. The glaze of Yongqian is extremely thin, and the glaze of Light and Xuanjian imitates Yongqian, and the thinness of its glaze is also the same.
The text is concise, although it is in the form of half vernacular and half text, it is not difficult to read.
It is worth mentioning that this book is also commented on by contemporary ceramic expert Yu Guangren, which complements each other. This famous ceramic work of the Republic of China period was sorted out and filled in the gaps, and the new achievements of the contemporary ceramics community were used to make professional comments.
"The third question, about the staging of the history of ceramics. The author of "Speaking Porcelain" first introduced the "Song Ming and Qing" periodization, saying that he attributed the "Yuan" to the "Song", which is obviously not very scientific, because although the Yuan Dynasty was short (90 years), it was an independent era, an era when the Mongols ruled the world, and its politics, economy, culture, art, and ideology were two completely different dynasties from the Song Dynasty. In addition, the view that "the history of ceramics has been from the beginning of the Song Dynasty" is incorrect. ”.......
"Why is there such a ceramic staging? The author of the book "Speaking porcelain" also admits that such a period is limited to the author's vision and physical objects at that time, "as for the song before the ,... You have to witness its things, and hereby make up the reasons to conclude that it began in the Song Dynasty", which should be the author's responsible and realistic statement.
It can be seen that Mr. Yu Guangren's commentary not only supplements the knowledge of modern ceramics very well, but also provides readers with a critical thinking to look at some ceramic works and ancient books, and benefits from thinking.
In fact, after reading this book", the author feels somewhat similar to the "Tea Sutra Review" written by the classic tea book Wu Juenong, which is very suitable for professional books for introductory reading.