When it comes to porcelain, all of them take the official kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China as the peak, but after the end of the Qing Dynasty, in the process of the transformation of ancient Chinese ceramics to modern ceramics, the ceramic new art school "Zhushan Eight Friends" born in Jingdezhen has created another artistic peak. On June 5th, Huayi International (Beijing) spring auction 2021 will present the unique style of that generation of literati porcelain at the "Centennial Fire - Famous Artists and Literati Porcelain of the Republic of China".
The jingdezhen ceramic art of the Republic of China period represented by the "Eight Friends of Zhushan Mountain" introduced humanistic factors and creative personality into the porcelain craft painting, and also gave birth to varieties such as light color porcelain and new pastel porcelain. Zhushan is the geographical indication of Jingdezhen, and "Zhushan Eight Friends" is not only eight Jingdezhen artists, but a general term for a group of artists with high achievements in porcelain painting art in that period, which can be called a "Jingdezhen Centennial Ceramic Artist Ranking".
The porcelain paintings of these artists have their own characteristics, each artificial in one way, such as Wang Qishan's freehand characters, Deng Bishan's pastel fish algae, Xu Zhongnan's fine work in Songzhu, Tian Hexian's writing of plums, Wang Dafan's special pastel characters, Wang Yeting's special pastel characters, Wang Yeting's special work in green landscapes, Cheng Yiting's good at painting landscapes and flowers, He Xuren's painting of snow landscapes, Bi Botao's good at feathered flowers, and Liu Yucen's grass worms are particularly unique. This group of artists inherited the exquisite paintings of ancient official kilns, incorporated paintings into porcelain, and became the visual subject, thus profoundly influencing the aesthetic paradigm of modern ceramics in Jingdezhen.
Dozens of fine porcelain pieces from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period were selected, covering "Eight Friends of Zhushan Mountain", "Palace Porcelain of the Republic of China" and major famous treasures, witnessing the style of colored porcelain in China in the past hundred years.
■ Wang Bu "Blue and Flower Reed Finch Diagram Porcelain Plate"
If there is a "Jingdezhen Centennial Ceramic Art Ranking", there is a legendary figure Wang Bu who cannot be circumvented no matter what. Some people respect him as a genius of porcelain painting, some people say that he is the "king of blue and white", indeed, Wang Bu's blue and white porcelain painting is a miracle in the ceramic art garden in Jingdezhen for a hundred years. He created a new trend of blue and white art, and its elegant, concise and qingxiong blue and white style has been unique for a hundred years, and no one has surpassed it so far.
Wang Bu's "Blue and Flower Reed Figure Porcelain Plate" filmed this time, the overall style of the picture is elegant, the composition is stable, the form is concise and far-reaching, the ink rhyme is thick, heavy, scorched, and light, and the lines show that he condenses and is calm with his pen, implying a sense of transcendence, and conveying the idea of endless life. The whole work has reached the state of "fine quality, good color, and artistic beauty", allowing people to appreciate the charm of Wang Bu's blue and white porcelain painting.
■ Wang Qi's "Pastel Four Love Picture Porcelain Plate Four Screens"
Wang Qi has always ranked first among the "Eight Friends of Zhushan Mountain", and is the founding father of pastel figure painting in the Republic of China, which has influenced the atmosphere of modern literati porcelain painting. Wang Qi's "Pastel Four Love Pictures Porcelain Plate Four Screens" is based on the themes of "Ziling Hidden Fishing", "Xi's Love Goose", "Tao Yuanming's Appreciation of Chrysanthemums", and "Lin Hejing's 'Plum Wife Crane'".
■ Wang Dafan"Pastel Nafu Yingxiang Garlic Head Bottle"
Wang Dafan's pastel paintings of figures are the most exquisite. "Pastel Nafu Yingxiang Garlic Bottle" bottle body is tall and beautiful, white glaze is uniform, Nafu Yingxiang Luohan sits on the ground, his expression is exaggerated, his arms are in the sky, staring at the bat, the boy next to him is focused, and his hands use straw hats to clasp the bat to the ground, and the image is vivid.
■ Wang Yeting", "Landscape Character Radish Bottle"
Wang Yeting was a famous ceramic artist in the early 20th century in jingdezhen ceramic art revolution. His landscape paintings have always been admired and imitated by future generations, and have influenced him for more than half a century.
Wang Yeting's work "Landscape Character Radish Bottle" uses oil and gouache to apply color in the painting porcelain technique, which is unique.
■ Liu Yucen "Pastel Warm Spring Figure Porcelain Plate"
Liu Yucen's work "Pastel Warm Spring Diagram Porcelain Plate", one of the "Eight Friends of Zhushan Mountain", depicts the agility of birds, not rigid in fineness, the pen is interesting and interesting, and can better grasp the texture change of pastel material color, which is used to express the texture of sparrow fur, and the overall style has ren Bonian's legacy.
■ Qing Guangxu "Jin PinQing Pastel Hundred Birds Towards the Phoenix Pattern Plate"
There is also an important auction in this special auction, Qing Guangxu's "Golden Pin Qing Pastel Hundred Birds Chao Feng Pattern Plate", this special Hundred Birds Chao Feng Plate is a ceramic heavy instrument with artistic, historical and documentary value that is jointly achieved by special social environment, special historical figures and special craft masters, and is included in the article "Records of the Works circulated by Jin Pinqing, a painter of the late Qing Dynasty Official Kiln" written by Li Yu of the University of Science and Technology of China.
According to the research, the large plate is a special product tailored for Empress Dowager Cixi. In addition to the phoenix in the center of the plate, this plate depicts a total of fifty-five rare birds, which should be burned by Guangxu for Cixi's fifty-five years old.
Between the rare bird pictures in the center of the pan, there is a faint print of "Jin Pinqing Painting", Jin Pinqing is a generation of legendary painters famous for their light color porcelain paintings a hundred years ago. There is also a side on the plate, "Cichen Clan Sunzhi", "Cichen" is the number of Sun Tinglin, the governor of the Jingdezhen Royal Kiln Factory during the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods.
■ Republic of China "Enamel Color Cattle Herding Picture Lantern Bottle"
A pair of Republic of China "Enamel Color Cattle Herding Picture Lantern Bottles" were also presented in the special session, with a white glaze as lustrous as snow, and the spring ploughing map was painted with enamel pigments. The mother of the porcelain is now one of the Qianlong Dynasty porcelain tire paintings in the Qianlong Dynasty porcelain tire painting enamel spring ploughing picture pair of the national palace museum in Taipei.
■ Republic of China "Jiaqing model" inner enamel color hundred zi figure outside the relief twelve immortal pastel flower heart bottle》
In the special session, another piece of the Republic of China period " Jiaqing style " inner enamel color Hundred Zi Figure outside the relief of the twelve immortal pastel flower turning bottle", the craftsmanship is extremely exquisite. The heart bottle has always been a special variety of court treasures, even in the Republic of China period, the heart bottle firing is not an easy task, and this work is beautiful in shape, delicate in ornamentation, quite official kiln charm.
Source: Thoughtful