Datong Art Porcelain [Shanxi Datong Specialty]

What is Datong Art Porcelain? Authentic Shanxi Datong Specialty: Datong Art Porcelain

Summary:Do you want to know what Datong Art Porcelain is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Datong, Shanxi Province - Datong Art Porcelain. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Datong Art Porcelain. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Datong Art Porcelain and the product characteristics of Datong Art Porcelain? How did the history of Datong art porcelain come about? The production methods of Datong art porcelain, etc

Basic Introduction of Datong Art Porcelain

Produced in Datong Coal Mine Ceramic Factory, the products have unique shapes, novel designs, and a wide variety, especially children's toys with ethnic and local characteristics, which are unique and more attractive

There are over 130 types of ceramic products produced here, with hundreds of colors, many of which are rich in ethnic traditions and mythological legends. Such as "Big Belly Maitreya Buddha", "Old Longevity Star", "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers", "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Zhu Bajie Eating Watermelon" and so on. Its ceramics have the characteristics of excellent porcelain quality, novel design, and beautiful appearance

The production of ceramics in Datong has a history of more than 1400 years. As early as the Tang and Song dynasties, Datong had produced "porcelain thunder" for military purposes

The production method of Datong art porcelain

1. Mud making: Take porcelain stones from the mining area, first manually crush them into egg sized blocks with an iron hammer, then use a water mill to pound them into powder, wash them, remove impurities, and precipitate them to make brick like mud blocks. Then mix the mud with water, remove the residue, rub it with both hands, or step on it with your feet to squeeze out the air in the mud and make the moisture in the mud even

2. Pulling: Throw the mud ball into the center of the turntable of the trolley, and follow the bending and stretching techniques to draw the rough shape of the body. Pulling is the first process of forming

3. Printing blank: The shape of the mold is formed by rotary cutting according to the inner arc of the blank. The half dried blank is placed on the mold seed, evenly pressed against the outer wall of the blank, and then demolded

4. Polishing: Place the billet on the bucket of the pulley car, rotate the wheel, and use a knife to sharpen it, so that the thickness of the billet is appropriate and the surface and interior are smooth. This is a highly technical process<5. Drying the billet: Place the processed billet on a wooden rack to dry

6. Carving: Using bamboo, bone, or iron cutting tools to carve patterns on a dried body

7. Glazing: Ordinary round utensils are glazed or glazed. Glazing is used for carving or large round objects

8. Kiln firing: First, put the ceramic products into a box, which is a container for firing the ceramic products and made of refractory materials