Jun porcelain [Henan Yuzhou specialty]

What is Jun porcelain? Authentic Henan Yuzhou specialty: Jun porcelain

Summary:Do you want to know what Jun porcelain is? This article is a specialized article that provides a detailed introduction to Jun porcelain, a specialty of Yuzhou, Henan Province. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information on Jun porcelain. The full text takes about 13 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Jun porcelain and the product characteristics of Jun porcelain? How did the history of Jun porcelain come about? How to distinguish between genuine and fake Jun porcelain? Junci's awards and honors

Basic Introduction of Jun Porcelain

Jun porcelain is one of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty and a precious treasure in the traditional Han porcelain making process. It is known as a national treasure and gem.

. Renowned for its unique kiln transformation art, it is known as "gold is priceless, Jun is priceless" and "a home with ten thousand treasures is not as valuable as Jun porcelain". It is a national treasure porcelain unique to Shenyang Town, Yuzhou City, Henan Province. With its quaint shape, exquisite craftsmanship, complex glaze matching, and magical kiln transformation of "one color in the kiln, ten thousand colors out of the kiln", it is known as the first of China's "Five Famous Ceramics" due to its endless changes in graphic colors and wonderful flavors such as lake and mountain colors, clouds and mist, human, animal, flower, bird, insect, and fish. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, under the direct care of Premier Zhou Enlai, the restoration and firing work of Jun porcelain began, and Jun porcelain developed rapidly. Especially since the reform and opening up, Jun porcelain production technology and level have been greatly improved, constantly appearing as a national gift in the world

The earliest surviving<; The porcelain kiln is located at the foot of Daliu Mountain in the west of the state. In Xiabaiyu Village and Zhangzhuang Township of Shenyang Town, Yuzhou City, black and brown glazed high-temperature kiln transformed flower porcelain has been unearthed successively, which is called "Tang Jun" by ceramicists. It is the precursor of Jun porcelain in the Song Dynasty

The identification of Gujun kiln can be divided into four aspects: first, to verify its authenticity; second, to determine its age; third, to determine the kiln mouth; and fourth, to estimate its value

Attention should be paid to the following points when identifying ancient Jun kilns:

1. Look at the texture of the body. Jun kilns are fired with reducing flames, so the unglazed surface of the body (mainly the foot of the object) is generally a sauce yellow color

2. Looking at the shape, Jun porcelain was mostly used as daily necessities before the Ming Dynasty, with obvious characteristics of the times

3. Judging from the craftsmanship, ancient Jun porcelain was handmade, while various kilns used hand drawn and printed blanks<4. Looking at the glaze color, from the characteristics of the times, Jun porcelain has different glaze colors in different eras, such as black glaze with blue spots in the Tang Dynasty, purple and red flower glaze in the Song Dynasty, and sky blue, sky blue, and moon white glaze in the Song and Yuan Dynasties

5. Look at the base. In the Song Dynasty, the base of the Guan Jun kiln was generally coated with sesame sauce colored glaze or a thinner blue and white glaze

Awards and honors for Jun porcelain

In 2008, Jun porcelain firing techniques were included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List