What is kiln pottery? Authentic Hubei Qichun specialty: Guan kiln pottery
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Basic Introduction of Pipe Kiln Pottery
Qichun County Pipe Kiln Pottery Factory, known as the historical "kiln state", was founded in the second year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1369). For more than 600 years, it has continued the unique traditional crafts of manual shaping, manual painting of patterns on leather, and firing in the Tulong kiln, producing more than 100 types of ceramic products with daily practical and artistic collection value, such as jars, furnaces, pots, jars, and teapots, which are sold well in 74 regions of 16 provinces and cities and 6 countries. It is a famous pottery production area with a long history in Hubei Province
Handmade pottery in Guanyao was mainly distributed around Chixi Lake in history. Most villagers in each village focused on pottery making, and the villages were named after their surnames, including hundreds of pottery workshops such as Xiaojia Kiln, Hongjia Kiln, Shenjia Kiln, Caojia Kiln, Wangjia Kiln, Wanjia Kiln, Lu Kiln, Li Kiln, Guanjia Kiln, etc. The clay used for handmade pottery in Guanyao is taken from the clay of the Chixi Lake, which is the loess clay deposited at the bottom of the lake. There are two types of clay called yellow and white clay. The clay on the surface of the lake is called yellow clay, which is hard and can only be used to make pottery with simple shapes such as pots, jars, basins, and teapots; The clay deposited in the deep layers of the lake bottom is called white clay, which is sticky and highly malleable, and can be used to make complex and exquisite pottery. After the Ming Dynasty, the tube kiln handmade pottery absorbed the Paper Cuttings and decal decoration techniques and plating decoration content that were popular in the local area, and appeared the carving and flower picking techniques, initially forming its own unique artistic style. In the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China period, handmade pottery in Guan kiln inherited the pottery making skills of the early period and was also influenced by Chinese painting and other arts at that time. Based on the freehand brushwork technique of Chinese painting, the patterns were ingeniously and vividly drawn on the objects, and the decorative content was more diverse and colorful. The important molding process in the manual pottery making technique of pipe kilns was initially established in the Ming Dynasty. The internal division of labor in pottery making is becoming increasingly refined. Generally, techniques such as refining clay, excavating clay, plating, printing clay, painting clay, glazing, and kiln firing are used to produce pottery clay. The processes of kiln loading, firing, and packaging are closely linked, and the degree of specialization is increasing. In terms of depicting themes, the main focus is on flowers, birds, fish, and insects in daily life, such as "Magpies Playing in Plum Blossoms", "Carp Piercing Lotus", and "Mandarin Ducks Picking Lotus", which are the most representative creative objects During the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty (1436), the production of pottery industry developed from the original small workshop of the Xiao family to the joint venture of the Xiao, Hong, and Shen families to build three workshops: the upper, middle, and lower workshops, and one Tulong kiln. By utilizing the abundant clay resources along the river and the advantages of Yangtze River waterway transportation, a large number of daily ceramic products were produced, with the number of employees increasing from over 20 to over 200, and the variety of products expanding from more than 10 to over 100. The production process is as follows: picking mud, sun drying mud, and foot training mud are manually kneaded, beaten, and pulled into shape. After cooling, sun drying, and inspection, they enter the homemade dragon kiln and use pine wood as fuel for drying, roasting, and burning processes. Based on experience, techniques such as stirring, increasing, and closing the fire are adopted until the finished product is burned. The main production tools include mud picks, pallets, carts, and kilns In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, handmade pottery made in kilns received the government's attention and support. In 1950, the Ironware Production Cooperative was established; In 1958, it was renamed Lantouji Craft Pottery Factory, Guanyao Pottery Factory, Liyao Pottery Factory, and Luyao Pottery Factory; In 1958, Mr. He Chunzhi was honored to attend the first China Arts and Crafts Conference and was also awarded the title of National Excellent Folk Artist by the China Folk Artists Association. From the late period of the Cultural Revolution to the early 1980s. Our country's culture and art have regained a new life, and handmade pottery in kilns has also ushered in an artistic spring. Lantouji Craft Pottery Factory has continuously improved its pottery making skills, and has successively developed rare earth series colored glazes to replace the original lead glazes. At the same time, the pottery has been transformed from low-temperature type to high-temperature type (kiln temperature reaches about 1200 degrees), and the combination of the base glaze is tighter than before, making the colored glaze more beautiful