Jieshou painted pottery firing technique

Anhui
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Jieshou painted pottery originated in the Tang Dynasty and is the essence of Huaibei handicrafts. In 1999, a large number of Jieshou tri-color pottery fragments were unearthed during the excavation of the Liuzi Canal in Huaibei, becoming one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in China at that time. Jieshou painted pottery inherits the legacy of Tang tri-color pottery and absorbs the artistic style of paper-cutting and woodblock New Year paintings, forming its own school in pottery making techniques. In terms of the production of the body, Jieshou painted pottery is decorated with two layers of cosmetic soil, and the two basic contrasting colors of ochre and yellow or ochre and white are shown in the carving process; in terms of the subject matter, in addition to flowers, birds, fish and insects in life, Jieshou painted pottery also focuses on absorbing the artistic elements of traditional opera, and expresses them in the form of scenes. Lu Shanyi's "Swordsman" series is its representative; in terms of firing, Jieshou painted pottery is first dehumidified and then bisque fired at a temperature of 700 to 800 degrees Celsius. The finished product is brick-red carved pottery. After bisque firing, it can be glazed, that is, it is coated with glaze containing lead, silica and powder, and then placed in a pottery kiln. The temperature is gradually increased to 1000 to 1050 degrees Celsius, and it is fired for two days and two nights. The finished product is Jieshou painted pottery with red ground and white flowers. Jieshou painted pottery embodies the honest and simple character of farmers and the aesthetic taste of great clumsiness and great ingenuity, reflecting the aesthetic trend of Chinese folk art advocating nature and pursuing harmony. Such artworks are very popular in domestic and foreign markets. The Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK has a collection of Jieshou tri-color carved pottery. Historically, Jieshou painted pottery skills were mainly distributed in 13 villages on the south bank of the Ying River in Jieshou City, Anhui Province. Because the villagers in each village made a living by making pottery, and the village names were all named "pottery kilns", there was a saying of "Thirteen Kilns". These villages are now under the jurisdiction of Tianying Town, Jieshou City, Anhui Province. In 1958, Jieshou established a ceramics factory on Shunhe Road on the north bank of the Ying River. Now the factory has become the main production site of painted pottery, and the Jieshou painted pottery firing skills have been passed down here.

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