Ru porcelain is called quintessence of Chinese culture, a national treasure, is one of the traditional Chinese arts and crafts, the history of ceramics in China occupies an important position. Currently, Ru firing techniques have been included in the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage.
Ru with Yu Chau named, according to legend began firing at their khanate, AD 605, Emperor cause early years set linru (now Henan linru County) is Yu Chau, from short Ru kiln Linru , the short Ru porcelain firing. Ru-known in the Northern Song Dynasty, there are five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty known to the world, generally based on “Ru JunGuan brother set the” Sort, “Ru to Quebec.” According to historical records, as early as 800 years ago, China Ru have been exported to overseas.
Chinese Ru Porcelain
Ru porcelain, nourish the soil with its tires, glazed deep, soft gloss, rich color and well-known. Therefore, “the fat soluble glaze, such as cream not flow, and its thick glaze, such as chime raw, bright but not glaring” reputation. Its glazed, some, such as Chun pear skin, the star point stains; some like crabs over the traces, imprinted aspect; some, like sesame flowers, beautiful graphics, known as “skins, crab claws, sesame flowers” reputation .
Ru Another feature is that it inherits Ding printing tradition in the body, with a sharp stylus artisans, carved flowers, dragon fish, birds and other patterns, so that a thorough glistening green glaze, according to patterns of Yun knife depth, showing a unique printing effect. Meanwhile, Ru glaze is also very rich, colorful, pastel pink with blue, gray-blue with simple and generous, like a sea jasper green beans, there are solemn serene blue crab and so on.
In the Song Dynasty Porcelain most prosperous period in Ruhe for the sector, divided into two Song Ru producing areas, the Northeast to Dayu Donggou as the center, a region based on strict and shop for the center, Yan and store the original called the inspection, is the place to examine the goods, when the masses circulating this statement: “strict and shops, inspection points, less than a hundred miles kilns edge.” Dayu area sufficient to demonstrate the prosperity Porcelain . Dayu region have produced porcelain kilns and kilns of the points, the color of porcelain kilns in pea green, pale blue, sky blue based. The most expensive is kiln fired azure glaze, it Green as day, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, such as chime sound, creating a Ru “storm clouds are broken,” the copper blue glaze precedent.
Yu Chau also spread in the vicinity of “Families with Ru one, no worries about possessions million consistent” argument. According to legend, the Qing Dynasty, Ruzhou city has a pauper tempest three panic, hungry and cold New Year’s Eve, he tried to hang himself to commit suicide, and come across a desperate fugitive thief, the thief thought he was Ya poor, hurried to stolen Ru bowl leaving getaway. Wang picked up three panic bowl, to the “Zhisheng Germany” store to sell. Boss one would have to know this is Ru bowl, gave the king three panic 50 ounces of silver, the next day, the boss immediately resold to 800 ounces of silver a Ru providers. The businessman was highly valued, the Ru bowl brought overseas, in exchange for 8,000 taels of silver. Since then, Wang three panic buy Shoda; “Chi Shengde” the boss’s business is more prosperous; Ru Jia providers have become big business magnates. This is “a Ru bowl, make three rich” story. Although this is only legend, but enough to prove Ru’s precious. It is the treasure house of culture and art treasures do not have charisma.
