[Concurrent] Hu Zhengde, the non-genetic inheritor of Liwa Black Sand Pottery, Guizhou
I traveled all over the province and burned tens of thousands of times. The burnt fragments were as big as the factory below me. All our economic and energy were invested in it and we were exhausted, but we were still exhausted. Persist in burning the black sand pottery successfully...
[Explanation] After being fired at a high temperature of 1300 degrees, the toxic and harmful substances are decomposed by vaporization. The finished product is light and thin, ecological and environmentally friendly. It is not only practical at home, but also as a collection of handicrafts. Sculptor Hu Zhengde from Qingzhen, Guizhou, "seeking the roots" of Guizhou's long-lost black sand pottery skills, took 32 years to innovate and develop exquisite craftsmanship "Plow widow black sand pottery". List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Guizhou Province... Recently, reporters came to his black sand pottery workshop to explore the stories behind his painstaking research on black sand pottery skills.
[Live sound] Pottery clay extraction
In the workshop, Hu Zhengde is instructing workers to use machines to extract clay. He told reporters that the production process of black sand pottery is complicated, and the extraction of clay is only one of more than a hundred processes.
[Concurrent] Hu Zhengde, the non-genetic inheritor of Liwa Black Sand Pottery, Guizhou
There are probably hundreds of processes. This is very difficult. The raw materials need to be processed for more than half a year, air-dried, sun-dried, selected, and then rolled, manually beaten, kneaded, and rubbed after being taken out... There are hundreds of processes in it.
[Explanation] Hu Zhengde introduced that black sand pottery is a kind of high-temperature pottery, green and environmentally friendly. It was a common household appliance in Guizhou in ancient times, mainly produced in Guizhou Zhijin, Anshun Pingba and other places. With the development of the times, this pottery technique has now been lost in Guizhou. In order to retrieve this old craft, in 1988, Hu Zhengde, who is already well-known in the sculpture industry, came to Anshun to build a kiln and began to specialize in black sand pottery. The production.
[Concurrent] Hu Zhengde, the non-genetic inheritor of Liwa Black Sand Pottery, Guizhou
This thing is the original sand pottery of Guizhou. This sand pottery has a long history. It has been in the process of carbonization from ancient times to the present. It is still carbonaceous, rough and heavy, but in fact it is a very good one. It does not contain arsenic or lead, it is a real green pottery.
[Explanation] Hu Zhengde's goal is to develop high-quality Guizhou black sand pottery. First of all, he must find the most suitable and high-quality clay. For this reason, he has visited various places in Guizhou and used sampled soil for trial production and compared the black after firing. The appearance, color, firmness, fineness of sand, etc. of the finished sand pottery, and record every technical index of every kind of pottery clay in the firing process.
[Concurrent] Hu Zhengde, the non-genetic inheritor of Liwa Black Sand Pottery, Guizhou
Every data and every chemical molecule in it must undergo spectral analysis and chemical element analysis, and the production process must meet national standards. This is our improved sand pottery. You can see that there is a metal body inside, which is shiny, and this has gone through our exquisite ingredients; the second is the firing process, and its temperature has increased; the third is the slave type from the process All improvements have been made.
[Explanation] Hu Zhengde has improved and innovated the pottery craftsmanship, which is also reflected in the combination of the "quaint temperament" of black sand pottery with aesthetics. He cleverly used his own good carving skills.
[Concurrent] Hu Zhengde, the non-genetic inheritor of Liwa Black Sand Pottery, Guizhou
When we make black sand pottery, we can integrate our carving technology and this craft, so our current black sand pottery is beautifully done in the original rough (style).
[Explanation] For decades, Hu Zhengde spent huge sums of money and after tens of thousands of failures, he finally succeeded in developing a piece of black sand pottery products with exquisite styles and unique craftsmanship, including tableware, cooking utensils, wine utensils, tea utensils, etc. Pieces". What really pleases Hu Zhengde is that as a non-genetic inheritor of Guizhou black sand pottery, he has successively had apprentices to learn art from him. He hopes that in the future, Guizhou black sand pottery will also "shine out" in the country and the world.
(Reported by reporter Pu Wensi from Guiyang, Guizhou)
Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]