China News Service, Guangzhou, March 2 (Reporter Cheng Jingwei) "The Beauty of Dehua - Exhibition of Dehua White Porcelain Collection in Ming and Qing Dynasties" officially opened in the special exhibition hall of the Zhenhai Building exhibition area of ​​the Guangzhou Museum on the 2nd.

　　In the history of Chinese ceramics and even the history of world ceramics, there is a kind of porcelain that has amazed the world with its whiteness like jade, and has been envious of time. She is Dehua White Porcelain.

Qing Dynasty Dehua kiln white glaze decal porcelain tree head cup photo courtesy of Guangzhou Museum

　　Dehua is one of the three major ancient porcelain capitals in China, along with Jingdezhen in Jiangxi and Liling in Hunan.

The Dehua porcelain industry began in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, under the stimulation of overseas trade policies, Quanzhou developed into the largest port in the East, and Dehua porcelain began to be sold overseas, thus promoting trade and cultural exchanges between the East and the West. host.

　　During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, under the influence of the closed-door policy, Quanzhou Port began to decline, official trade shrank, and private trade flourished.

Dehua kiln is located in a corner, and has never had the name of an official kiln in history. However, under this historical change, it has swept the world with its continuously improving white porcelain craftsmanship and exquisite skills, and established its status in the history of Chinese ceramics. , and became one of the most representative commodities of the Maritime Silk Road.

Qing Dynasty Dehua Kiln White Glazed Porcelain Carp Guanyin Statue Photo courtesy of Guangzhou Museum

　　The Guangzhou Museum has nearly 300 pieces of Dehua white porcelain in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This exhibition selects 134 pieces (sets) from them, which are divided into "Fantastic Hands, Flowers, Buddhist Statues", "Boya, Good Antiques, Displays", "Fragrant Wine, Food and Drink" The four parts of "Utensils", "Yiqing, Hanmo and Wenfang's Elegance" show the solemn and quiet unique charm, minimalist aesthetics of Dehua white porcelain and a glimpse of Chinese social life in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, showing that Dehua porcelain craftsmen successfully shaped the world-renowned East Art treasures of hard work and wisdom.

Photo courtesy of Guangzhou Museum of Qing Dynasty Dehua kiln white-glazed porcelain lamp stove

　　In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Dehua white porcelain was the most representative of figures, especially Buddhist figures.

On display this time is a white-glazed white-glazed carp Guanyin statue from Dehua kiln in the Qing Dynasty. Guanyin's feet step on a lotus flower, with a lifelike demeanor, and a carrying basket with carp in the basket.

According to reports, the fish basket Guanyin is mostly the image of carrying a fish basket or riding a big fish. Guanyin appears in the folk with this image, and the purpose is to advocate kindness and compassion to others.

　　Dehua white porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasties is rich in variety, including bowls, plates, plates, pots and other shapes closely related to daily life.

The reporter saw a Dehua kiln white glazed plastic porcelain cover cup at the exhibition, with different implication patterns stacked around the body, namely "Qing Festival does not change (Pine Moon Picture)" and "Hou Feng Bai Shi (Monkey Picture)" "Langui Qixiang (Osmanthus orchid)" and "Luxiang Wanzhong (Pine and Deer)", and the cover box has the inscription "Magpies fight for plums, the world is Yutang", and the decorations of magpies and plum branches are piled up.

People watching the exhibition Photo by Chen Chuhong

　　It is understood that ancient Chinese ceramics commonly used stacking techniques, mostly using plum blossom, magnolia, lotus, eight immortals, dragon and phoenix and other auspicious patterns and traditional Chinese allusions, which have become the carrier of spreading Chinese culture.

　　During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the society was stable, the economy developed, and culture and education flourished.

During this period, Dehua porcelain craftsmen keenly seized the market demand and fired a large number of stationery supplies with various varieties, rich shapes and lively images.

A Dehua kiln white-glazed porcelain lamp stove on display in this exhibition has a beautiful shape and is engraved with the poem "a reflection of the sun and the moon in the water", making it both practical and artistic.

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