Qionghai, Hainan, May 5 (Reporter Fu Yuqun) -- "Poetry and Painting Colored Porcelain - Changsha Kiln Porcelain Exhibition on the Tang Dynasty Maritime Silk Road" jointly organized by the China (Hainan) South China Sea Museum and the Hunan Museum was launched at the South China Sea Museum in China (Hainan) on the 19th.
This exhibition is the first concentrated display of Changsha kiln porcelain in Hainan, and selects 178 pieces (sets) of Changsha kiln-related collections, divided into three units: "Flame Red Xiangpukou", "The Pen is Exquisite and Fascinating" and "The Great Boat Has Deep Profit", showing the splendid and colorful glaze colors of Changsha kiln porcelain, rich and diverse ware items, unique poetry and painting decoration, and the history of overseas sales through the Maritime Silk Road.
"Changsha kiln is a famous folk commercial porcelain kiln in the Tang Dynasty, famous for producing a variety of colored porcelain, which constructed the porcelain decoration pattern of 'Southern Qingbei White Changsha Cai' in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and had a profound impact on the development of colored porcelain in later generations." Guo Xueren, deputy secretary of the party committee of the Hunan Museum, said at the opening ceremony that Changsha kiln porcelain is inexpensive and varied, and is an encyclopedia that reflects the life of the Tang people.
The picture shows the audience watching "Poetry and Painting Colored Porcelain - Changsha Kiln Porcelain Exhibition on the Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty". Photo by Zhang Yuehe
"It is worthy of poetry and painting porcelain, and these porcelain vividly reproduce that era full of poetry and romance." Ms. Li from Shanxi said after visiting the exhibition that Changsha kiln combines calligraphy, poetry, painting and colored porcelain decoration technology, which greatly enhances the aesthetic value of porcelain.
Presenting calligraphy and poetry on porcelain is an innovative decorative technique in Changsha kilns. Fang Zhaoyuan, director and deputy research librarian of the Hunan Museum's Antiquities Research and Exhibition Center, said that Changsha kilns were the first to inscribe poems on porcelain, many of which are folk poems that are not included in the Quan Tang Poems, which preserve precious materials for the study of Tang poetry and Tang Dynasty society for today's people.
Changsha kiln was discovered in the mid-20s of the 50th century, and years of archaeological work have shown that the Changsha kiln area is mainly distributed in the coastal area of Shizhu Lake in the south of the faience source village of Tongguan Street, Wangcheng District, Changsha City and the north of Shizhu Lake Village, with a grand production scale and clear functional layout. Changsha kiln is fired by dragon kiln, porcelain glaze is rich in color, diverse shapes, decoration with painting, calligraphy and painting, appliqué, sticker as the main characteristics, well received by the public.
The Tang Dynasty poet Li Qunyu once wrote in the poem "Shi Pu": "The ancient shore pottery is a vessel, and Gao Lin is burned." Flame red Xiangpukou, smoke turbid cave court clouds. "It describes the grandeur of porcelain production in Changsha kiln at that time.
Changsha kiln porcelain is not only widely respected in China, but also exported overseas, and is an important witness and participant of the Tang Dynasty's maritime Silk Road.
"Changsha kiln porcelain was exported to about 30 countries and regions in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, North Africa and East Africa along the Maritime Silk Road, and was the star product of the Tang Dynasty." Guo Xueren said that the shipwreck of the "Black Stone" discovered in Indonesia in 1998 produced more than 67000,60000 cultural relics, of which about <>,<> were Changsha kiln porcelain, which shows that Changsha kiln was the mainstream product exported by the Maritime Silk Road in the middle and late Tang Dynasties.
The picture shows the exhibit "Poetry and Painting Colored Porcelain - Changsha Kiln Porcelain Exhibition on the Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty". Photo by Fu Yuqun
Green glaze brown spot painted bowl, green glaze brown lu color beaded pot, green glaze molded appliqué "Zhang" character pattern pot... In the "Changsha Kiln Porcelain Exhibition on the Maritime Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty", South Asian-style stickers, lion-shaped patterns, Persian and Arabic style decorations are exquisite, and many exotic Changsha kiln porcelain attracts the audience to stop and watch.
Fang Zhaoyuan introduced that Changsha kiln porcelain absorbs exotic features such as lion patterns, joint bead patterns, and character patterns in foreign patterns, and then integrates porcelain making techniques such as mold printing and painting, and constantly innovates, and finally forms a unique style. With the spirit of openness and inclusiveness, Changsha kiln customizes characteristic products according to the preferences of users outside the region, which is deeply loved by people around the world and unique among many kilns in the Tang Dynasty.
"Today, we still have a lot to learn from Changsha kiln porcelain." Fang Zhaoyuan said that Changsha kiln is committed to innovation and constantly absorbs the strengths of various skills; Openness and inclusiveness, initiative to change, pay attention to the needs of the export market, etc., all of which have enlightening effects on Chinese enterprises "going overseas". (End)