Among the two fragments excavated in Jianci Village, one piece of green-glazed porcelain has a cloud and dragon pattern carved on it, which is the same as the white porcelain. It is concluded that it is a product of Ding kiln.
Strangely, there is no documented record of green-glazed Ding kiln porcelain.
There must be some secrets here, so you need to pay special attention when copying.
Also, if you are making antique porcelain, you must have a detailed understanding of the word "official".
Speaking of the style of Ding kiln porcelain, we have to mention Qianlong, who loved porcelain and inscriptions.
For example, there is a Ding kiln white glaze plate with chrysanthemum and phoenix patterns. It uses the overlay firing method and leaves a blank space at the bottom, which is most different from other porcelains. However, such a good blank space was filled with inscriptions by him.
This Ding kiln white glaze plate with chrysanthemum and phoenix patterns is 4.3 cm high, 19.2 cm in diameter, and 12.7 cm in full diameter.
The plate has an open mouth, a flat bottom, curved walls, and a ring foot. The unglazed edge of the mouth is inlaid with a copper mouth.
The whole body is covered with white glaze, which is white in color and tinged with gray. The outer wall clearly shows the swirl marks left by drawing the blank, as well as the "tear marks" like hanging glaze left when dipping the glaze.
The inner edge of the vessel is stenciled with a pattern around the edges, the inner wall is stenciled with lotus patterns, and the center of the plate is stenciled with a pattern of double phoenixes and chrysanthemums.
But its current outsole is engraved with a poem inscribed by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
The poem says: The antique fragrance is elegant and pleasing to the heart. The pottery named in the Song Dynasty is very precious. The quality of the pearls is worthy of reference, and the patterns of flowers and birds are vivid. I hold the bright moon in my palm and write the poem to prove the old cause. There are thousands of red cherry blossoms in it. , a plate full of amber is shining.
It is signed with the title "Meng Chunyu" and two seals "Bide" and "Langrun".
This is a questionable or somewhat controversial piece of Ding kiln design, and there are many such porcelains in Ding kiln.
For example, we often see a piece of official kiln porcelain on the market with a big "official" on the bottom.
This is reasonable for some people who have just entered the industry. The word "官" means official kiln.
In fact, this is not the case. There are as many as 15 kinds of inscriptions on Ding kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty. However, the most common inscription is the word "官".
In 1985 alone, 33 pieces of porcelain with the "official" inscription were unearthed from Huoshaobi in the northern suburbs of Chang'an.
In 1969, 17 pieces of "official" porcelain were unearthed from the base of two pagodas in Ding County, Beihe.
Both the Palace Museum and the Palace Museum have many pieces of Ding kiln porcelain with the "official" mark in their collections.
Since a large number of porcelain with the "official" designation were unearthed in Ding County, Beihe, the academic community has basically unified the view that most of the white porcelain with the "official" designation is the product of the Ding kiln.
Therefore, any porcelain found online or in the market that is in the official kiln style and has the word "official" on it is all forged in the later period.
The porcelain of the official kiln was fired in the Ding kiln. How is that possible?
Therefore, porcelain with Guanzi style must have the style of Ding kiln, and it cannot be the style of Guan kiln.
Guan-style porcelain is very special. It is a unique official (official porcelain, not official kiln) kiln from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
The antique industry usually interprets this type of porcelain as a burial vessel given to officials by ancient emperors and officials after their death.
In the very early period of ancient times, such as Yue kiln, Yaozhou kiln and Ding kiln, they all fired official porcelain, among which Ding kiln porcelain was the most common.
Its eras include the late Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty.
Ding kiln official-styled models are mostly plain without decoration, and often use techniques such as flower mouth, ribbing, and edge pressing. Some also have mouths, and the feet are inlaid with gold or silver buckles.
But there are also parts with lotus petals carved on the outside, flowers and animals carved on the inside, and carvings on both the inside and outside, etc.
Liao Dynasty porcelain styles, the wares with the word "official" include cockscomb kettles, belt kettles, plate-mouth bottles, triangular dishes, etc.
The official word on the porcelain is not synonymous with "official kiln", but refers to the designated firing unit.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were two institutions related to the word "official", one was the "Tai Guan Ling" and the other was the "Zhen Guan Office".
The former was responsible for the emperor's diet, while the latter was responsible for not only supplying porcelain for the palace, but also responsible for the funeral utensils given by the emperor to ministers.
Archaeological data show that in addition to Ding kiln kiln sites and cellars, Ding kiln funerary objects can be found in the tombs of some important royal officials of the Tang, Five Dynasties, Northern Song and Liao Dynasties.
For example, the tomb of Qian Kuan of the late Tang Dynasty and his wife Shuiqiu's tomb in Lin'an, the tomb of Zhao Dejun of Liao Dynasty in the divine capital, and the tomb of King Mawei of Liao Dynasty in Chifeng County have all unearthed official style porcelain.
This type of utensils were ordered to be burned by the "Zhen Guan Office" and were used for funeral porcelain given to deceased ministers by the emperor.
Of course, the official-style porcelain produced by "Zhen Guan Shu" can also be used for other purposes.
Controversy arose here, because in the early days of the discovery of official-style Ding kiln wares, most of them were found in ancient tombs. Therefore, the collection community has always believed that this was a special burial vessel given by the emperor to ministers.
Ming ware is not very popular in China, just like the early Tang Sancai.
However, there are differences between the two. Tang Sancai is indeed a visible weapon and should not be used for other purposes.
However, the porcelain with the official name produced by the Ding kiln is different. It is a gift from the emperor, but it is not necessarily a professional gift from the emperor for burial.
This is reflected in some Ding kiln wares handed down from ancient times with the official name.
Because some of the official-style porcelain that has been passed down to this day has deep scratches left by being moved around over the years.
For example, some blue and white bottles with official markings in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties have clear friction marks on them.
This clearly tells us a different answer: it is a handed down display device placed in the hall.
There is no doubt that ancient emperors would give things to officials for certain reasons.
But if you want to give officials special burial objects, then there is no problem.
If the emperor gave officials the same things as when they were dead while they were still alive, this would certainly not make sense both emotionally and rationally.
If the objects buried with officials were never seen and used during their lifetimes, and after their death they became key and important royal burial objects that represented their status, this makes no sense either emotionally or logically.
If the emperor bestows special funerary objects, and it occurs after the official dies rather than while he is still alive, such objects must be specially made by the royal family in advance and stored in a special warehouse for official business.
If it is an item that can be accessed at any time, then every piece of it must be a new, unused, exquisite piece of art that was unearthed after being buried for thousands of years.
Like the tomb environment, if nothing unexpected happens, every piece of equipment must be as good as new.
In this way, there is no reason for the deep old marks left by long-term friction with the eucalyptus platform on its soles.
This is obviously inconsistent with the facts. It can be seen that the statement that the official-style porcelain is a burial vessel given by the emperor is fundamentally problematic and is definitely a deceptive and fabricated statement.
Therefore, a correct understanding of this type of special vessel with official inscriptions given by the emperor should be a gift from the emperor to the official during his lifetime and a symbol of the official's performance and glory.
This is a special display vessel given to officials during their lifetime, but not a special burial vessel given to officials after their death.
Because it is a gift from the emperor and a symbol of the official's performance and glory during his lifetime, when an official is about to pass away, his descendants will often be asked to place such a gift that specifically represents his honor in life.
After his death, he became a burial object in the tomb.
This is of the same burial nature as other items in the tomb that can represent his noble birth.