Bottom: "Zhaoyun Kiln"

Capacity: 80cc

Diameter: 12.3cm

Technology: rubbings, Underglaze color process

Hand-painting artist: Shen Guozhen, Chinese calligraphy and painting ceramic artist, Chinese senior arts and crafts artist, member of Jingdezhen Arts and Crafts Society, deputy secretary-general of Jingdezhen Ceramics Chamber of Commerce, Jingdezhen Ye Zhaoyun Skill Master Studio's official book inscription. At the age of twelve, he became a disciple of Mr. Wang Shoulin, a calligrapher and painter. His outstanding works have won numerous awards in important exhibitions. Among them, "Heart Sutra" won the 2nd China Arts and Crafts Masters Art Gold Medal in 2009; "Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra" two-foot-six porcelain plate won 45 New Product Gold Award at the 2016 National Arts and Crafts Fair

[What is a rubbing? 】
Rubbing (rubbing, rubbing) refers to the technique of using dye or ink to copy text and patterns on the surface of hard objects onto rice paper.  An art that integrates epigraphy, archeology and aesthetics .

Generally used to preserve the patterns and text of historical relics (such as: Calligraphy on stone tablets, oracle bones, and bronze vessels) surface imprinting. Many inscriptions that have been lost and destroyed have also been handed down through rubbing techniques, such as the "Huashan Temple Stele of Xiyue" in the Han Dynasty, the "Epitaph of Zhang Xuan" in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the "Stele of Tianfa God's Prophecy" in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, and the "Stele of Shen Cejun in the Song Dynasty" by Liu Gongquan of the Tang Dynasty, etc. All are unique copies.

[How is the ceramic rubbing process completed? 】
Ceramic rubbings are a unique craft of Jingdezhen, which use porcelain as the carrier to In ancient times, the traditional rice paper rubbing pattern is copied onto the surface of the tea vessel using cinnabar hand-painted stippling. The difficulty lies in the fact that it requires all hand-painting to imitate the stone carving effect of rubbing patterns and imitate rice paper. rubbing pattern ink Mottled texture.

Rubbings are cultural relics with distinctive oriental art characteristics and rich connotation collections. Put rubbings on porcelain and use porcelain painting techniques (underglaze color technology) to reproduce the ancient relics. Every tea lover and pottery lover will appreciate it. Being able to feel the humanistic color of rubbings is the reason for making rubbings.