Firing techniques of bronze official ceramics in Changsha Kiln

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: firing skills of Changsha Kiln's Tongguan ceramics

Applicant: Wangcheng District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

Project No.: 1171

Project No.: Ⅷ - 191

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: traditional art

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Type: new item

Applicant: Wangcheng District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

Protection unit: Tongguan Ceramic Industry Association, Wangcheng District, Changsha City

A brief introduction to the firing techniques of Changsha Kiln's Tongguan ceramics:

Applicant: Wangcheng District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

Tongguan ancient town is located in the East Bank of Xiangjiang River, Wangcheng District, Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is one of the five ceramic capitals in China. Tongguan ceramic industry has a long history, rich cultural connotation and unique ceramic skills. Before the Shang Dynasty, Emperor Shun led his ancestors to start the pottery industry in Xiangjiang area. By the Tang Dynasty, Tongguan ceramics had developed rapidly, and ceramic techniques were gradually mature. Tongguan is the birthplace of the world's ceramic underglaze color, the first ceramic underglaze color new technology.

The art of Changsha kiln bronze official ceramics reflects the innovative spirit of the ancestors, and its production can be called a unique skill. There are mainly drawing molding, kneading molding, sculpture molding, decal, painting, glaze, clay, firing and many other skills.

Changsha kiln Tongguan ceramic art is a famous folk craft in China. Tongguan has a deep mass foundation. Along the banks of the Xiangjiang River, the ten mile pottery city is endless, with fireworks. The technique of Changsha kiln bronze official ceramics has a great influence on the ceramic production after the Tang Dynasty, which has been handed down to now. In Tongguan Town, there is now a ceramic production area with more than 4000 employees, and its products sell well all over the country.

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