Study On Porcelain Plastic Technology Of Yue Kiln In The Six Dynasties

It was the Six Dynasties when the war was rife and the regime changed frequently,with the North and South ethnic groups integrated and multicultural ideas combined together.At that time,Chinese literature and arts moved towards its critical development period of self-consciousness.The tradition of un-sensational funeral was popular and life was deemed to be without a second chance in the Six Dynasties.Therefore,the earthen ware became the most important carrier.The Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties unearthed from Ji Nian tomb throughout the years were rich in appearance and bore the unique general mood of the times.The Yue Kiln porcelain sculpture in the Six Dynasties is one of the most conspicuous arts types in this period and the study of it is undoubtedly an important proposition in the study ceramic history.It is endowed with the extraordinary reference value for clarifying several issues concerning the phased development of ceramic history and the evolution of technology.Instead of giving a comprehensive overview of the overall development of the Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties,this study intends to lay emphasis on presenting the technology innovation,development and “self-consciousness” of the Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties in the whole history of Chinese ceramics.With the comprehensive application of the historical materials,archaeological reports,physical remains and previous studies as its basis and the process system of the development of Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures as its foothold,this paper makes full use of the methods of classification and statistics,literature research,physical comparison,functional analysis,skill deduction and field investigation to discuss the inheritance and development of theme and structure,model and decoration technology involved in the Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties as well as many technical problems in raw materials,glaze,glazing and firing.The focus is put on the social and cultural factors behind and their influence on the “self-consciousness” of ceramic art.First of all,the paper gives a comprehensive analysis on the previous scholars’ research on the stages of archaeological chronological porcelain of the Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties.The repeated filed investigation and comparisons are made to clarify specific stages of the Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties and sort out their themes,shapes,types and characteristics.Secondly,the analysis is conducted on typical manufacturing processes including the model,decoration,raw material and firing of the Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties from the technical level and the conclusion has been made on the phenomenon of its technological evolution and its internal causes.With the specific practice as the perspective and the objective requirements of ceramic process as the basis,this paper intends to learn from its bold and free craftsman spirit and naive and romantic temperament by restoring the molding process and technology involved in typical porcelain plastic ware of Yue Kiln in the Six Dynasties.In the end,the paper comprehensively sorts out and expounds the source and flow of the Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties,the social and political factors,natural conditions and climate related to decoration and firing and the social customs of Taoist and witch belief and funeral and confirms the commonality of the process evolution and production of Yue Kiln porcelain sculpture.Besides,the paper also discusses the cultural and ideological connotation behind it and the emergence of “self-consciousness” of ceramic art.It is believed in the paper that the Celadon of Yue Kiln in the Six Dynasties highlights the characteristics of “naive and romantic” personality in the history of Chinese ceramics in terms of theme and content,shape and style,modeling and decoration and process techniques and the Yue Kiln porcelain sculpture is a typical representative.The Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties were in a state from spontaneity to self-consciousness,which was closely bound up with the political,economic and cultural development of the Six Dynasties.The multi-connotation of “craft thought and cultural value” involved in Yue Kiln porcelain sculptures in the Six Dynasties presents the the early “consciousness” of Chinese ceramic art.Therefore,the research of it is not only of important theoretical significance in ceramic history,but also of significant practical guiding value for the current ceramic creation practice.