Inheritance And Protection Of Guantao Black Pottery Making Skills

Black pottery has a long history, is a landmark feature of Longshan culture, appears on the late Neolithic period, more than 4,500 years ago. Black pottery represented the highest level of the pottery industry. However, after the Han dynasty, making technology in China lost. In the 1980 of the 20th century, famous painter Wang Yiyang researched the black pottery, ultimate successed. In this case, Guantao black pottery began the industrial production process.Guantao Black pottery received high supports from the Government. Produced by the simple black pottery crafts developed into a clear division of complete local industry chain, and formed the black pottery industry cluster size. But folk arts and crafts became a modern industrial products. Black pottery making skills lose their authenticity, were damaged, and the loss variation. Therefore, guantao black pottery making skills deserve to protect.This article from heritage status, guantao Black pottery industrial development, and correctly handling the relationship between heritage and black pottery industry, discusses how to protect guantao black pottery making skills. Articles using the field investigation methods, comprehensive effects of modernization on black pottery people, number of employees, skill learning and ways of transmission, and for the oral history approach, mental status and living conditions of practitioners , clear modernization on jobs impact of the subject. And visits Bureau of culture of guantao, understand the Government's attitude of intangible cultural heritage protection and future planning. Combination investigation results, discussed how to protect traditional making skills, and seeking the relationship of black pottery industry development and heritage protection.