The Art Study On The Zodiac Porcelain Sculpture Of Jingdezhen

Chinese zodiac, as one of Chinese traditional folk cultures, is an important contentof all New Year paintings, paper-cut, shadow, sculpture, toys, jewelry and other folk artperformance, etc. And the twelve animals are always considered as the misteriousanimals in many people’s eyes since the ancient time. The Chinese zodiac reflects an aunique cultural significance in series of folk activities, like bidding farewell to the oldyear, and welcome the new year, celebrating the harvest, being grateful to the godavoiding and eliminating the disasters, assuring peace, and so on. Jingdezhen, at thebackground of its unique culture, and its marvelous porcelain-making skill, created alot of zodiac ceramic sculptures which have developed considerably Whether in theshape, glaze color, material or on the forming method. At the same time, theseproductions also bring vitality for the porcelain sculpture market of Jingdezhen. So it isnecessary to explore and innovative constantly the zodiac porcelain sculpture fordeveloping of long time. That can be promote the development of jingdezhen ceramicsmarket, and is conducive to the spread of traditional culture.