The Innovation Research Of The Cizhou Kiln Decoration

The Cizhou Kiln is the largest folk kiln in North China, which affects profoundly. The ceramic decoration of Cizhou Kiln has its own characteristic, not only it has learned the techniques of decoration from other producing areas, but combines the brushwork of traditional Chinese art of painting and calligraphy into ceramic decoration. Based on white alkali soil, there are color-painted and incised, engraved, carved, the combinations of these generates at least dozens of decoration technics. The Cizhou kiln decoration is tracing for objective silhouette type and flattens. It has rich and variety of decorative contents, relatively unrestrained forms, as well as free and heroic craft of brushwork, which affects not only other regions in China, but also Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.The author expounds some knowledge of Cizhou kiln ceramic decoration innovation, as well as reorganizes and analysis the last innovation works since last 70’s to 80’s year. The core of the Cizhou kiln ceramic decoration of innovation is: artists with their own artistic accomplishment, using art the laws of art, trying to make innovation from the content and form of decoration, besides, exploring the variety of decoration techniques, which intend to find out a new Cizhou Kiln ceramic decoration adjusting to contemporary aesthetic.