| The ceramic culture widely reflects the social life,culture, customs, and philosophy. It is a mirror to the diversity of nationalities, the least to be ignored in Chinese culture. The different spirit of historical periods formed different genres of ceramic art. Among these, display ceramics are as charming as sprinkling stars. They started in Shang and Zhou Dynasty to Han and Tang Dynasty, developed in Song and Yuan Dynasty, and finally became highly mature in Ming and Qing Dynasty.The ceramic culture grew and developed in the national matrix. It expresses the creator’s emotion, mixed with the unique scent of soil, and reflects the spirit of its creator.“Ceramic†has been sought after and loved by public for its special touch, color and texture, also for its unique charm of humanities and historical romanticism. With the rapid development of the economy, new ceramics production bases have sprung out.Display ceramic is now intimately related to people’s life. From royal appliances in the beginning to the most common items in civilian home, ceramic changes gradually.Whether the high-level modeling, craft, glaze color or its special symbol of status, it is particularly important in the home furnishings. Forefathers ’ intelligence laid a solidfoundation for the traditional ceramic art, however, limited by time and material conditions, it cannot meet the needs of modern life.In order to bring new life to ceramic, we must reform – mix the popular elements of modern society into ceramics. By doing so, we can make the ceramics live up to the social and aesthetic taste.At the time when the economy rockets up, this article compares the difference between traditional handcrafted ceramics and machine produced daily used ceramic, points out the uniqueness of display ceramics in usage, design and emotion expressing, discusses the characteristics and development of display ceramics under modern taste. In recent years, people’s spiritual need and the new relationship between men and nature have urged artists of the new generation to express their doubt trough their work. Modern ceramic has come into view. So how can they be more suitable to the life of modern people, how can we inherit display ceramics in the development of modern ceramics, and how can the display ceramics glow its new luster in all the changes?And we can’t leave out the study of the causes of its variation during the development, which is a very meaningful research topic. |