Copper-red glazed porcelain is very popular in the history of China because the color and shade are in line with the oriental aesthetic, it mainly includes three kinds of jixianghong glaze, langjiao red and cowpea red.
01. Jewel-like color? Jihong glaze
Jihong glaze is a kind of porcelain created by imitating Xuande red glaze, it uses luxurious materials, adding onyx, gemstones and other expensive-sounding materials on top of copper and ziyingshi, so the color of firing is very beautiful, and therefore Jihong glaze has a ? Gemstone red glaze? The nickname. Jihong glaze whether it is the naked eye directly or through the photographs, are very textured, red deep, put in the light of the sense of color more pleasing to the eye, is China's many porcelain in the top.
02. Gorgeous? Lang cellar red
Lang cellar red and Jihong glaze, are modeled after the previous dynasty out of the new, but Lang cellar red to join their own dynasty's innovative elements, it can be said that the blue is better than the blue, a glance Lang cellar red must be the most eye-catching one. Lang cellar red color is very gorgeous, with a glass-like gloss, and even because of the firing method and materials, Lang cellar red will have a gradient color, from the mouth of the porcelain to the bottom of the porcelain gradually deepen the color, to achieve the perfect transition from white to crimson. Beautiful things are always hard to come by, Langjiao red firing is very difficult, for the environment and temperature requirements are very strict, and therefore also particularly valuable.
03. Light and pleasant? Cowpea Red
Unlike the above two red glazes, although Cowpea Red is also red, the overall color is gentler and more elegant, rather like a Jiangnan beauty. Cowpea red is more variable in color, many times darker and lighter pinks, some of which are interspersed with green flecks. Because of its different shades of color, cowpea red also has many interesting names, such as ? Peach Blossom Flake? and "Peach Blossom Patch". Beauty Drunk? and? Doll's Face? etc. The light pink color is like the peach blossoms in March, more than the drunken beauty. But the firing of cowpea red is also very difficult, only a small amount of porcelain was used by the royal family.
Cowpea-red glazed porcelain is a precious collection of art in China, and they shine in history as much as the wisdom of the working people.