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A piece of ancient Chinese ceramics in the Beijing Palace Museum, known as Ge Ware, has been destroyed due to improper handling. Academics were inspecting the pieces when the accident occurred. The Palace Museum’s inspection of the ancient ceramics has now been suspended.
Ge Ware originated in the Song Dynasty, about 800 years ago. Ge Ware represents one of the pinnacles of Chinese porcelain. Only a few hundred pieces remain, all of them priceless. Ge Ware is renowned for the high skill needed to create their distinctive crackling pattern.
Ge Ware destroyed due to improper handling.
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Pottery/Ceramics Designers (
Ceramicists) combine creative, practical and technical skills in the design and production of original items such as plates, ornaments, pots and sculptures made by shaping, moulding and firing clay and other materials.
Ceramics designers and potters use a range of techniques and their creativity to make domestic (table and chinaware), decorative (ornaments and sculptures) or industrial (pipes, fittings, tiles) products from clay. Typical activities include:
- generating original ideas;
- producing sketches and sample designs;
- preparing clay and other materials for use;
- using kilns, a potter’s wheel and/or moulds to produce items;
- using a variety of techniques to create finished products;
- investigating and choosing appropriate production processes and materials (stoneware, earthenware, porcelain etc);
- maintaining awareness of current design trends, fashion and influences;
- liaising with suppliers, galleries, store buyers, clients etc;
- undertaking market research, marketing and business development activities;
- managing budgets and accounts;
- running workshops/teaching classes;
- giving demonstrations;
- producing photographs, catalogues and/or design portfolios;
- attending/displaying work at exhibitions and craft fairs;
- selling products directly via galleries, craft shops, studios, the internet etc.
Most ceramicists are self-employed/freelance or work for large ceramics/pottery companies (including Denby, Wedgewood and Royal Doulton). For experienced designers, opportunities also arise with large retail chains (such as Ikea and Habitat), although such vacancies attract strong competition. Jobs are advertised via the Internet, in local and national newspapers and trade publications including Design Week, Ceramic Review and Design Nation. Speculative applications are worthwhile, for which it is essential to produce a sound portfolio of design work to demonstrate creative/practical skills.
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Language: Chinese and English bilingual
Author: Zhang Bai
Pub. Date: 2008
Format: Special; 215*290mm; 240 pages with color photos
Subject: Collection
【Introduction】
1. Tianjin Area
Tianjin is located in the northeastern corner of Huabei Plain. Bound on the north by the Yan mountains, on the east by the Bohai Sea, crossed by the Daqing and Ziya rivers, the Northern and Southern canals, Hai and Jiyun rivers, Tianjin from antiquity served as a major crossroads for sea and river commerce.
Ming and Qing period porcelains from the Tianjin area are quite spectacular. Types include vases, jars, handled ewers, bowls, and various dishes. Bodies are made usually out of refined clay and tend to be delicately thin. Porcelain types include those with underglaze blue or red designs, and those with black, white, soy-brown, bluish-white (qingbai), or black-and-white colored glazes. Techniques of creating ornament are various. Themes featured on blue-and-white colored wares include primarily plantains, stylized grasses and leaves, cloud scrolls, floral scrolls, lotus petals, hollowed rocks, and coiled dragon motifs. On the undersides of circular feet of vessels one frequently sees the mark of studio names, known in Chinese as “tang kuan.”2. Liaoning Area
Based on current archaeological data, the majority of Liaoning ceramics derive from tombs. The earliest finds include a six loop-lug greenware jar from the tomb of Han Ji at Chaoyang, dated to 612 of the Sui dynasty (the 8th year of Daye). During the Tang, Chaoyang (the then Luicheng city) was the administrative capital of Yingzhou commandery; it was the country’s northeastern stronghold, thus the area has a significant number of Sui and Tang tombs. The most commonly witnessed vessel type is the multiple loop-lug jar, a hallmark of northern greenwares.3. Jilin Area
Jilin is located on China’s northern frontier, far away from the well-known porcelain manufacturing centers of the Central Plains and Yangtze River valley. Ceramics came late to Jilin. Archaeology works have recently been very active in Jilin. A remarkably large group of finds derive from Ming tombs in Fuyu county. Porcelain types vary from famille rose, wucai (five colors), blue-and-white, to white. Themes vary from flowers and grasses, birds and insects, floral scrolls, to inscriptions. Vessel types include bowls, dishes, stem cups, and yuhuchun vases. Ceramic figurines of dogs, rams, and human heads have also been excavated from the Tahu city site of Liao and Jin period date.4. Heilongjiang Area
Heiliongjiang, located on the northeasternmost edge of China, is one area that has not yet revealed evidence of an ancient kiln site. The earliest ceramic remains currently known come from the Bohai period (contemporaneous with Tang dynasty) Longquan prefecture (the Shangjiang or Superior Capital) in today’s Ning’an city. A total of ten porcelains have been unearthed from the residential area in the western part od the city; No.1 Buddhist Temple in the eastern part; administrative office in the eastern part of the palace area; and royal residence in the western part of the palace area. Nine of these are white-galzed bowls, and only one of which can be restored and may be characterized as having a lipped mouth, inwardly sloping belly, a jade disk-shaped base. Another is a black-glazed jar with damaged mouth, straight belly walls, and a flat base, similar bowls and jars have been discovered in Tang tombs of the Central Plains, suggesting that these vessels were manufactured there.
【Main Contents】
1. Greenware (qingci or qingyouci) bowl
2. Greenware jar with four loop-lugs
3. Greenware vase with two lugs
4. Greenware ewer
5. White-glazed bowl
6. Greenware dish with carved chrydanthemum design, Yaozhou ware, Shaanxi
7. White-glazed dish in lobed shape, attr. Ding ware, Hebei
8. White-glazed dishes in lobed shape, attr. Dingware, Hebei
9. White-glazed foliate dish
10. White-glazed dish of lobed form
11. Pair of white-glazed square dishes with moulded peony design
12. White-glazed jar in pagoda shape
13. White-glazed spittoon
14. Jun-glazed bowl with purple splashes
15. White-glazed spittoon
16. White figure of Guangyin with red-and-green enamels
17. Soy-brown glazed bowl
18. Celadon sugarcane-sectioned washer (zheduanxi), Longquan ware, Zhejiang
19. Celadon tripod incense burner (sanzuzun), Longquan ware, Zhejiang
20. Longquan celadon lampstand
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221. Wucai bowl with peach and flower design on both sides, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
222. Wucai bowl with design of two lions playing with an embroidered ball on both sides, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
223. Wucai dish with four blossoms outside, lingzhi immortal fungus and a mark “shou (longevity)” inside, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
224. Wucai bowl with double lions and a ball inside and two qilin and two horses outside, a mark “fugui jiaqi (fine vessel for the wealthy and noble)”
225. Doucai (joined colors) censer with dragon design, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
226. Bule-and-white stem up with design of four sea creatures in waves, Chenghua mark
227. Wucai ewer with chicken head spout and mouse handle, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
228. Peacock-blue glazed square saucer
229. Celadon bowl with impressed story scenes about Confucius, Han Xin, Li Bai and Zhenzi, Longquan ware, Zhejiang
230. Longquan celadon foliate dish with incised design
231. Longquan celadon foliate dish with incised design
232. Peacock-blue glazed dish with incised design
233. Blue-and-white cup with a blue mark inside and two auspicious animals outside, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
234. Meiping with aubergine-purple (qiepizi) glaze and white plum design
235. Blue-and-white dish with dragon and sea waves inside and two groups of plant designs outside
236. Blue-and-white dish with orchid inside, two groups of plant designs outside, and a symbol mark in the base, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
237. Wucai dish with fish and waterweed design, a symbol mark in the base, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
238. Bowl with tiger-fur sancai glaze and a square symbol mark in the base, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
239. Blue-and-white bowl with boating design associated with the Red Cliff by Su Dongpo, a mark “Taosheng xuan li (Made by the Taosheng Studio)” in the base, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
240. Bowl with painting of fish in the centre and on side, a mark “Fenglai xuanzhi (Made by the Fenglai Studio)” in the base, attr. Jingdezhen ware, Jiangxi
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Got a broken ceramic tile? Don’t worry, replacing a ceramic can be an easy do-it-yourself project. Here is a step by step guide on how to replace a broken or cracked ceramic tile.
Ceramic Floor Tiles
1
Remove the damaged ceramic tile. The most important part here is not to damage any surrounding tiles. Start by drilling several lines of holes into the ceramic tile. Use a power drill with a masonry drill bit. Be careful not to drill deeper than the tile.
After you have your holes drilled, connect them together with a cold chisel (masonry chisel) and hammer. Once the tile is split up, pry it up with a flat pry bar.
2
Using your cold chisel, remove any old mortar or thin set from where the old tile use to be. Be extra careful not to damage the other tiles in the process.
3
Vacuum the empty space out to remove any dust and debris. This will help the mortar adhere to the ground.
4
Using your notched trowel, spread an even layer of thin set mortar or adhesive to the floor. The notches in the trowel will help the adhesive flatten out when the ceramic tile is placed.
5
Center your new tile into the adhesive. Make sure it’s an equal distance away from the others to ensure even grout lines. If your tile is too high or too low, adjust it by removing or adding thin set mortar.
6
Place a block of wood over the tile and pound it even with a hammer.
Let the adhesive dry for at least 24 hours.
7
Fill in the cracks with sanded grout and level it with a grout float. Wipe any excess grout from the ceramic tiles’ surface with a wet rag before it dries.
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