Art of Carved Porcelain-2

The carved porcelain, as an important part of the arts and crafs, originated in Sone dynasty, developed in Ming Dynasty and flourished in late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. The Porcelain in hign grade is used as a carrier, and the nicking tool lined with diamond is used to engrave the figures, landscape, image and flowers and birds on the surface of the porcelain of the fired glaze by hand. It is also an ingenious combination of woodengraving, oil painting, handwriting, and seal cutting. The calligraphy charming and the artistic conception of the painting are expressed on the porcelain, making the hard porcelain and sharp metal come together, forming a sharp contrast between the glazing of the porcelain glaze and the roughness of the nicking. So it has higher value for collection. In recent years, the carved porcelain has been accepted as the collection and is prasied as the oriental art gem in the international. It won the favor of the people all over the world.

Zibo carved porcelain not only has the obvious advantages, such us new in porcelain materials and complete in variety, but also owns many famous masters in carved porcelain art. In 1982, the carved porcelain from Zibo had won the frst gold medal for Chinese porcelain in the 34th World Handicrafts International Fair held in Munich. It represented the record level of Chinese porcelain, because it had created four Guinness World Records. In recent years, Zibo carved porcelain has won many international awards of art and craft. For many times, Zibo carved porcelain is used as an international gift to be sent to the heads of other countries. Many works from the masters of carved porcelain are collected in the book. They are deserved to be collected and their potential of added value is great.