Zhao Ji After the rain, the sky is blue and the clouds break the virginity, wearing the same color as the future

The history of porcelain is the oldest in the wood kiln. Because it was fired during the Chai Rong reign of Emperor Shizong of Zhou Dynasty after the Five Dynasties, it was named Chai kiln. It is said that at that time, pottery artists asked for instructions on the appearance of porcelain, and King Sejong gave the instruction with a stroke of his pen: "After the rain, the sky is blue and the clouds break the virginity, and (this) color is like the future (the color is like the sky after the rain)!"

It should just describe the color and appearance of porcelain

Green as the sky: Ruguan kiln mainly has azure glaze color. But when viewed under different lighting and from different angles, the color will change differently. We usually experience that under bright light, the color will be green with yellow, just like the golden sunshine on the clear blue sky after the rain has cleared and the clouds have cleared and the fog has dispersed. And in places with dim light, the color is green and slightly blue, like clear lake water. The reason is that the agate of your porcelain is put into the glaze, which causes the glaze surface to produce diagonal slices at different angles and a few bubbles of different sizes like morning stars, which produce different effects on the different reflections of light.

The surface is like jade: The key is the semi-opaque crystal glaze. This crystal glaze is extremely sensitive to color and light, but the green glaze can reflect the blush from within. The slightly thicker part of the glaze solidifies the verdant like grease, and it is like dripping wax that melts the agate and then solidifies it. Where the glaze is slightly thinner, it looks like a shy girl's face turning red, or like the dew of the morning sun that slightly dyes thin clouds red. The glaze is moist and soft, as pure as jade, and has a distinct buttery feel. It is like silk when touched, warm and simple, bright and translucent, and the glaze is like a pile of fat. It is quiet and elegant, the color is moist and pure, and the texture is crystal clear. It looks like green peaks, with a beauty that looks like jade but not jade. The gloss of the glaze of Ru porcelain is not as crystal clear as that of Guan and Ge porcelain, and even worse than that of Longquan celadon. Comparing it with the specimens of Ding porcelain and Longquan porcelain that were both tribute and unearthed, the gloss of Ru glaze is probably only as good as that of the latter. A third is slightly stronger. This shows that when agate is incorporated into the glaze, the degree of vitrification of the glaze and the corrosion resistance of the enamel are reduced.

The beauty of porcelain lies in its beauty as jade

"Sweet white" represents the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty. The high-temperature baking produces a very white glaze. Because the carcass is very thin, this high-whiteness glaze is particularly shiny and moist, giving people a "sweet" feeling. "Tao Lu" interprets it as sweet and pure. Hence the name "Sweet White". Among them, those with thin bodies and dark flowers are the most precious. It also has an indifferent and ancient beauty, but I think it lacks a little "class" and "qi" compared to "Tianqing". The tricolor and tortoise shells of the Tang Dynasty and the enamels of the Qing Dynasty are not unattractive. But the taste of each era reached its peak, and the era when even craftsmen knew how to pursue the profound meaning of Zen was the Song and Ming Dynasties.

So I think porcelain is used as a metaphor for noble character