On porcelain aesthetics

The original words of this sentence are: "Even if you have great wealth, it is not as good as a piece of Jun porcelain", which is described in the Song Dynasty, meaning that even if you have great wealth, it is not as valuable as a piece of Jun porcelain.

Jun porcelain, which began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, is a rare treasure in China's traditional ceramic firing process. It is one of the five famous porcelains in China, a rare official kiln in the history of China, with a history of 1300 years, and is known as a "national treasure".

Since Song Huizong, it has been designated as a royal treasure by emperors of past dynasties, which is only allowed to be owned by the royal family and not kept by the people. In the Song Dynasty, it enjoyed the reputation of "gold is valuable, jun porcelain is priceless" and "even if you have a lot of money, it is not as good as a jun porcelain".

Expanding the value of Jun porcelain;

Guan Jun Kiln is a tribute to the royal family. It only needs to refine beautiful utensils, regardless of working hours and cost. The good ones are sent to the imperial court, and the bad ones are buried deep, and they are not allowed to flow into the people, so craftsmen can present fine kiln furniture. In the long-term practice, these craftsmen creatively built a double-breasted firewood kiln with reasonable structure and excellent performance.

This kind of kiln fire net has a large area, which can make wood burn quickly and heat up quickly. The flame is soft and the temperature distribution in the kiln is uniform, which is conducive to the formation of kiln change effect. At the same time, a scientific formula of Jun glaze was developed, and the use of copper red glaze was one of them.

"History of Chinese Ceramics" contains: Jun kiln creatively fired copper red glaze for the first time in Song Dynasty, and achieved great success. The success of Jun Hong glaze opened up a new aesthetic realm and had a far-reaching impact on the development of ceramics in later generations.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Jun Porcelain in Song Dynasty