Playing with porcelain, can you understand the codes of different dynasties?

In the history of the development of China's porcelain, the Song Dynasty saw hundreds of kilns blooming with flowers in the north and south of the Yangtze River. After the Yuan Dynasty, it became a situation in the Ming Dynasty where the porcelain kilns in Jingdezhen almost dominated the world. As we all know, Jingdezhen porcelain products occupy the main market in the country. Therefore, it is Jingdezhen porcelain that truly represents the characteristics of the modern porcelain industry era. Jingdezhen's porcelain is mainly blue and white, and other types of products such as underglaze color, overglaze color, bucket color, and single-color glaze are also excellent.

China is one of the four ancient civilizations with a long history and rich cultural heritage. Porcelain is one of the great inventions of the Chinese nation, and its manufacture and use began more than 3,000 years ago.

Chinese porcelain is not only loved by the Chinese people for its exquisite shape and diverse uses, it is also sold overseas and has become a diplomatic business card of China. With the further prosperity of the country's economy and the continuous improvement of material standards, people's demand for spiritual life has gradually increased, and collecting porcelain has become people's new spiritual pursuit.

The collection of ancient porcelain is quietly on the rise. As a collector who wants to collect ancient Chinese porcelain, can you understand the codes of each dynasty?

The production of porcelain in the Ming Dynasty can be divided into three periods:

Early period: Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande; among which Hongwu, Yongle and Xuande are the highest peaks.

Middle period: Zhengtong, Jingtai, Tianshun, Chenghua, Hongzhi, Zhengde; among which Chenghua is the most famous.

Late period: Jiajing, Longqing, Wanli, Taichang, Tianqi, Chongzhen. Among them, Jiajing has the largest amount of Wanli.

Before the Ming Dynasty, Jingdezhen porcelain basically had no markings. After the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, official kiln porcelain began to be written with the year number of the dynasty, the cadres and expenditures, and the picture inscription, etc. Most of them are written in blue and white, with covert engraving and embossed printing. Let’s talk about the characteristics of Ming Dynasty porcelain in different periods such as Yongle, Xuande and Chenghua.

Before the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there were also inscriptions on porcelain, but they were rare and not systematic. Previously, there were inscriptions on porcelain, for example:

Kilns built in the Song Dynasty

On the soles of some artifacts, there were inscriptions of "Jin Ai" and "For the Emperor" as tribute inscriptions. .

The National Palace Museum in Taipei has several Ru kiln wares with the words "Fenghua" and "Cai" engraved on the bottom. Among them, "Fenghua" is the name of the palace, which is the residence of Liu Guifei, the favorite concubine of Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty.

Except for the white-glazed porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, which is stamped with the word "Privy House" (called "Privy House White Porcelain"), other inscriptions are rarely seen. ?Inscribed amphorae? Because of its extremely important historical status, you must know it.