Ankou ceramics4

For thousands of years, Ankou kiln around the masses rely on porcelain to eat porcelain, the development of the economy, get rich, Ankou town is also rich because of the porcelain for a while, the same Ankou kiln rich products are also convenient to the Longdong region and the surrounding cities and counties of Pingliang people's lives.

However, the double-edged sword of the market economy has cut a deep slit between economic efficiency and cultural development. The emphasis on efficiency has left little room for traditional arts and crafts. The history of Ankou Kiln took a complete turn.

However, whenever I harvest a piece of age-old porcelain from Ankou Kiln, I have immense reverence and love for the kiln. But whenever I look back and contemplate, my heart is mixed. Because, always feel it from prosperity to decline of the fall is too big.

I remember when I was a child, I would carry the porridge pot to the ground to bring food to my parents during the busy season, and I only felt that the pot was very heavy and stupid. Nowadays, from each piece of artifacts of Ankou Kiln of the past dynasties that I have collected, I can see the technology and wisdom, and I can feel the art and craftsmanship. Which bottles and jars of the carcass was polished by them in a fine and meticulous, round places with just the right temperament, square places with straight and sharp lines, especially some small objects, but also reflects the craftsmen's skills of ingenuity and sophistication.

Ming and Qing Ankou kilns four series of porridge pots

1980s Ankou Kiln Colored Porcelain Pendant (Water Dripping Goddess of Mercy, Bouncing Pipa)

Late Ankou Kiln Tea Set

kissing pot