[goodorient.net] Instructions on Inkstone Storage

Waxing: ancient people had different ideas on waxing. They thought that after waxing, inkstone would be not clear to see the stone, and it would be not so fruitful of ink. This is rather reasonable. Nowadays some people spread wax all over the inkstone, or spread plant oil and even ink to nourish the inkstone and get a primitive sense. But these methods are not good actually. It is acceptable to spread wax and seal the inkstone, but it requires in a proper manner. The wax can be spread around the inkstone, and should be thin and proper at the bottom; never spread wax on the part for grinding ink, because the ink can not be melted in wax and no ink can be produced. It is not reasonable to spread plant oil on inkstone, because plant oil will attract dust, make ink dirty; and with oil in ink, it will smell terrible after a long time, or milden and rot will form in plant oil, leaving speckles on the inkstone surface which will lose the beauty if the speckles can not be washed off.

 

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Posted by Amidiu to goodorient.net at 10/31/2006 07:26:49 PM

[Eastern Tradition] HuLianxian, Originator of Xiang Embroidery

She could embroider the paintings and cut the embroidery scripts, which had laid the foundation of the Xiang embroidery. Later, she established the Xiang embroiderywith her good friend Wei by combining the Yue embroidery to the Suzhou embroidery. At the early stage, they hired embroidery workers of 2000. In the needle rule, different from the "orderly needle" in the Suzhou embroidery, they applied the method of the disorderly needle (inserting the needle in disorder) to mix the colors vividly. The Xiang embroidery uses the slender silk threads, which would never have the fur, applying the irregular needles to express the Yin, the Yang, the thickness and the shade, with the rich changes in the layers. In the development course of the Xiang embroidery, she formed her own unique artistic style, which was simple and beautiful, and made the great contribution for the establishment and the development of the Xiang embroidery.

 

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Posted by Amidiu to Eastern Tradition at 10/31/2006 07:24:32 PM

[Jing De Zhen Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain, Cloisonne] The Fine and Elaborate China of Jingdezhen

The sculpt of Jingdezhen china is very elegant and artistic in various types including high temperature treated color glaze, five-color under the glaze, blue-white, bucket coloring, new pattern, powder coloring and Linglong etc.; the blue-white and Linglong china is in bulk production with rich decoration, strong artistic sense and some are majestic, vigorous and stylish, some are classic and fresh and some are magnificent, brilliant and striking.

The top four traditional Jingdezhen china types are blue-white, Linglong, powder coloring and color glaze. The thin body china is called as a miracle and statuary china is a traditional artware in our country.

Blue-white china was originated in the Yuan Dynasty. The base was drawn with patterns by coloring agent, after spreading glaze, it was burn in high temperature, and the glaze was crystal-clear, transparent, plain and elegant. The blue pigment was melted in the body glaze, though the color was unique, it gave a rich sense. Blue-white china is durable, not fragile and has good fastness.

Linglong china was created and developed on base of the hollowing out craftwork in Xuande Period of the Ming Dynasty with a history over five hundred years. The thin base was carved into rice shaped and thorough hole patterns, then glaze was spread many times to fill in the thorough hole patterns, and then put into the kiln to burn. In the Qing Dynasty, porcelain workers combined  blue-white and Linglong in a flexible way and made lovely blue-white and Linglong china which gave a special beauty as the green and bright Linglong and the blue-white added radiance and beauty to each other.

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Posted by Amidiu to Jing De Zhen Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain, Cloisonne at 10/31/2006 07:09:25 PM