Ice Crackle Underglazed Red Sea-Dragon Tea Set

-INFORMATION -

Product Name: Ice Crackle Underglazed Red Sea-Dragon Tea Set
Place of Origin: Jingdezhen, the Porcelain Capital
Popular Element: Retro
Dimensions: As shown in the figure
Craftsmanship: Underglazed Red
Material: Ceramic
Packaging: Gift Box Packaging

-Ice crackle in porcelain-

Ice crackle in porcelain, also known as crackle, is a unique decorative effect and a phenomenon in the craft, with profound cultural heritage and aesthetic value.

●Principle: During the firing process, the thermal expansion coefficients of the porcelain body and the glaze are different. In the cooling stage, the glaze contracts faster than the body, resulting in irregular cracks on the glaze surface. This was originally a defect but later became a decorative technique.

●History: It reached its artistic peak in the Song Dynasty, especially in official kilns and Ge Kiln. Ge Kiln was famous for its "gold - wire and iron - wire" crackle. The large cracks were dark brown ("iron - wire") and the small ones were yellow ("gold - wire"). In the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, it was inherited and developed, each with its own characteristics.

●Aesthetics: It is natural and random, presenting the beauty of nature; it breaks the integrity, showing the beauty of imperfection, containing philosophical ideas, with an implicit and reserved artistic conception.

●Craftsmanship: Adjust the formula of the porcelain body and glaze to control the difference in thermal expansion coefficients, and regulate the temperature rise and fall rate and the kiln atmosphere during firing to change the crackle effect.

●Modern Times: It is widely used in modern porcelain and ceramic art creations, often combined with new shapes and concepts.