Handpainted Chinese Traditional Gui Fish Pattern Blue and White Underglaze Red Youlihong Porcelain Jingdezhen Rotating Teacup

This Jingdezhen artwork teacup is hand-painted with Chinese traditional Gui Fish and Lotus pattern by a Jingdezhen experienced ceramic painter. This teacup is a composite of a cushion and a teacup. It's a fun teacup to play and rotate it through the cushion.

Blue and white underglaze red porcelain, commonly known as "blue and white plus purple", is a decorative technique of underglaze colored porcelain in Chinese ceramic art. It refers to a porcelain decoration technique of adding patterns with underglaze red between blue and white. It began in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 AD), more than 700 years ago, which is regarded as one of the most crafted Chinese porcelains and the most high end ceramic so far. 

Blue and white underglaze red porcelain refers to underglaze colored porcelain that is painted with blue and white (cobalt oxide as a colorant) and underglaze red (copper as a colorant) on the porcelain body, and then covered with transparent glaze and fired in a high-temperature reducing atmosphere in the kiln. The craft foundation of this variety is based on the decorative craft characteristics of the two underglaze colored ceramics, "blue and white" and "underglaze red".

Why Blue and White Porcelain Underglaze Red porcelain is so precious and rare?

The Difficulty of Coloring Copper Red:
Underglaze red uses copper as a colorant, and its red color can only be developed in a reducing atmosphere. However, controlling the firing environment for copper red is extremely complex. A slight misfire can cause the red color to turn black or gray, or exhibit an uneven, diffused appearance, making it difficult to achieve a stable, vibrant red.

Extreme Requirements for Kiln Temperature and Atmosphere:
Copper red is far more sensitive to kiln temperature and atmosphere than the cobalt color used in blue and white porcelain. Ensuring that copper red develops color without losing control during a single high-temperature firing requires extremely precise kiln temperature control and a stable reducing atmosphere, presenting a significant technical challenge.

Low Yield:
Precisely because of the extremely high technical requirements for copper red, the firing process for blue and white underglaze red is prone to a high number of defective products, resulting in a very low yield. Even when successfully fired, the color is often unstable or limited to small pieces.

capacity:  teacup 120ml

place of production: Jingdezhen, China

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