Tang Ying

Tang Ying

Tang Ying (1682-1756), a ceramic artist in Qing Dynasty, was good at painting, calligraphy and seal cutting. Shenyang people, belonging to the Zhengbai banner of the Han Army, were appointed as the assistant officer of Jingdezhen imperial kiln factory in 1728. In 1736, they successively managed Huai'an pass and Jiujiang pass, and concurrently managed kiln affairs, until the 21st year (which was suspended once in the 15th and 16th years). He managed Jingdezhen imperial kiln for more than 20 years. He made porcelain for Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Qianlong. He presided over the firing of porcelain are all exquisite, deeply appreciated by the emperors of the two dynasties. Therefore, the official kilns in Qianlong period were also called "Tang kilns".

Life of the characters

Tang Ying, whose name is Jungong, was born in the white flag of the Han army. Guan neiwu Fu Yuan wailang is in charge of Yangxin hall. In the sixth year of Yongzheng reign, he was appointed to supervise the kiln business in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, and the Guangdong Customs and Huai'an customs. At the beginning of Qianlong, he transferred jiujiangguan to supervise the kiln business for more than ten years. In the Ming Dynasty, the middle official was in charge of the building, and then changed to patrol the road, and the governor's office was in charge of its affairs, which was caused in the early Qing Dynasty. In Shunzhi, it was made under the supervision of governor Lang tingji. It was exquisite and famous. It was called "Lang kiln" in the world. After that, the imperial kiln began to work, and every time he ordered the Department of work or the head of the internal affairs department to go there, he was appointed to his post. Nian Xiyao was once appointed to make utensils, which was called "Nian kiln" in the world.

After that, Ying served for the longest time, emphasizing the pottery method. She had experience in clay, glaze, body and heat, and bowed to her command. In addition, he was able to pay attention to his work and money. He wrote a chronicle stele, which contained funds and craftsman's solution. He listed all kinds of e-mail glazes. He imitated the ancient and collected 57 kinds of them. Since Song Daguan, Ming Yongle, Xuande, Chenghua, Jiajing and Wanli official kilns, as well as GE, Ding, Jun, Longquan, Yixing, Western and Oriental wares have been imitated. Its glaze color includes white powder green, big green, beige, rose purple, Begonia red, eggplant flower purple, plum green, mule liver, horse lung, sky blue, Jihong, Jiqing, eel yellow, snake skin green, oil green, European red, European blue, moon white, jadeite, black gold and purple gold. They are also famous for watering yellow, purple, green, white, gold, blue and white, ink, multicolor, cone, arch, gold and silver.

Fengchi compiled the pottery map, which is Figure 20: Quarrying and mud making, scouring and mud making, ash mixing and glaze making, sagger making, mould repairing, blank drawing, blank making, green material selection, printing and milk making, blue and white making, painting and carving, glaze dipping and blowing, blank turning and full digging, blank into kiln, blank firing and foreign mining, and Ming Dynasty Furnace furnace dark furnace, said bundle grass barrel, said worship God reward yuan. Each attached detailed, prepared for the work order, after the governance of pottery who take the law. It was made in England and is called "Tang kiln" in the world.

Main achievements

As Tang Ying devoted himself to the study of pottery and practiced it, he accumulated rich experience in porcelain making. The porcelain made by him was exquisite and appreciated by the emperors of the two dynasties. Therefore, the official kilns during the reign of Emperor Qianlong were also known as "Tang kilns". Under the supervision of Tang Ying, Qianlong doucai porcelains are of various shapes, rich and gorgeous decorations and colorful colors. The decorative patterns are mostly composed of such mascots as twining lotus, Pisces and Ganoderma lucidum, and the main shapes are bowls, plates and bottles. Tang Ying died in 1756, which is the 20th year of Qianlong period. As a result, the kiln began to decline after a period of time.

Tang Ying has made a great contribution to the development of Chinese ceramics.

Main works

Tang Ying did a lot of things when he was the governor of pottery, one of which was very important: in the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong, Tang Ying, who was 62 years old, compiled the edition of the painting of pottery (on the painting of pottery). In Tao Ye Tu Shuo, Tang Ying briefly introduced the twenty processes of porcelain production. The reason why this is very important is that "this is the first systematic work on ceramic process in China.

personal works