Firing techniques of Tang Sancai

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Tang Sancai firing skills

Applicant: Luoyang City, Henan Province

Item No.: 877

Project No.: Ⅷ - 94

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Henan Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Luoyang City, Henan Province

Protected by: Luoyang Jiuchao cultural relics reproduction Co., Ltd

A brief introduction to the firing techniques of Tang Sancai

Applicant: Luoyang City, Henan Province

Tang Sancai is a unique style of pottery, popular in the Tang Dynasty, has a history of more than 1300 years. The so-called "three colors" refers to the glaze color decorated with yellow, green and white on the white plain tire to express the meaning of colorful. Due to a large number of Tang Sancai treasures unearthed in Luoyang, it is also known as "Luoyang Tang Sancai".

Tang Sancai's tire material is mainly white kaolin produced locally. The second firing method is used in the firing process. First, the sculpture blank is dried, and then it is fired in the kiln at a temperature of more than 1000 ℃. Then, all kinds of glazes are fired in the kiln, and the firing temperature is about 900 ℃. Tang three color glaze is a kind of low temperature transparent glaze. In the process of firing, the glaze will naturally flow down after melting and infiltrate with each other, resulting in a unique artistic effect.

Since the reign of Emperor Qianlong in Qing Dynasty, the Gao family of Mengjin used small kilns to make Tang Sancai, which was passed down from male to female. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, Gao Songmao of the Gao family made unreservedly contributions to the firing techniques of Tang Sancai, which brought Tang Sancai into a new period of development. Originally, Luoyang Tang Sancai could only simply imitate the shape of horse and camel, but now its product types have been greatly enriched. People, animals, utensils, birds and animals can all be made with Tang Sancai.

At present, it is still a very urgent problem to further protect and inherit the traditional firing techniques of Tang Sancai.