The four famous porcelain of Jingdezhen are: blue and white porcelain, pink porcelain, Linglong porcelain, and color glazed porcelain.
These four types of porcelain represent the pinnacle of Jingdezhen's millennium old porcelain craftsmanship, each with its own characteristics, and are known as the "treasures of the porcelain country":
Blue and white porcelain
Belonging to underglaze colored porcelain, patterns are drawn on a plain body using pigments containing cobalt oxide, and then coated with transparent glaze and fired at a high temperature of 1300 ℃ once. Its characteristics are blue and white alternation, fresh and elegant, stable hair color, and never fading. It is known as a "treasure of the world" and ranks first among the four famous porcelain brands.
Pink porcelain
Also known as "soft colored porcelain", it is a glazed colored variety created and fired in the late Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Using "glass white" as the base, followed by the application of colored materials, the color becomes soft and smooth after low-temperature baking, with rich layers and a three-dimensional and meticulous painting effect similar to traditional Chinese painting. It is known as the "Pearl of Eastern Art".
Linglong porcelain
Named after carving rice grain shaped "Linglong Eyes" on the body, filling glaze and firing to form semi transparent bright holes, it is known as "porcelain with stained glass". Its craftsmanship is exquisite, transparent and impermeable, often combined with blue and white porcelain, known as "exquisite blue and white porcelain", showcasing the Eastern aesthetics of the interplay between reality and virtuality.
Color glazed porcelain
Adding different metal oxides (such as copper, iron, cobalt, etc.) to the glaze, and firing colorful monochromatic glaze by controlling the kiln temperature and atmosphere. Due to the kiln transformation characteristic of "one color in the kiln, ten thousand colors out of the kiln", each work is unique, such as sacrificial red glaze, tea powder glaze, etc., and is known as the "artificial gemstone".
