Week 3 Readings
7. Video Appreciation 2: Ode to the Cizhou Kiln
The Song Dynasty was a period of artistic prosperity, and this rich artistic atmosphere had a direct influence on the decoration of ceramics. Porcelain was not only a living article, but also a tool for people to express their feelings. The Cizhou kiln products rich and colorful beauty, but the best display of Cizhou kiln art is porcelain pillow. The use of porcelain pillows became a trend at the time, in the vast countryside almost everyone has one. Due to the low level of culture of the kiln factory master, so often on porcelain appeared some typos, it is also a strange phenomenon in the history of ceramics. The influence of the Cizhou kiln on the country and abroad was so extensive that now almost all the major museums at home and abroad have Cizhou porcelain. The eternal social effects of Cizhou kiln ceramics in history have made great contributions to world civilization and have become a valuable asset shared by mankind.
