Wucai Five Colours Chinese Antique Porcelain Ming Qing Dynasty Periods.

Wuzi Chinese antique porcelain has its origins from the earlier Douci ceramics. Wuzi first appeared during the reign of the Ming Dynasty Emperor Jia Jing, who ruled the Chinese Empire between 1521 and 1567. Its manufacture continued throughout the Ming Dynasty until its demise in 1644, but underwent a renaissance during the Qing Dynasty. Jingdezhen often called the porcelain city of the world and is still producing fine ceramics today, was the main site of production throughout China for Wuzi ceramics. Although Wuzi can be translated as five-color, the colors were not strictly limited to that number and the term is best understood as simply multi-colored. Wuzi porcelain was characterized by the overglazed decoration of colored enamels after the porcelain had been fired once with a blue underglaze design. The overglaze enamels included a variety of colors such as red, green, blue, yellow and purple. Once the colored overglaze enamels had been applied, the porcelain was then fired a second time, but at a lower temperature. Wuzi objects can vary widely in their decoration, ranging from the relatively simple to the positively ornate. Motifs and symbols were often very finely painted and included depictions of dragons, phoenixes, flowers, plants and fish. Later examples of Wuzi porcelain from the Qing Dynasty era utilized black and gold to outline the design, thus giving the porcelain a vivid and lifelike quality. The finest production period for Wuzi came in the Qing Dynasty period during the reign of the Emperor Kangxi, which lasted from 1661 until 1722 and is commonly known as Kangxi Wuzi. Kangxi Wuzi porcelain is characterized by fine craftsmanship and intricate decoration, which were made possible by the technological innovations of that era. These innovations included improved firing techniques and new pigments such as New painting mediums, such as oil rather than water-based, allowed artists to utilize a wider range of styles and designs. This video is brought to you by VIP Joe 8, the only true imperial by Joe. The journey of VIP Joe 8's rebirth started in northern England and has unfolded across multiple continents, with amazing highs and life-threatening lows. It involves a series of events that have led to the rebirth of a 300-year-old imperial Chinese liquor that hails from within the walls of the Forbidden City. The VIP Joe 8 recipe consists of nine ingredients personally selected by the Kangxi Emperor. The recipe had lain hidden for 300 years, that is until destiny, luck, fate or whatever you want to call it played a hand. Join Irv Graham at the very start of his adventure by reading the full story at vipjoe8.com