中国文化英语教程U16 PPT概要1.pptxVIP

;;;2.1 Introduction;;;Around the 1st century, porcelain production first emerged in China. By the Song Dynasty it had become mature. Song-dynasty porcelain represented the acme (顶峰) of Chinese porcelain technique. ;Introduction;crackling: a porcelain terminology The crackles occurred during kilning due to flawed workmanship, but latter on crackleware become a craze (时尚) in Song Dynasty, and was passed down to this very day.;The Ge Kiln (located in present-day Longquan, Zhejiang Province) was a typical kiln of the Song Dynasty that produced crackleware. ;Crakleware today is one of the typical Chinese porcelain styles. The interest in crackleware lies in its naturally produced and unpredictable patterns.; Pure and elegant beauty is the goal that porcelain pursues, and this ideal is best explained in the production of blue-and-white porcelain.;Chinese-made blue-and-white porcelain ware emerged long before the founding of the Tang Dynasty. It was not until the Yuan Dynasty that this type of porcelain came to be produced in quantity, with the attendant masterpieces. The Ming Dynasty witnessed the maturity of the art, and a large number of valuable pieces were produced in this period.;Jingdezhen became the porcelain-producing center in the Yuan Dynasty and the subsequent Ming Dynasty, the imperial kilns were established here. Blue-and-white porcelain produced here is the most representative of Chinese porcelain. ;Blue-and-white porcelain accords well with the culture and aesthetic spirit Chinese people have long pursued—of simplicity, unaffectedness and ease. It displays a world of conciseness and elegance, serenity and purity.;Most Chinese porcelain ware embodies the characteristics of Confucian aesthetics. In its pursuit of gentleness and refinement one senses the aesthetic propensities (倾向) of Confucianism; through its implicit and reserved artistic style one discovers the reserved nature of Confucian aesthetics.;The Song Dynasty was a renaissance period for Conf