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Imperial Jingdezhen
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Kakiemon, pronounced, Kak-i-eh-mon, is all about balance, a small range of distinctive colors, known as "the palette", pure white porcelain and a perfect eye for harmony.
In the world of art and design, colour is important, in fact, of primary importance, with many specific colours bearing the name of their originator. The sublime palette of Kakiemon enamels is a key example.
Kakiemon's color range is small, but distinctive, delicate, balanced and in perfect harmony. The palette composed of iron-red, cerulean-blue, turquoise-green, yellow, aubergine and gold, however, it is the iron red aspect of the palette from which our story unfolds....
The setting is 16th century Japan, the year 1596 and the founding father of the celebrated dynastic family of Japanese potters, Sakaida Kizaemon, (1596-1666), is born. Working in the ceramic heartland of Japanese ceramics, Arita Province, it was Kizaemon, who, achieving a range of "firsts", opened a new window to the world of ceramic art.
The extremely fine, pure white body, (Nigoshide), is believed to have been exclusive to the Kakiemon kiln and Kizaemon was, unquestionably, not only a master potter, but could "see" colors that literally, as enamels, did not exist.
Japanese art, with its long history, has always drawn its inspiration from the world of nature, with each changing season offering a new range of colors and ideas. Kakiemon wares are usually painted with natural subjects such as birds in branches, flying squirrels, the "quail and millet", grasshoppers, moths and garden insects.
Very often seen are the "Three Friends of Winter", (pine, prunus, and bamboo), trailing flowers, and banded hedges. The chrysanthemum, the national flower of Japan, is a very common subject.
Human subjects are rare; some have been given titles such as the "Woman and the Nightingale" and "Hob in the Well", a title given by 18th century England! This decoration was based on a popular design derived from the story of a Chinese sage saving his friend who had fallen into a large fishbowl.
It was from the natural world that Sakaida Kizaemon produced his "iron red" by capturing the delicate red color and texture of the persimmon, (kaki), on porcelain. He is traditionally believed to have introduced over glaze enamelling on porcelain to Japan in the 1640s and in recognition of his dedication and artistic achievements, was awarded the honorific name of Kaki-emon, or, Kakiemon.
Kakiemon porcelains can be typified by a) hexagonal or octagonal shapes b) an iron-brown dressing, (fuchi-beni), which was applied to the edges of many Kakiemon porcelains to embellish and protect the rims from being chipped c) pure white porcelain d) a colorless glaze e) widely spaced decoration placed with a perfect eye for harmony and balance.
The Kakiemon family remains porcelain makers and skilled decorators right up to today with only the eldest son inheriting the family name and special skills. Kakiemon XIII, (1906-1982), was designated as an important cultural treasure of Japan in March 1971 and Kakiemon XIV, born in 1934, the 13th descendant of Sakaida Kakiemon, was designated a Living National Treasure of ceramic decoration in July, 2001.
History is and always will be, like the tide, going in and out and the story of Kakiemon is not exempt. Throughout China's long history of invention, the production of porcelain has a 1000 year development. China was not only the originator of porcelain, but the then, source of porcelain.
In the early 17th century, Imperial China was in complete political chaos with the turmoil of the closing years of the Ming dynasty. The dynasty completely collapsed in 1644 and the production of export porcelain to the West came to a halt. It would be thirty years later that the production of export porcelain would resume.
The Dutch, at this time, were the great merchant trading sea power, who, with a concession trading port, exported vast amounts of Chinese export porcelain to Europe, all produced at the great kilns of Jingdezhen.
When production stopped, the merchant fleet turned to Japan. The Dutch merchant fleet was the only Western nation allowed to trade there and had their trading port on Deshima Island, in Nagasaki Harbour. Remember, it was at this time that Japan was closed to the West in an effort to contain European influence and it was only from these designated ports that trading could take place.
In fact, the production of Japanese porcelain had only a half a century's history before the Dutch East Indiamen arrived and it was not long before the Dutch trading fleet, laden with Japanese porcelain, was heading for Holland.
The arrival of the "new" Japanese porcelain was a revelation, as very little colored porcelain had been seen, with most of the Chinese export having been blue and white wares. This was the 17th century, Japan's porcelain export high peak with virtually no competition. Kakiemon however, was the most prized and certainly, the most expensive. It was the preferred style in the princely palaces of Northern Europe, and despite the price, was the style most sought after by the rich and famous!
The sleeping dragon, however, was waking, and China's chaos had subsided with the establishment of the Manchu dynasty and the long and productive reign of the Kang Xi Emperor. The great kilns at Jingdezhen were reopened and the thriving business of export porcelain to the West commenced. Japanese Kakiemon porcelain, with its export to Europe, became the most influential ceramic decoration towards the end of the 17th century; the shapes, the decorative style and exquisite palette were copied by all the most important 18th century European factories, including Meissen, Chantilly, Chelsea, Bow and Worcester.
Kakiemon continued to influence European decoration throughout the 18th and into the 19th century and is still being reproduced by the most famous porcelain makers today.
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Amovy Porcelain - Inspiration From The Ancient Orient
The brand Amovy Porcelain derives from the ancient orient and it has already become a well-known brand. Its products are highly praised by many successful persons and celebrities.
Amovy originated in an influential family specializing in ceramics in Jingdezhen of China, and it has a history of more than 1,300 years in hand-made porcelain. In the year 1004, the emperor gave orders to appoint Jingdezhen to make porcelain for the royalty and the imperial court. This didn’t come to a halt until 1919, when the last emperor in China was overthrown. During the 900 years, all the porcelain made in this family was used by the royalty.
Amovy has inherited the best Chinese Jingdezhen ceramic workmanship & art, and all the porcelain makers were brought up by their parents in porcelain workshops of their own clan, which means that they’ve been nurtured with the ceramic art since childhood. Nobody elsewhere can rival them in the understanding of Chinese ceramic art as well as the grasp of the Chinese top ceramic workmanship.
Amovy porcelain is of high quality and artistry and it’s simple but exquisite. In particular, Amovy has made a perfect fusion of several Chinese artistic elements: calligraphy, painting, poetry, sculpture and so on. Colorful painting, magnificent glaze, exquisite thin china, wonderful sculpture and the like are all definitely the treasure of Chinese culture & art. Amovy porcelain has four distinguishing features: white as jade, bright as mirror, thin as paper, and it sounds like percussion when struck. From the 18th century on, Amovy porcelain has added in the design with features of European classicalism and compromised the ancient oriental artistic style and the European artistic style. Up till now, these traditional connotations could still be found in many of the exquisite Amovy ceramic products.
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