Recently, Tongxinshe Teahouse welcomes a limited-edition masterpiece - the "Famille Rose Porcelain Plate with Poems and Flowers". This plate, inspired by the elegance of official kiln colored porcelain from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty and crafted with hand-painted ingenuity, is not only a practical and elegant item on the tea table but also a collectible and appreciable craft treasure.
When it comes to famille rose porcelain, one cannot avoid the legend of the official kilns during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, craftsmen in official kilns innovated on the basis of traditional colored porcelain, and the famille rose porcelain they created was famous for its "soft and mellow colors, rich and varied hues", leaping to become the peak of colored porcelain in the Qing Dynasty. Its unique feature lies in the introduction of "glass white" as a base when applying colors, making the pigments show a sense of gradation between light and dark, breaking the gaudy and rigid style of traditional five-colored porcelain, and fully demonstrating the elegant charm of "being equally charming in light or heavy makeup".
As one of the "Four Famous Porcelains of Jingdezhen", famille rose porcelain, along with the simplicity of blue and white porcelain, the purity of monochromatic glaze, and the delicacy of linglong porcelain, stands out for its more exquisite brushwork and richer themes. It is especially good at depicting flowers, birds, landscapes, and poems, perfectly integrating literati interest with court aesthetics, and has become a "beauty in porcelain" sought after by collectors of all dynasties.
The "Famille Rose Porcelain Plate with Poems and Flowers" brought by Tongxinshe today is a contemporary tribute to the essence of Yongzheng famille rose porcelain.
• Practical Shape, Appropriate Size: The plate has a diameter of 132mm, which is just right for holding a teapot or a covered bowl. It is neither too large to be cumbersome nor too small to be unstable. It is steadily placed in the center of the tea table, forming an elegant world of its own.
• Hand-Painted Ingenuity, Replicating Ancient Charm: The entire plate is purely hand-painted. Craftsmen outline the shapes of flowers with delicate brushstrokes - sometimes painting peonies in their elegance, sometimes sketching orchids in their tranquility. The texture of petals and the veins of leaves are all vivid. Elegant poems are inscribed beside them, with smooth brushwork, which sets off the flowers harmoniously, just like the literati charm of Yongzheng famille rose porcelain integrating "poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal". In terms of color, it inherits the "soft and mellow" characteristic of famille rose porcelain. The carmine is like the first glow of the morning sun, the delicate yellow is like condensed beeswax, and the light green is like the first birth of spring water. The various colors blend without being ostentatious, fully showing the style of "elegant but not gaudy".
This limited-edition famille rose porcelain plate with poems and flowers is Tongxinshe's respect for traditional craftsmanship and its interpretation of tea table aesthetics. When the tea soup flows in the teapot and the bottom of the pot gently falls on this plate, it seems that one can hear the echo of dialogue between the past and the present - the elegant charm of Yongzheng official kilns is integrating into the curling tea smoke of today through the hands of craftsmen.
Understanding tea, and more importantly, understanding the interest of collecting utensils. This famille rose plate from Tongxinshe is presented in a limited quantity, waiting to meet with like-minded people on the tea table.