重获新生的雨点釉

Rejuvenated Raindrop Glaze

在中国陶瓷重镇淄博,有一个独特且名贵的釉陶品种,它就是历史上鼎鼎有名的雨点釉。雨点釉,也叫油滴釉,因釉中银色金属光泽的放射状圆形结晶形似雨点坠入水中溅出的水圈花斑而得名。雨点釉制作技艺诞生于唐代,成熟于宋代,元末明初时因战乱而失传。1936年,淄博的陶瓷艺人尝试恢复这一古老技艺,经不断研究,于1959年攻克技术难关,雨点釉得以重新出现在世人面前。

In Zibo,a major porcelainarea in China,there is a kind of unique and precious glazed pottery-raindropglaze famous in history.The raindropglaze craft began in the Tang Dynasty,matured in the Song Dynasty,but was lost in the turmoil of war in the period of late Yuan and early Ming.In 1936,ceramists from Zibo attempted to restore this old craft,and overcame technical difficulties in 1959 through continuous research.