中国文化英语教程U16 PPT

Unit16Porcelain—CallingCardofChineseCultureLead-inTextstudyExercisesContentLead-inDoyouknowthefivefamouskilns(窑)inSongDynasty?FivefamouskilnsaretheJun,Ding,Guan,Ge,andRu.2.1Introduction2.2Nature’sCraft2.3PureBlue-and-WhitePorcelain2.4ASubtleandReservedWorldTextstudy2.5ShapeandImageryIntroduction•InEnglish,thecountryand“porcelain”sharethesamename—”China”.ThisprovesthatEuropeanshavelongknownofChina’srelationshiptoporcelain.•PorcelainfounditswaytoEuropeinthe15thcentury,occupyinganimportantpositionintheexchangesbetweenChinaandothercountries.Introduction•PorcelaingarneredagoodreputationforChinaforitssophisticationandelegance.•ItplayedanimportantroleinthewaveoftheEuropeanidealizationofChinaduringthe17thand18thcenturies.•Aroundthe1stcentury,porcelainproductionfirstemergedinChina.•BytheSongDynastyithadbecomemature.Song-dynastyporcelainrepresentedtheacme(顶峰)ofChineseporcelaintechnique.IntroductionIntroduction•Chineseporcelainischerishforitsserenecolor,crystalpaste,gracefuldesigns,andingeniousforms.•ItcanberegardedasthecallingcardofChineseculture.•crackling:aporcelainterminology•Thecracklesoccurredduringkilningduetoflawedworkmanship,butlatteroncracklewarebecomeacraze(时尚)inSongDynasty,andwaspasseddowntothisveryday.Nature’sCraft•TheGeKiln(locatedinpresent-dayLongquan,ZhejiangProvince)wasatypicalkilnoftheSongDynastythatproducedcrackleware.Nature’sCraft•CraklewaretodayisoneofthetypicalChineseporcelainstyles.•Theinterestincracklewareliesinitsnaturallyproducedandunpredictablepatterns.Nature’sCraftPureandelegantbeautyisthegoalthatporcelainpursues,andthisidealisbestexplainedintheproductionofblue-and-whiteporcelain.PureBlue-and-WhitePorcelain•Chinese-madeblue-and-whiteporcelainwareemergedlongbeforethefoundingoftheTangDynasty.•ItwasnotuntiltheYuanDynastythatthistypeofporcelaincametobeproducedinquantity,withtheattendantmasterpieces.•TheMingDynastywitnessedthematurityoftheart,andalargenumberofvaluablepieceswereproducedinthisperiod.PureBlue-and-WhitePorcelain•Jingdezhenbecametheporcelain-producingcenterintheYuanDynastyandthesubsequentMingDynasty,theimperialkilnswereestablishedhere.•Blue-and-whiteporcelainproducedhereisthemostrepresentativeofChineseporcelain.PureBlue-and-WhitePorcelain•Blue-and-whiteporcelainaccordswellwiththecultureandaestheticspiritChinesepeoplehavelongpursued—ofsimplicity,unaffectednessandease.•Itdisplaysaworldofconcisenessandelegance,serenityandpurity.PureBlue-and-WhitePorcelainMostChineseporcelainwareembodiesthecharacteristicsofConfucianaesthetics.Initspursuitofgentlenessandrefinementonesensestheaestheticpropensities(倾向)ofConfucianism;throughitsimplicitandreservedartisticstyleonediscoversthereservednatureofConfucianaesthetics.ASubtleandReservedWorld•TheSongDynastywasarenaissanceperiodforConfucianism,andalsoaperiodofmaturityinporcelainproduction.•TheincreasedpopularityofConfucianismadvancedtheremarkabledevelopmentofSong-dynastyporcelainproduction,whileitsaestheticstandardsgaveenlightenmenttoporcelaincraftspeople.•TheservedstyleinporcelainwhichemphasizesinternalbeautyhasbeenpasseddownsinceSongDynasty.ASubtleandReservedWorld•Anotherrepresentativeofareservedstyleisunderglazeredporcelain,oneofthetwotypesofporcelaindevelopedtoitsmaturityinJingdezhenduringtheYuanDynasty.•Difficulttoproduce,underglazeredisnotaspopularasblue-and-whiteporcelain,thoughitdisplaysahighartistictaste.ASubtleandReservedWorldThedesignofthispreciousunderglazeredvaseisdrawninunderglazered,andatthelowersectionisacirculardesignoflotuspetals.Palmtrees,rocksandgrovesofbamboo,drawnonthebellyofthevase,produceagracefullandscapepaintingwithprofoundallusions.ASubtleandReservedWorldPorcelainisacomprehensiveart,andformisasimportanttoagoodpieceofporcelainasitistoafinepieceofsculpture.ShapeandImageryShapeandImageryWhiteporcelain•ThemostfamouswhiteporcelainwasproducedintheDingKilnoftheSongDynasty,whichexertedagreatinfluenceonlaterwhiteporcelainproducts.•AsmallwhiteporcelaincontainerproducedduringtheQingDynasty’sDaoguangreign(1821-1850)issuchapieceinthewhiteseries.•Chineseporcelainalsopursuespaintingeffects.Porcelainwareusuallycontainsimagesfromlandscapesaswellasbird-and-flowerpaintings.•Mostporcelaincraftspeoplewerealsoadept(擅长的)atpainting.ShapeandImageryForMing-andQing-dynastyporcelainware,eleganceinshape,intriguinguseofcolor,finetexture,andvividimagesallsetoffeachother,addinggreatsplendortotheart.ShapeandImageryFamille-rose(粉彩)UndertheinfluenceofEuropeanpainting,attheendoftheMingDynastyandthebeginningoftheQingDynasty,ChineseporcelainbegantoincorporateEuropeanartistictechniquesintoitsdesign,suchasthroughtheuseoflightandshadow,tomakethewholedesignvividwiththree-dimensionaleffects.ShapeandImagery•Famille-rose,alsoreferredtoas“soft-color”,wassonamedastodifferentiateitfromtheapplicationofcolorwithoutshadingchanges.ShapeandImageryFamille-rose(粉彩)Thefamille-rosevasewithnine-peachdesignExercisesComprehensionCommunicationApplicationl.SkimmingandScanningGothroughthepassagequicklyandjudgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.___