Ceramic products are important cultural heritages of human civilization, and continue to adorn modern lives with their vivid appearance and rich cultural implication. A beautifully crafted and tastefully formed ceramic piece embodies the technology and craft of its times, records the bits of history and life. Combining painting, poetry, calligraphy, sculpture on its tiny body, it also functions as a carrier of social education information, integrating all in one no matter ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, whole or partial, scientific or aesthetic. Thus its cultural and aesthetic value far exceeds its exquisite form and beautiful glaze, identified as " revealing metaphysical concept by tangible objects.” Based on the archaeological material, this course will systematically elaborates the origin, development and achievements of ancient Chinese ceramics from the aspects of history, technology and art.Part of the content is operated and filmed in VR, which is the first VR MOOC course in China, and there are many sitcoms related to the course.Some of them are filmed in VR.
Reference Books
[1] Chinese Ceramics, Chief Editor:Fang Lili,translated by William W.Wang,China Intercontiental Press, 2016.5
[2] Han Wei, Artistic Innovation of Jingdezhen Ceramics and Chinese Zodiac Culture, 2018 International Conference on Management and Education, Humanities and Social
[3] SuN Jingyi; WANG Lun，The Embodiment of Ceramic Culture-Loaded Words in Chinese Ceramic Stories，Higher Education of Social Science Vol.
[4]Shishi Xiang. Research on Cultural Production Liling Underglaze Five-colored Porcelain. 2017,
[5]Hongshan Chen. Analysis on the Historical Role and Significance of Purple Clay Teapot and Its Inscription Decoration. 2014,
[6]Chao Ying Ouyang, Ya Jie Xiong, Lin Li. Application of Traditional Chinese Decorative Patterns in Ceramics Design. 2014,
[7]Hongshan Chen. Analysis on the Historical Role and Significance of Purple Clay Teapot and Its Inscription Decoration. 2014,
[8]Shishi Xiang. Research on Cultural Production Liling Underglaze Five-colored Porcelain. 2017,
[9]Wanyu Zhang, Rongbin Wang, Yueshan Wang. An Attempted Discussion on The Inheritance And Development of Cloisonné. 2015,
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Ceramics in Neolithic, East Han and Wei-Jin Dynasties
1.3 Sui and Tang dynasties and Song Dynasty ceramics
1.4 Ming and Qing Dynasties
Unit 1 test
Discussion questions
Unit 2 Cultural Connotations Carried by Chinese Ceramics
2.1 The Unique Chinese Ceramic Culture
2.2 The Historical Development of Chinese Ceramic Making
2.3 Chinese Ceramic Shape Art
2.4 Chinese Ceramic Painting Art
2.5 Chinese Ceramic Folk Stories
Unit 2 test
Discussion questions
Unit 3 Inheritance and Innovation of Ceramic Culture
3.1 CeramicCulture and the Zodiac
3.2 The heritage of traditional ceramic culture
3.3 The development and innovation of ceramic art
Unit 3 test
Discussion questions
Unit 4 The Primitive Types of Ceramics
4.1 Gorgeous Colored Pottery
4.2 The Method of Making Colored Pottery
4.3 Primitive Colored Pottery Ⅰ
4.3 Primitive Colored Pottery Ⅱ
4.3 Primitive Colored Pottery Ⅲ
4.4 Black Earthenware
4.5 White Pottery and Primitive Porcelain
Unit 4 test
Discussion questions
Unit 5 The Terracotta Warriors and Clay Sculptures of the Qin and Han
5.1 Terracotta Warriors in Qin Dynasty
5.2 Potteries in Han Dynasty
Unit 5 test
Discussion questions
Unit 6 Millennia Celadon Porcelain
6.1 Dragon kiln and Celadon
6.2 Yue Kiln and Wuzhou kiln
6.3 Deqing Kiln and Ou kiln
6.4 Longquan Wares
6.5 Yaozhou Wares
Unit 6 test
Discussion questions
Unit 7 The Tri-Color Glazed Porcelain
7.1 Tang Tri-Colored Pottery
7.1Tang Tri-Colored Pottery
Discussion questions
Unit 7 test
Unit 8 The Age of Porcelain and Five Great Kilns
8.1 The flourishing age of the Song Dynasty
8.2 The flourishing age of the Song Dynasty
8.3 Ding Wares
8.4 Ru Wares
8.5 Guan Wares
8.6 Ge Wares
8.7 Jun Wares
Discussion questions
Unit 8 test
Unit 9 Blue and White Wares (Qinghua Ci)
9.1 Reasons for the maturity of Qinghua porcelain in Yuan Dynasty
9.2 The Invention of Blue-and-white Porcelain in the Tang Dynasty
9.3 Fine China Ware became the Symbol of ChinaⅠ
9.3 Fine China Ware became the Symbol of ChinaⅡ
9.3 Fine China Ware became the Symbol of ChinaⅢ
9.4 The charm of QinghuaⅠ
9.4 The charm of QinghuaⅡ
9.4 The charm of QinghuaⅢ
Discussion questions
Unit 9 test
Unit 10 Wucai Porcelain
10.1 Da Ming Wucai
10.2 Wooden engravings influence on Wucai porcelain
10.3 Kangxi Wucai
10.4 Liling Under-glaze multicolored porcelainⅠ
10.4 Liling Under-glaze multicolored porcelainⅡ
Discussion questions
Unit 10 test
Unit 11 Fencai Porcelain
11.1 The advent of Fencai
11.2 Fencai Porcelain in the Yong zheng period
11.3 Fencai Porcelain in the Qianlong Period
Discussion questions
Unit 11 test
Unit 12 Export Ware of the Ming and Qing Dynastie
12.1 The export of Chinese porcelain in tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties
12.2 Export of Chinese porcelain in the Ming DynastyⅠ
12.2 Export of Chinese porcelain in the Ming DynastyⅡ
12.3 Export of Chinese porcelain in the Qing Dynasty
12.4 The impact of Chinese porcelain exports on the world
Discussion questions
Unit 12 test
Unit 13 Zisha---the Taste of tea
13.1 Zisha-pottery
13.2 The Zisha Teapot
13.3 The Zisha tea set in the Ming Dynasty
Discussion questions
Unit 13 Test
Unit 14 Contemporary Chinese Ceramics
14.1 Development of Contemporary Chinese ceramic art
14.2 The internationalization trend of Chinese modern ceramics
14.3 A new style of contemporary ceramic art Ⅰ
14.3 A new style of contemporary ceramic art Ⅱ
14.4 The Trade of the Artisans Ⅰ
14.4 The Trade of the Artisans Ⅱ
Unit 14 Test
Discussion questions
Unit 15 Colorful Cloisonné
15.1 Unique Cloisonné technique
15.2 The Craftsmanship and Development of Cloisonné
15.3 The Problems Facing the Inheritance of Cloisonné
15.4 The inheritance and development of Cloisonné
Unit 15 Test
Discussion questions
Unit 16 Chinese ancient ceramics
16.1 Appreciation of Chinese ceramics
16.2 Explore the origins of ancient ceramics Ⅰ
16.2 Explore the origins of ancient ceramics Ⅱ
Unit 16 Test
Unit 17 Chinese ceramic decoration art
17.1 Traditional Chinese Decorative Patterns
17.2 Application of Traditional Chinese decorative patterns in ceramics
Unit 17 Test
Discussion questions
