{"product_id":"yoseka-ceramics-ink-series-qing-yan-zhi-red","title":"Yoseka Ceramics Ink Series - Qing Yan Zhi Red","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eProduced in collaboration with Ink Institute and ceramic artist Li Yan Xun, our Yoseka Ceramics Ink Series showcases 8 unique colors inspired by ceramic glazes from the Yuan, Ming, Tang, Qing, and Song Dynasties, spanning 10 centuries of Chinese color and history. We worked closely with Li to select these 8 colors from his \u003ci\u003eYan Cai\u003c\/i\u003e color project, in which he used chemical experimentation to revive the formulas of over 60 historical glazes, to represent the brilliant and splendid history of Chinese ceramics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe formula of this carmine red glaze incorporates a small amount of gold pigment, which is so sensitive to heat that it can totally change the red’s darkness – ceramic artisans took advantage of the fickle nature of this glaze to create varying shades, from “carmine purple” to “carmine water.” The original glaze was imported from Europe to China at the end of the Kangxi Emperor’s reign during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Working with this glaze required a high level of expertise and care. For example, the Kangxi Emperor was adamant that imperial wares that were glazed with this carmine red achieved a specifically “royal” shade, even if that meant artisans had to fire each piece several times. Because there were few kilns dedicated to serving the imperial appetite for this carmine red glaze, these wares were known even at the time to be rare imperial porcelain. Over the following dynasties, the glaze became less and less popular due to its production cost and excessive crafting process; therefore, specific shades of carmine red are unique to the Qing Dynasty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1717\/0621\/files\/qing_red_480x480.png?v=1651868793\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1717\/0621\/files\/qing_red_480x480.png?v=1651868793\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eQianlong-era enameled carmine red bowl with butterfly motif (ca. Qing Dynasty [1644-1912])\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQing Yan Zhi Red (清代胭脂红\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e – carmine red with purple shading\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e30ml\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDye-based\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eA portion of the proceeds from the sale of Yoseka Ceramics Inks will fund the Yanshan Art Museum to support the work of Li Yan Xun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/currenthomeny.mom\/products\/ink-sample-yoseka-ceramics\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/currenthomeny.mom\/products\/ink-sample-yoseka-ceramics\"\u003eInk Sample - Yoseka Ceramics\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/currenthomeny.mom\/collections\/yoseka-ceramics-ink-series\"\u003eYoseka Ceramics Inks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMore\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/currenthomeny.mom\/collections\/yoseka-special-projects\"\u003eYoseka Special Projects\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Li Yanxun:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.liyanxun.net\/about\"\u003e Li Yan Xun\u003c\/a\u003e is a ceramic artist and the founder of the Yanshan Art Museum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e in Jingdezhen, China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. Hailing from a family of ceramic artists, he received formal training at the renowned Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute before starting his own ceramics studio. In addition to inheriting the “watercolor glaze” techniques pioneered by his father, Li Xiaocong, Li Yan Xun spent almost a decade researching and cataloguing the glaze pigments used in Jingdezhen during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Experimenting with chemical methods like glaze reduction tests and pure reagent analyses, he revived more than 60 historic glazes and documented each formula. Through this color project, titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYan Cai\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, Li pursues the notion that an artist can be involved in every phase of their art-making process, from the development of the medium, to the physical craftsmanship, to the firing and completion of the object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GwcL2QIWZHQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nYvCy-EOfyI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"all: revert !important;\" lang=\"ja\" id=\"rikaichan-window\" data-mce-style=\"all: revert !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yoseka Stationery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43134382309589,"sku":"Z\/","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1717\/0621\/products\/DSC_2166_ab8e67f4-a085-4b2d-bbd6-4f236f70ce07.jpg?v=1653936349","url":"https:\/\/currenthomeny.mom\/products\/yoseka-ceramics-ink-series-qing-yan-zhi-red","provider":"Yoseka Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}