2002-06, Chinese Pottery of Porcelain – Porcelains from Ruyao Kilns《中国陶瓷 — 汝窑瓷器》

Stamp Title: Chinese Pottery of Porcelain – Porcelains from Ruyao Kilns
Serial number: 2002-6
Values in set: 4
(4-1), Wine Vessel, from Northern Song Dynasty, 60 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-2), Three-legged Basin, from Northern Song Dynasty, 80 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-3), Bowl, from Northern Song Dynasty, 80 fen, 40*30 mm
(4-4), Dish, from Northern Song Dynasty, 280 fen, 40*30 mm

Denomination: 5.00 yuan
Date of issue: 30th March 2002
Designer: Wang Huming
Size of stamp: 40*30 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 19
Printing process: offset
Printer: Henan Post & Telecommunication Printing Works

One of the five most famous locations of kilns in the Song Dysnaty of China, the Ruyao Kilns sat in Baofeng County, Henan Province, and was named after Ruzhou Perfecture, which Baofeng was part of in the Song Dynasty. The kilns uesd to produce blue galzed porcelains for imperial use. The biscuits are of the colour of incense ashes, and usually bear no painted patterns. Glazing is the main means of decoration. A finished product is glossy and blue, bearing fine crackles. The simple and fine glazing, combined with the shape of the product, forms a very graceful style, giving an impression of brightness and liveliness. The porcelains of Ruyao Kilns, hard to come by even in the Southern Song Dynasty, are very precious today, with only less than 100 of them left.

2002年特种邮票《中国陶瓷——汝窑瓷器》
国家邮政局2002年3月30日发行《中国陶瓷——汝窑瓷器》特种邮票1套4枚。
（4-1）T 　　北宋·尊 　　 60分　　　1360万枚
（4-2）T 　　北宋·三足洗 80分　　　1390万枚
（4-3）T 　　北宋·碗 　　80分　　　1390万枚
（4-4）T 　　北宋·盘 　　280分　　 1350万枚
志号：2002-6T
版别：胶印
邮票规格：40×30 毫米
齿孔度数：12度
整版枚数：19（4×5）{其中一版，第一行中间位置为边饰}
设计者：王虎鸣
印刷厂：河南省邮电印刷厂

邮票赏析及背景知识介绍：
汝窑是中国宋代五大著名瓷窑之一，位于河南省宝丰县，因宝丰在宋代属于汝州而得名，曾为宫廷烧制青釉瓷器。其瓷器胎骨为香灰色，一般不绘饰纹样，以釉色作为美化的重要手段，多带有较细纹片，色调青润。其青翠素雅的效果同瓷器的造型一起，构成了极为优美的风格，给人以明朗轻快之三，反映出宋代上流社会的时尚和审美趣味。因汝窑烧造时间短，其瓷器在南宋时期就很难得,流传至今的不足百件，十分珍贵。

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