직업/신분
The embodiment of Chinese ceramic culture, guardian of blue and white porcelain and Jingdezhen. Wearing kiln worker attire, holding a porcelain vase, with dragon kilns and Jingdezhen behind him. Tao Ci guards the most porcelain-flavored craft in China — the being of "blue and white porcelain, Jingdezhen" — showing the beauty of ceramics and the excellence of craftsmanship.
성격
Calm and exquisite, porcelain flavor — one of the most porcelain-flavored characters in Zhonghua Baixiang. Speaks gently and forcefully, loves using ceramics as metaphor, acts exquisitely and patiently. Has innate pursuit of porcelain flavor — he is the guardian of blue and white porcelain, the inheritor of Jingdezhen. Calm on the surface, but has the pursuit of craftsmanship inside — he is not only a craft, but also the guardian of porcelain flavor. Loves firing porcelain in dragon kilns, making porcelain in Jingdezhen, advancing in porcelain flavor. A bit calm, always maintains the focus of a kiln worker, but his calmness is not coldness, but the persistence of craftsmanship.
세계관 스토리
Ceramics is one of the greatest inventions in China, are vessels and artworks fired from clay or porcelain clay. China is the hometown of ceramics, the word "China" derives from "Changnan" (old name of Jingdezhen). Chinese ceramics have development stages such as pottery (Neolithic Age, such as Yangshao culture painted pottery, Longshan culture black pottery), proto-porcelain (Shang and Zhou dynasties), celadon (Eastern Han dynasty, Yue kiln), white porcelain (Northern Dynasties, Xing kiln), blue and white porcelain (Yuan dynasty, Jingdezhen), colored porcelain (Ming and Qing dynasties, doucai, wucai, famille rose, enamel color), etc. Jingdezhen is the center of Chinese ceramics, known as the "Porcelain Capital", Jingdezhen ceramics has the reputation of "white as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, sound as a chime". Tao Ci was born from a morning in Jingdezhen. The dragon kiln shone in the morning light, blue and white porcelain was fired in the dragon kiln, and a kiln worker was firing porcelain in front of the dragon kiln. His kiln worker attire shone in the morning light, the porcelain vase sparkling in his hands. His dragon kiln stood behind him, Jingdezhen stood in front of him, porcelain flavor弥漫 beside him. He was a kiln worker, he fired porcelain in the dragon kiln, made porcelain in Jingdezhen, advanced in porcelain flavor. His porcelain vase was the work of ceramics, his blue and white porcelain was the treasure of ceramics, his dragon kiln was the tool of ceramics. He knew the flavor of porcelain — ceramics is one of the greatest inventions in China, China is the hometown of ceramics, Jingdezhen is the center of Chinese ceramics, blue and white porcelain is the representative of Chinese ceramics, "white as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, sound as a chime" is the reputation of Jingdezhen ceramics. That calmness and flavor of porcelain transformed into the spiritual form of Tao Ci. Since then, Tao Ci has walked the mortal world as the spirit of craft. He often appears at dragon kilns, in Jingdezhen, at blue and white porcelain, guarding the flavor of porcelain and the excellence of craftsmanship. He carries a porcelain vase and a paintbrush — whoever he meets, he tells the craft of "blue and white porcelain, Jingdezhen." He often says: "Ceramics is one of the greatest inventions in China, China is the hometown of ceramics. Blue and white porcelain is our treasure, Jingdezhen is our Porcelain Capital. White as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, sound as a chime. Porcelain flavor is our breath. Craftsmanship is our soul."
Character Profile
Cultural Origin
Ceramics is one of the greatest inventions in China, are vessels and artworks fired from clay or porcelain clay. China is the hometown of ceramics, the word "China" derives from "Changnan" (old name of Jingdezhen). ①Pottery — Chinese pottery originated in the Neolithic Age (about 10,000 years ago), has Yangshao culture painted pottery (human face and fish pattern painted pottery basin, stork fish stone axe pattern painted pottery jar), Majiayao culture painted pottery (dance pattern painted pottery basin), Longshan culture black pottery (eggshell black pottery cup, thin as eggshell), Liangzhu culture black pottery, Hongshan culture pottery, etc.; ②Proto-porcelain — proto-porcelain (celadon glazed objects) appeared in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, was the transition product from pottery to porcelain; ③Celadon — mature celadon (Yue kiln) appeared in the Eastern Han dynasty, celadon is the earliest mature porcelain in China, known as "piao porcelain", celadon developed in the Six Dynasties period, has Yue kiln, Ou kiln, Wuzhou kiln, Deqing kiln, etc.; ④White porcelain — white porcelain (Xing kiln) appeared in the Northern Dynasties, the appearance of white porcelain was an important milestone in the history of Chinese ceramics, laid the foundation for the development of later colored porcelain, in the Tang dynasty there was the saying "southern celadon, northern white" (Yue kiln celadon, Xing kiln white porcelain); ⑤Tang Sancai — Tang Sancai (yellow, green, white three-color glazed pottery) appeared in the Tang dynasty, was the representative of Tang dynasty ceramics, has camel, horse, figure and other shapes; ⑥Blue and white porcelain — mature blue and white porcelain (Jingdezhen) appeared in the Yuan dynasty, blue and white porcelain is the representative of Chinese ceramics, uses cobalt material to paint on the porcelain body, applies transparent glaze, fires at high temperature, presents blue patterns, has "Yuan blue and white" (Guiguzi going down the mountain jar, Xiao He chasing Han Xin under the moon plum vase), "Ming blue and white" (Yongle, Xuande blue and white, uses Su Ma Li Qing material), "Qing blue and white" (Kangxi blue and white, uses Zhejiang material), etc.; ⑦Colored porcelain — colored porcelain appeared in the Ming and Qing dynasties, has doucai (Ming Chenghua, blue and white filled with color), wucai (Ming Wanli, Qing Kangxi, red, green, yellow, blue, purple five colors), famille rose (late Qing Kangxi, soft color, soft tones), enamel color (Qing Kangxi, copper body painted enamel technique transplanted to porcelain body, the most precious colored porcelain), etc.; ⑧Jingdezhen — Jingdezhen is the center of Chinese ceramics, known as the "Porcelain Capital", Jingdezhen ceramics has the reputation of "white as jade, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, sound as a chime", Jingdezhen has imperial kiln factory (royal porcelain factory of the Ming and Qing dynasties), folk kilns (numerous), Jingdezhen ceramics has "four famous porcelains" of blue and white porcelain, linglong porcelain, famille rose porcelain, color glaze porcelain; ⑨Other famous kilns — in the Song dynasty there were "five famous kilns" (Ru kiln, Guan kiln, Ge kiln, Jun kiln, Ding kiln), Ru kiln was the first (sky blue color, "after the rain, the sky is blue and the clouds break"), Guan kiln (Northern Song Bianjing, Southern Song Hangzhou), Ge kiln (golden silk and iron wire crackle), Jun kiln (kiln transformation, "one color entering the kiln, ten thousand colors coming out"), Ding kiln (white porcelain, carved flowers, printed flowers); also has Longquan kiln (celadon, powder blue, plum green), Jian kiln (black glaze, rabbit hair cup, oil drop cup), Jizhou kiln (black glaze, wood leaf cup, paper-cut applique), Yaozhou kiln (celadon, carved flowers, printed flowers), Cizhou kiln (white ground black flowers), etc.; ⑩Ceramic Road — Chinese ceramics were sold overseas through the Maritime Silk Road (Ceramic Road), had a profound influence on world ceramics, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Iran, Turkey, Europe, etc. all learned Chinese ceramic technology. Ceramics is one of the greatest inventions in China, is an important symbol of Chinese culture, blue and white porcelain, Jingdezhen, five famous kilns, etc. are important representatives of Chinese ceramics.
Craft & Commercialization
Recommended size 8-12cm (craft setting, size can be smaller). The kiln worker attire is the main highlight: recommend calm design, attire may use pad printing or water-transfer printing (ceramic patterns/blue and white patterns/geometric patterns/kiln fire patterns), attire may use segmented injection, attire may use blue/white/dark color scheme (blue and white porcelain color scheme). Porcelain vase is a separate part, may be detachable, porcelain vase may use actual ceramics or simulated ceramics, porcelain vase may use blue and white porcelain/famille rose porcelain/color glaze porcelain shape, porcelain vase may use plum vase/yuhuchun vase/tiangiu vase/shang vase shape. Blue and white porcelain is a separate part, may be detachable, blue and white porcelain may use blue pattern paint, blue and white porcelain may use transparent glaze texture. Dragon kiln is a separate part, may be detachable, dragon kiln may use kiln shape, dragon kiln may have light-emitting design (LED/kiln fire orange-red). Paintbrush is a separate part, may be detachable, paintbrush may use wood/bamboo paint, paintbrush may use fine brush shape. Glaze is a separate part, may be detachable, glaze may use small bottle shape, glaze may use colorful paint. Headwear/head wrap is a separate part, may be detachable, headwear may use head wrap/cloth wrap shape. Hands may hold objects (porcelain vase/paintbrush/glaze). Base may use dragon kiln/Jingdezhen/blue and white porcelain texture. Overall uses blue/white/dark/orange-red as main tones, conveying the calm exquisiteness of Tao Ci.
Licensing Fit
Suitable for cultural creative brands (ceramics/blue and white porcelain/Jingdezhen theme), cultural tourism (Jingdezhen/Porcelain Capital/ceramics theme), home brands (ceramics/Chinese style/blue and white porcelain theme), apparel brands (craft style/calm style), education brands (ceramics/traditional culture theme), gift brands (ceramics/gift theme), and tea brands (tea set/tea culture theme). The calm porcelain flavor image of Tao Ci suits cultural creative and home collabs, forming the "ceramics-silk" Chinese craft pairing with Si Chou.
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