{"product_id":"yoseka-ceramics-ink-series-ming-yellow","title":"Yoseka Ceramics Ink Series - Ming Yellow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan 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;\"\u003eThe golden yellow of this glaze emerges from iron when it is used as a coloring agent and fired in an oxidizing flame. The earliest iteration of this shade was seen in the Han Dynasty, and similar yellow-brown glaze tones were developed throughout the following Tang, Song, and Liao Dynasties. In Chinese, the word “yellow” is a homophone for the word “emperor” — therefore, this yellow glaze was reserved for imperial ceramics, symbolizing royalty, divinity, and wealth. Later, this yellow was also adopted onto the plates used for the emperor’s ancestral temple offerings, raising the prestige associated with this color. It became the most visible color on porcelain used in the Forbidden City during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when the formula of this yellow glaze was refined and perfected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1717\/0621\/files\/ming_yellow_480x480.png?v=1651868453\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHongzhi-ware yellow-glazed bowl with green dragon motif (ca. Ming Dynasty [1368-1644])\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNational Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMing Yellow (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e明代黄\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e – golden yellow with antique-brown 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 Ink Series 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:\/\/yosekastationery.mom\/products\/ink-sample-yoseka-ceramics\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/yosekastationery.mom\/products\/ink-sample-yoseka-ceramics\"\u003eInk Sample - Yoseka Ceramics\u003c\/a\u003e\n\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;\"\u003eMore \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/yosekastationery.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:\/\/yosekastationery.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 id=\"rikaichan-window\" lang=\"ja\" style=\"all: revert !important;\" data-mce-style=\"all: revert !important;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yoseka Stationery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43134306615509,"sku":"Z\/","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1717\/0621\/products\/DSC_2130_0130ff8b-4f3a-4d5d-9a7a-3f3b3f9b3e0c.jpg?v=1653934714","url":"https:\/\/yosekastationery.mom\/products\/yoseka-ceramics-ink-series-ming-yellow","provider":"Yoseka Stationery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}