Taiwan Cochin Ceramics

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Taiwan cochin ceramics. 1 day private tour of alishan mountain in taiwan. It was introduced to taiwan from china two hundred years ago and gradually developed and matured in taiwan resulting in a unique taiwanese art form. Common themes include human figures landscapes flowers and plants as well as tableaux depicting stories from mythology and history. 12 taiwan cochin pottery colorful porcelain evil foo dog lion wealth statue pair.

Cochin ceramics has been integrated with sculpture ceramics literature and painting in one. A type of colourful low fired lead glazed ceramic cochin also spelled koji is one of taiwan s unique decorative arts. The word cochin is derived from the japanese word koji the name given by japanese traders to an area in southern china notably fujian and guangdong provinces and vietnam where these ceramics originated some. Taiwanese ceramics range from perfect renditions of ancient chinese styles to creative modern innovations.

Because cochin ceramic is unusual and precious using a chinese saying. 1 day chiayi private tour in taiwan. It s in the basement of the chiayi cultural center. You the owner are the one with fate posted with ebay mobile.

Cochin ceramic was extensively used as architectural decorations for temples family worship sites or luxurious houses in taiwan before the 1950s. At that time cochin ware consisted mainly of decorations for the walls and roof ridges of temples. Welcome to my ebay store. Jan 11 2019 explore trey arri s board cochin pottery on pinterest.

Cochin ceramics a very special art from of taiwan cochin ceramics are distinguished by brightly coloured multi layer glazes fired at relatively low temperature about 900. I am a folk art collector with 32 years experience. The style is related to chinese tricolour pottery and came to taiwan in the 18th century. Giao chỉ the region of cochinchina is an example of the term.

Officials of taiwan always give away cochin ceramics as gifts to honorable guests. Yingge taiwan is the country s undisputed center of pottery and ceramics and one of the most interesting day trips from taipei for anyone interested in ceramics and the arts. The english term cochin derives from the chinese word jiāozhǐ 交趾 which was used to describe various parts of the south including vietnam vietnamese. Cochin ceramics set foot on this land and developed in its full scales.

Kochin pottery was brought to taiwan in the 19th century. Cochin ceramic represents the artistic achievement of the taiwanese artists. A museum dedicated to cochin koji a low fired brightly coloured glaze style of ceramic traditionally used for temple decoration. I have 5 super store in beijing main products includes nepal tibet buddhist statue buddhist temple supplies royal palace handmade chinese cloisonne jingdezhen porcelain royal feng.