Red glaze is a kind of technology used to make porcelain in ancient China. Its origin can be traced back to the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty. There are many types of red glaze, such as alum red, rouge water, rouge water, coral red, etc. red glaze porcelain has bright color and smooth appearance.
在康、雍两朝，珊瑚红曾用作底色，上面绘以五彩或粉彩，器物的造型、制作、彩绘都极为精细。乾隆时多在珊瑚红上描金，或用它来装饰器耳。
In the two dynasties of Kang and Yong, coral red was used as the base color, which was painted with five colors or pastels. The modeling, production and color drawing of the artifacts were extremely fine. In Qianlong period, gold was painted on coral red, or it was used to decorate ears.
陈先生所藏的这款红釉描金开光墨彩山水方盒，可谓是乾隆瓷中的精品。
Mr. Chen's collection of this red glaze painted gold, light, ink and landscape square box can be said to be the best of Qianlong porcelain.
边长：14cm 总边长：16.5cm 高：11.5cm
Side length：14cm Total side length：16.5cm Height：11.5cm
清代工匠们对于金彩的运用，突破了明代单色地上描金的手法，达到了陶瓷装饰更加金碧辉煌的艺术效果。清康熙朝，在彩瓷上大量施金色，以后的雍正、乾隆朝施金技法更加广泛。除了白地粉彩器外，还在各种色地的开光粉彩上采用描金工艺。用金作瓷器花纹装饰能增添纹饰的美感，使器物显得雍容华贵。
The use of gold color by craftsmen in Qing Dynasty broke through the technique of depicting gold on the ground in single color in Ming Dynasty, and achieved a more splendid artistic effect of ceramic decoration. In the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of gold was applied to colored porcelain, and the later Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties had more extensive gold techniques. In addition to the white ground paster, it also uses the gold tracing technology on various colors of the ground. Using gold as decorative pattern of porcelain can increase the aesthetic feeling of decorative pattern and make the utensils appear elegant.
此件方盒瓷器，底部为“大清乾隆年制”六字三竖行描金款。由盒盖与盒身两部分组成，内部及底部为黑漆，外部红釉为地。
The bottom of this square box of porcelain is a gold drawing with six characters and three vertical lines made in Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It is composed of the box cover and the box body. The inside and the bottom are black paint, and the outside is red glaze.
《周礼·贾注》记:“凡漆不言色者皆黑”。漆器在七千年前的新石器时代由我们的祖先所创造发明，其种类繁多，工艺复杂。从古代流传下来的黑漆作品无一不是珍品。该件方盒中的黑漆光滑油亮，明丽堂皇，似乌金而非寒。底部款识更是运用了传统的黑漆描金工艺，细节之处可见匠人对此件作品的珍视。
"Zhou Li Jia Zhu" records: "any paint without color is black.". Lacquer ware was invented by our ancestors in the Neolithic Age 7000 years ago. It has many kinds and complex techniques. Black lacquer works handed down from ancient times are all treasures. The black paint in the square box is smooth, bright and magnificent, like black gold rather than cold. At the bottom, the traditional black paint and gold drawing process are used. The details can be seen that the craftsman cherishes this work.
整器描金绘画缠枝纹，色泽鲜艳，工艺精湛，纹饰华丽。盖子侧面皆以描金工艺绘“寿”字纹，顶部及盒身侧面为开光墨彩山水图，突出主体，与红釉描金表现出的华丽富贵形成强烈对比，使该瓷器有了画中画的活力。
The whole device is painted with gold and twisted branches, with bright color, exquisite workmanship and gorgeous patterns. Both sides of the lid are painted with the word "longevity" pattern by the gold drawing process. The top and the side of the box body are the open light ink color landscape drawings, highlighting the main body, forming a strong contrast with the gorgeous wealth shown by the red glaze gold drawing, which makes the porcelain have the vitality of the picture in the picture.
瓷器上的墨彩山水纹是从中国传统国画中移植而来，尤其是在明清时期瓷画偏重于五彩、粉彩和珐琅彩山水画的时候，运用墨彩作画不仅是在传承上具有一定的意义，也是它的难能可贵之处。
The ink color landscape patterns on porcelain are transplanted from the traditional Chinese painting, especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties when the porcelain painting emphasized on the five colors, the pastels and the enamel color landscape painting, the use of ink color painting not only has a certain significance in the inheritance, but also is its rare place.
其所画的山水纹气势磅礴，小画面所产生的大意境更是让人赞不绝口。乾隆朝的墨彩山水瓷画，依然秉承了前朝山水画的艺术风格。该作品中，虽然画面中的墨彩山水在运墨方法上侧重于淡雅、柔合，但是几处暖色调的点缀成为整个画面的亮色，仿佛让人在寒冬中感到一丝的温暖。
The landscape patterns painted by him are magnificent, and the big artistic conception produced by the small pictures is even more praiseworthy. In Qianlong Dynasty, the ink color landscape porcelain painting still inherited the artistic style of the landscape painting of the previous dynasty. In this work, although the ink color landscape in the painting focuses on the elegant and soft ink transportation method, several warm colors become the light color of the whole picture, as if it makes people feel a little warm in the cold winter.
总体来看，此件红釉描金开光墨彩山水方盒，集观赏价值，收藏价值为一体，是一件不可多得的藏品。如果您有意收藏以上的藏品，可联系广州东朝文化进一步了解藏品详情！
In general, this red glaze painting gold, light, ink and landscape square box is a rare collection, which integrates the ornamental value and collection value. If you are interested in collecting the above collections, please contact Guangzhou Dongchao culture for further details!
