天工裂帛韻生輝?The Poetics of Crackling Splendor <p class="ql-block"> 中國陶瓷藝術(shù)終身成就獎(jiǎng)獲得者寇富平，被譽(yù)為當(dāng)代“建白瓷”之父，其作品《歲歲安瀾》以獨(dú)絕的藝術(shù)語言，在泥火交織中譜寫出傳統(tǒng)技藝傳承與創(chuàng)新的華章。</p> <p class="ql-block"> 此作器型豐盈圓融，侈口如云開，鼓腹若月滿，圈足似磐定，三者勾連成天地人和的經(jīng)典氣象。瓶耳處雙象環(huán)耳凌空塑貼，象鼻卷云，環(huán)佩鳴風(fēng)，將“太平有象”的千年祥瑞凝為永恒；通身冰裂紋細(xì)若游絲，光影浮沉間，深淺紋路如星河暗涌，盡顯寇老運(yùn)刀如筆的鬼斧神工，既承“建白瓷”素凈瑩潤之風(fēng)骨，又破傳統(tǒng)形制之桎梏，令靜穆器型頓生游龍?bào)@鴻之姿。</p><p class="ql-block"> 釉下冰紋若隱若現(xiàn)，實(shí)為大師以刀代筆的匠心獨(dú)運(yùn)，于素胚未干之際，刃尖已在其上勾畫萬千氣象，纖毫之處見乾坤，每一道精雕細(xì)琢的裂痕皆暗合自然肌理，待釉色浸潤后，更顯玉質(zhì)通透的韻律之美。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b style="font-size:15px;">繽裂紋工藝精湛如同汝瓷開片</b></p> <p class="ql-block"> 作品以《易經(jīng)》陰陽相生為魂，象耳之雄渾與冰紋之纖巧剛?cè)岵?jì)，人工刻痕與天然釉質(zhì)虛實(shí)相生?？芾仙钪O“刻胎藏釉”之妙法，于素胚半干時(shí)凝神運(yùn)刀，刃過處泥屑輕揚(yáng)，須在胚體軟硬合宜的瞬息間完成紋路雕鑿，早一分則泥胎易潰，晚一分則刀鋒難入，待素胚刻紋定型后，施以瑩潤釉水，令刻痕與釉層相融共生。釉色如羊脂瓊玉般溫潤，冰裂紋理似春冰初綻，人工雕琢的秩序與自然釉色的流動(dòng)渾然天成。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b style="font-size:15px;">瓶耳塑貼吉祥雙象雙環(huán)乃畫龍點(diǎn)睛之神筆</b></p> <p class="ql-block"> 寇富平以赤子之心守護(hù)千年窯火，象耳環(huán)佩寄山河永固之愿，精雕冰紋鐫時(shí)光沉淀之痕，圓滿器型納四海升平之象。其摶泥若執(zhí)筆，運(yùn)刃成魂，將《考工記》“材美工巧”的造物哲思注入當(dāng)代瓷器的肌理，素胚雕刻時(shí)的一招一式，皆如宣紙潑墨不可逆改，刃尖分寸拿捏間，既有古法開片的形神之韻，又蘊(yùn)當(dāng)代匠心的破立之思。這件“建白瓷”不僅是泥與火的史詩，更似一闕用冰裂紋譜寫的匠心禮贊，那些縱橫交錯(cuò)的精微刻痕，既凝結(jié)著對(duì)傳統(tǒng)技藝的敬畏，又躍動(dòng)著創(chuàng)新求變的靈光，在人工與天工的對(duì)話中，淬煉出超越時(shí)空的藝術(shù)永恒。</p> <p class="ql-block" style="text-align:center;"><b style="font-size:15px;">耄耋之年重返母校景德鎮(zhèn)陶瓷大學(xué)</b></p> <p class="ql-block"><b>Celestial Craftsmanship: The Poetics of Crackling Splendor</b></p><p class="ql-block"> Kou Fuping, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Chinese Ceramic Art and hailed as the father of contemporary "Jianbai porcelain" (a revered porcelain tradition), has composed an ode to heritage and innovation through his seminal work *Sui Sui An Lan* (Perpetual Serenity). This masterpiece, forged in the alchemy of clay and flame, embodies the pinnacle of artistic expression in ceramic craftsmanship. </p><p class="ql-block"> The vessel’s form exudes harmonious grandeur: a flared rim like parting clouds, a full belly resembling the moon’s plenitude, and a foot ring as steadfast as bedrock—a triad that evokes the cosmic unity of heaven, earth, and humanity. At the handles, twin elephant-shaped rings soar in mid-air, their trunks curling into ethereal clouds and pendants chiming with unseen winds, crystallizing the millennial auspicious motif of "Taiping You Xiang" (Great Peace with Elephant Imagery). Across the body, thread-like crackling patterns undulate like the veins of a celestial river, their depth and rhythm illuminated by shifting light—a testament to Kou’s virtuosity in wielding carving tools as fluidly as a calligrapher’s brush. While honoring Jianbai porcelain’s signature purity and lustrous elegance, the work transcends conventional forms, infusing serene lines with dynamic vitality reminiscent of dragons in flight. </p><p class="ql-block"> Beneath the glaze, the ice-crackle motifs emerge as whispers of genius. Master Kou, wielding blades as his brush, etches cosmic visions onto semi-dry raw clay. Each meticulously carved fissure mirrors nature’s own textures, their latent beauty fully awakened when suffused with glaze. The interplay of translucent jade-like glazing color and intricate crackling creates a symphony of light and shadow, where human artistry and natural resonance become indivisible. </p><p class="ql-block"> Rooted in <b>The Book of Changes</b>’ philosophy of yin-yang symbiosis, the work balances the elephants’ monumental vigor with the crackling patterns’ delicate grace. Kou’s mastery of "carving on raw clay and preserving glazing secrets" reveals itself in his surgical precision: during the fleeting window when the clay’s moisture aligns with ideal firmness, his blade dances across the surface, releasing spirals of clay dust. A moment earlier, the form would crumble; a moment later, the blade would resist. Once the crackling network solidifies, layers of crystalline glaze are applied, fusing carved grooves and glazing color into a singular entity. The glaze flows like mutton-fat jade, while the crackling evokes spring ice thawing—a marriage of human-imposed order and glazing color’s organic fluidity. </p><p class="ql-block"> With a guardian’s devotion, Kou Fuping breathes millennial kiln-fire wisdom into modern vessels. Elephant rings carry prayers for national prosperity, ice-crackle patterns inscribe the patina of time, and the vessel’s flawless silhouette embodies universal harmony. Clay becomes his parchment, carving blades his soul, as he channels *The Artificers’ Record*’s axiom—"exquisite materials and consummate craftsmanship"—into contemporary porcelain. Each incision on raw clay, irreversible as ink on rice paper, balances ancient crackling aesthetics with modern creative daring. This Jianbai porcelain transcends its materiality as a chronicle of earth and fire; it is a rhapsody in ice-crackle script—a labyrinth of micro-grooves that interweaves reverence for tradition with sparks of innovation. In this dialogue between human ingenuity and celestial artistry, time itself is distilled into an eternal radiance.</p>