An old photo of Handan in 1927 A century ago image of Cizhou kiln in Pengcheng Town

Share a group of old photos of Handan, Hebei in 1927, and see the image of Cizhou Kiln in Pengcheng Town 100 years ago

This group of photos is from Yadong Printing Collection. From September 1924 to 1944, the Japanese invaders, in order to achieve the goal of annexing China, sent intelligence personnel to investigate China in the name of exploration and scholars, and took a large number of humanistic and geographical photos, which were set up by the Japanese; Manchu Mongolian Prints Association” It was published monthly as Yadong Printed Painting Collection. These photos recorded the living conditions of Chinese people at that time, as well as the geographical features of all parts of the country, giving us a chance to see the historical images of China at that time

Cizhou Kiln became famous in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It was named Cizhou Kiln because it belonged to Cizhou in ancient times. Cizhou Kiln is an outstanding representative of the northern folk kilns in ancient China. The decorative art is characterized by a sharp contrast between black and white. Its unique firing technology has had an important impact on the development of the ceramic industry in northern China. It occupies an important position in the history of the development of China’s ceramics. It once enjoyed the reputation of “; Jingde in the south and Pengcheng in the north” The reputation of& nbsp;

There are two kiln sites, one is located in Guantai Town, Cixian County, Handan, Hebei Province, and the other is from Pengcheng Town to Linshui Town under Nanxiangtang Temple in the scenic area. This group of photos was taken in Cizhou Kiln, Pengcheng Town. The photos were published in January 1927, and it is the 30th chapter of the Yadong Prints Collection

远处一片依山而建的窑炉洞，紧紧相连，窑前的院中堆放者很多已经烧制好的成品。

一位推着独轮车的百姓从彭城镇的城楼前经过，城楼造型古朴，且楼外楼上都堆满了大量好的坏的陶缸瓷器。

照片中两人正在艰难的运送磁州窑的原料土，这个取土地黄土层经过千年的挖取，已经成为既深且宽的沟壑。

窑炉的内部，两位少年正在码放半成品，为防止上釉的陶坯直接接触炉火，磁州窑家家都通过一个耐火性强的圆桶，将陶坯放入桶中烧制。

大量烧制好的陶瓷成品堆积在一起，层层叠叠，釉色闪耀。

磁州窑出产的精美陶瓷制品展览。

一位老师傅蹲在地上正在给陶坯上釉，神态非常严谨认真。

大量等待烧制的陶枕半成品，一个可爱的男孩俯卧，双臂撑地，造型极为精美。这种以孩童造型制成的陶瓷枕头称为孩儿枕，用于夏日纳凉之用，初见于宋朝时期。

正在给陶瓷器做造型的师傅，全身沾满白泥，双手很是灵巧，旋制着一个陶坯，旁边放着两个制作好的陶坯。

正在搬运晾晒陶坯的男子，双手举着多个陶坯。