Where is the best ceramics besides Jingdezhen?

I think it is Meissen, Germany. Friends who have heard it told me about it in detail, just like telling a story is also a legend.

Going here and feeling the craftsmanship here is the real thing in life.

Meissen

Winter is here in Germany, and it’s so cold that I don’t want to go far, so I walk to a nearby town.

Meissen, located on the outskirts of Dresden, is the most famous producer of high-end porcelain in Europe. It survived World War II without much damage.

The trademark of Meissen porcelain is two crossed swords, which is very cartoonish. The trademarks of the past dynasties are slightly different, but the main component is two blue swords.

The origin of Meissen is that the Elector Augustus I of Saxony (the father of the powerful King Augustus II who had countless lovers) secretly built a castle here and let him The court alchemist Pottegger and others studied Chinese white porcelain (then called platinum). After it was successfully fired in 1709, in order to keep the secret of platinum, he arranged for the alchemist to work with Albrecht in Meissen. A porcelain processing factory was established in the castle and was strictly guarded. As a result, Meissen was also known as the only porcelain producing place in Europe at that time and became famous all over the world.

Elbe River and Albrecht Castle

You can see shops selling ceramics everywhere in Elbstr

Meissen porcelain

The end of Elbstr is the Market Square

From the Market Square, you can follow the stone road of Burgstr. to the legendary Burgstr. Castle

Street view along Burgstr

Street Scene

The Meissen Porcelain Processing Workshop is very large, with a glass structure

Crowds

Porcelain Rhino

On the first floor There are all kinds of porcelain in the specialty store, and they are expensive.

Exquisite kettle

Ceramic high-end area

It is very amazing in terms of color and craftsmanship

The porcelain paintings at the entrance of the workshop are very beautiful

Porcelain paintings

The porcelain museum on the second and third floors has a rich collection of hundreds of years of history. The cracks on it are history. of precipitation.

The symbols of Meissen porcelain in the past dynasties

The Chinese zodiac porcelain also supports the character of the zodiac.

Goethe and Schiller

Montblanc ceramic pen

Ceramics in the hall

Porcelain hanging lamps

Porcelain wall lamp

Ceramic production process

Engraving

Europe’s number one porcelain, Germany’s “Meissen” is the earliest ceramic factory established in Europe, 1 It will celebrate its 301st year on March 23rd.

Meissen porcelain still insists on being hand-made, and the price is high. It is called white gold by the locals.

Meissen porcelain has always been the object of collections by European royal families, celebrities and politicians. Today, as an artistic luxury product, most of Meissen porcelain is exported, and most of the buyers are from Japan and Taiwan.

Studio

Mold

Drawing

Painting

Selling

Due to the process It is not recorded in detail, so there are some omissions, please forgive me!