中国文化英语教程U16.ppt

Unit16Porcelain CallingCardofChineseCulture Lead in Textstudy Exercises Content Lead in Doyouknowthefivefamouskilns 窑 inSongDynasty FivefamouskilnsaretheJun Ding Guan Ge andRu 2 1Introduction 2 2Nature sCraft 2 3PureBlue and WhitePorcelain 2 4ASubtleandReservedWorld Textstudy 2 5ShapeandImagery Introduction InEnglish thecountryand porcelain sharethesamename China ThisprovesthatEuropeanshavelongknownofChina srelationshiptoporcelain PorcelainfounditswaytoEuropeinthe15thcentury occupyinganimportantpositionintheexchangesbetweenChinaandothercountries Introduction PorcelaingarneredagoodreputationforChinaforitssophisticationandelegance ItplayedanimportantroleinthewaveoftheEuropeanidealizationofChinaduringthe17thand18thcenturies Aroundthe1stcentury porcelainproductionfirstemergedinChina BytheSongDynastyithadbecomemature Song dynastyporcelainrepresentedtheacme 顶峰 ofChineseporcelaintechnique Introduction Introduction Chineseporcelainischerishforitsserenecolor crystalpaste gracefuldesigns andingeniousforms ItcanberegardedasthecallingcardofChineseculture crackling aporcelainterminologyThecracklesoccurredduringkilningduetoflawedworkmanship butlatteroncracklewarebecomeacraze 时尚 inSongDynasty andwaspasseddowntothisveryday Nature sCraft TheGeKiln locatedinpresent dayLongquan ZhejiangProvince wasatypicalkilnoftheSongDynastythatproducedcrackleware Nature sCraft CraklewaretodayisoneofthetypicalChineseporcelainstyles Theinterestincracklewareliesinitsnaturallyproducedandunpredictablepatterns Nature sCraft Pureandelegantbeautyisthegoalthatporcelainpursues andthisidealisbestexplainedintheproductionofblue and whiteporcelain PureBlue and WhitePorcelain Chinese madeblue and whiteporcelainwareemergedlongbeforethefoundingoftheTangDynasty ItwasnotuntiltheYuanDynastythatthistypeofporcelaincametobeproducedinquantity withtheattendantmasterpieces TheMingDynastywitnessedthematurityoftheart andalargenumberofvaluablepieceswereproducedinthisperiod PureBlue and WhitePorcelain Jingdezhenbecametheporcelain producingcenterintheYuanDynastyandthesubsequentMingDynasty theimperialkilnswereestablishedhere Blue and whiteporcelainproducedhereisthemostrepresentativeofChineseporcelain PureBlue and WhitePorcelain Blue and whiteporcelainaccordswellwiththecultureandaestheticspiritChinesepeoplehavelongpursued ofsimplicity unaffectednessandease Itdisplaysaworldofconcisenessandelegance serenityandpurity PureBlue and WhitePorcelain MostChineseporcelainwareembodiesthecharacteristicsofConfucianaesthetics Initspursuitofgentlenessandrefinementonesensestheaestheticpropensities 倾向 ofConfucianism throughitsimplicitandreservedartisticstyleonediscoversthereservednatureofConfucianaesthetics ASubtleandReservedWorld TheSongDynastywasarenaissanceperiodforConfucianism andalsoaperiodofmaturityinporcelainproduction TheincreasedpopularityofConfucianismadvancedtheremarkabledevelopmentofSong dynastyporcelainproduction whileitsaestheticstandardsgaveenlightenmenttoporcelaincraftspeople TheservedstyleinporcelainwhichemphasizesinternalbeautyhasbeenpasseddownsinceSongDynasty ASubtleandReservedWorld Anotherrepresentativeofareservedstyleisunderglazeredporcelain oneofthetwotypesofporcelaindevelopedtoitsmaturityinJingdezhenduringtheYuanDynasty Difficulttoproduce underglazeredisnotaspopularasblue and whiteporcelain thoughitdisplaysahighartistictaste ASubtleandReservedWorld Thedesignofthispreciousunderglazeredvaseisdrawninunderglazered andatthelowersectionisacirculardesignoflotuspetals Palmtrees rocksandgrovesofbamboo drawnonthebellyofthevase produceagracefullandscapepaintingwithprofoundallusions ASubtleandReservedWorld Porcelainisacomprehensiveart andformisasimportanttoagoodpieceofporcelainasitistoafinepieceofsculpture ShapeandImagery ShapeandImagery WhiteporcelainThemostfamouswhiteporcelainwasproducedintheDingKilnoftheSongDynasty whichexertedagreatinfluenceonlaterwhiteporcelainproducts AsmallwhiteporcelaincontainerproducedduringtheQingDynasty sDaoguangreign 1821 1850 issuchapieceinthewhiteseries Chineseporcelainalsopursuespaintingeffects Porcelainwareusuallycontainsimagesfromlandscapesaswellasbird and flowerpaintings Mostporcelaincraftspeoplewerealsoadept 擅长的 atpainting ShapeandImagery ForMing andQing dynastyporcelainware eleganceinshape intriguinguseofcolor finetexture andvividimagesallsetoffeachother addinggreatsplendortotheart ShapeandImagery Famille rose 粉彩 UndertheinfluenceofEuropeanpainting attheendoftheMingDynastyandthebeginningoftheQingDynasty ChineseporcelainbegantoincorporateEuropeanartistictechniquesintoitsdesign suchasthroughtheuseoflightandshadow tomakethewholedesignvividwiththree dimensionaleffects ShapeandImagery Famille rose alsoreferredtoas soft color wassonamedastodifferentiateitfromtheapplicationofcolorwithoutshadingchanges ShapeandImagery Famille rose 粉彩 Thefamille rosevasewithnine peachdesign Exercises Comprehension Communication Application l SkimmingandScanningGothroughthepassagequicklyandjudgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue T orfalse F accordingtothepassage 1 InEnglish ourcountryand porcelain sharethesamename probablybecauseEuropeanscametoknowChinathroughChineseporcelain 2 PorcelaincanberegardedasthecallingcardofChineseculturepartlybecauseitwasfirstproducedinChina Comprehension T T 3 Cracklewarewasfirstproducedonpurposeandisstillpopulartoday 4 ThethreepiecesofcracklewarementionedinParagraph6wereallmadeinthesameGeKilnintheSongDynasty 5 Now blue and whiteporcelainisthemosttypicaltypeofChineseporcelain 6 Blue and whiteporcelainischerishedforitselaborationandartificiality 7 Song dynastyporcelainembodiesthereservednatureofConfucianaesthetics 8 Forporcelain theformismoreimportantthantheimagery Comprehension F T F T F F II CarefulReading 1 Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestionsbriefly Comprehension WhatwasChineseporcelainfamousfor Chineseporcelainwasfamousforitssophisticationandelegance 2 Whatistherelationshipbetweenpotteryandporcelain Potteryisthepredecessorofporcelain whileglazedpotteryisthebasisfortheemergenceofporcelain 3 WhatarethequalitiesofChineseporcelainthatmakeitpopular Comprehension ThequalitiesofChineseporcelainwhichmakeitpopularareitsserenecolor crystalpaste gracefuldesigns andingeniousforms 4 Whatisthecauseoftheirregularcracksonthecrackleware Thecauseoftheirregularcracksonthecracklewareisflawedworkmanship Comprehension 5 WhydoChinesepeoplelovecrackleware Chinesepeoplelovecracklewarebecausetheylovenature suniquecraft 6 Whendidthemassproductionofblue and whiteporcelainbegin Themassproductionofblue and whiteporcelainpiecesdidnotbeginuntiltheYuanDynasty Comprehension 7 Whatqualitiesdoesblue and whiteporcelaindisplaythatreflectChineseaesthetics Blue and whiteporcelaindisplayssuchqualitiesasconcisenessandelegance serenityandpuritythatreflectChineseaesthetics 8 WhatdoesSong dynastyporcelainemphasize Song dynastyporcelainemphasizesinternalbeauty 9 Whyisunderglazeredporcelainnotsopopularasblue and whiteporcelain Comprehension Underglazeredporcelainisnotsopopularasblue and whiteporcelainbecauseitisdifficulttoproduce 10 WhattechniquesareadoptedinChineseporcelainundertheinfluenceofEuropeanpainting UndertheinfluenceofEuropeanpaintingEuropeanartistictechniquesareintroducedinChineseporcelaindesign suchastheuseoflightandshadow tomakethewholedesignvividwiththree dimensionaleffects 2 PutthefollowingintoEnglishbyreferringtothepassage 2 青花瓷器 Comprehension 1 开片瓷器 crackleware blue and whiteporcelain 3 釉里红瓷器 underglazeredporcelain 4 粉彩瓷器 famille roseporcelain Differentkindsofporcelain 1 茶杯 Comprehension teacup 2 碗 bowl 3 香炉 incenseburner 4 盘 plate Containers 5 瓶 vase 1 菊花 Comprehension chrysanthemum 2 莲花 lotuspetals 3 栀子花 gardenia 4 石榴 pomegranate Objectsinpatterns 5 芍药 Chineseherbaceouspeony 6 茶花 Comprehension camellia 7 芭蕉树 palmtree 8 石头 rocks 9 竹丛 grovesofbamboo 10 五色花瓣 five colorpetals 11 风景 landscape 11 花鸟 bird and flower Communication Thefollowingisapassageonrococo Theunderlinedsentenceistakenfromthepassage Findthebestplacewherethesentencecouldbeputfrom A B C and D However sincethemid 19thcentury thetermhasbeenacceptedbyarthistorians Rococoisastyleof18thcenturyFrenchartandinteriordesign A Rococoroomsweredesignedastotalworksofartwithelegantandornatefurniture smallsculptures ornamentalmirrors andtapestry 挂毯 complementingarchitecture reliefs andwallpaintings ItwaslargelysupplantedbytheNeoclassicstyle B Theword rococo isseenasacombinationoftheFrenchrocaille meaningstone andcoquilles meaningshell duetorelianceontheseobjectsasmotifsofdecoration C ItmayalsoberelatedtotheItalianbarocco orBaroquestyle Duetorococo spreferringtoshell likecurvesandfocusingondecorativearts somecriticsusedthetermtoderogativelyimplythatthestylewasfrivolous 琐屑的 ormerelymodish 时髦的 whenthetermwasfirstusedinEnglishinabout1836 itwasacolloquialism 口语用词 meaning old fashioned Communication D Whilethereisstillsomedebateonthehistoricalsignificanceofthestyletoartingeneral rococoisnowwidelyrecognizedasamajorperiodinthedevelopmentofEuropeanart Communication D Application ThestoryoftheZhangbrothersandtheirkilnshasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationsincetheYuanDynasty ThefollowingisthestoryoftheGe DiKilns Thesentencesaregiveninthewrongorder Trytoreorganizethesesentencesintoacoherentpassageandthenretellthestory A Oneday outofenvy theyoungerbrotheraddedsomewoodashtotherawmaterialofhisbrother sworksinsecret B Unexpectedly peoplelikedthecrackledstyleverymuch C Asthestorygoes twobrothers theeldernamedZhangShengtheFirst theyoungerZhangShengtheSecond wereskilledatporcelainmaking D Fromthenon thevesselsmadebyZhangShengtheFirstwerecalledGe elderbrother ware asitisknownfrommanyspecimenshandeddown E Althoughbothproducedwareswithgreatreputation theelderbrotherwasmoreskillfulandhadabetterbusiness F Atfirst thecracklesweremadeaccidentally butlatertheyweremanufacturedintentionallybecausetheygavethevesselsatouchofclassicelegance G Whenthepiecesweretakenoutofthekiln theglazecrackedirregularlyonthesurfaceofthevessels Application C E A G B F D ThankYou