The unveiling of Jingdezhen Ancient Ceramics Gene Library

Recently, the unveiling ceremony of the ancient ceramic gene library of Jingdezhen was held at the Royal Kiln Family Institute of Jingdezhen. Guan Qiang, deputy director of the State Administration of Cultural Relics, emphasized in the video speech that the construction of the ancient ceramic gene library should be used as the starting point to study and explain the beauty of Chinese civilization contained in ceramic culture, and highlight the openness, cooperation and internationalization of the construction of the gene library. Enhance the active cooperation with academic institutions at home and abroad, build a national archeological site park in the Royal Kiln Factory, innovate and spread, and continuously expand the influence of Chinese excellent traditional culture.

Based on the large number of ceramic specimens unearthed in archeology of the Ceramics Archaeological Research Institute of Jingdezhen Royal Kiln and its predecessor, from July 2021, the Jingdezhen Ancient Ceramics Gene Library will be established in July 2021. Institutions such as Shanghai Silicate Research Institute and other institutions of the Academy of Sciences cooperate with the construction of genetic specimens and knowledge graph -type databases. It will be sampled with a variety of physical and digital forms, covering the "archeological information fragment" of Jingdezhen porcelain, "tire material technology Fragments "" Forming Technical Fragments "," Glaze Technology Fragments "," Fringe Technology Fragments "and" Painted Decoration Fragment "and other gene fragment information. The first phase of the gene library intends to enter nearly 10,000 Ming Dynasty Royal Kiln. (Cultural propaganda)

Source: WeChat public account of the State Cultural Relics Bureau

Edit: Xiao Weibo

Review: Zhang Shuo

Final trial: Li Wenchang

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