Bone China-Wedgwood, England

Although I own the most Japanese porcelain, the first bone China cup I bought was Wedgwood in England. Wedgwood's translation of Wei Zhi Howe in China is really unpleasant and hard to remember. I'm still happy to pronounce it in English. Anyway, if you like this thing, you must know its English name. I don't know, but he doesn't know what to say after transliteration.

As we all know, we were the only ones producing porcelain in China, and the western aristocrats used to be proud of using our porcelain. In the home of every royal aristocrat and rich man, there are few pieces of porcelain that have crossed the ocean and come from tall, which can't compare with the uniqueness and splendor of their mansion. At that time, China porcelain represented the mysterious and distant oriental culture, which was another inspiration of the beauty of western culture.

It was not until the beginning of18th century that Josiah Spode, an Englishman, first calcined bone powder with porcelain clay and mineral agents to obtain bone China. Since then, western bone China has developed and surpassed China porcelain. Wedgwood was founded1759,261year ago, which almost represents the development history of bone China. Wedgwood has been a supplier of royal porcelain to the British royal family since its establishment. Perhaps the Wedgwood we bought and used today is not the same as that used by the royal family, but we have to say that this brand of bone China, from the cheapest entry-level series to the expensive high-end series, represents the traditional aesthetics and taste of British bone China.

Opening Wedgwood's website or Tmall flagship store is like opening a beautiful new world. Wedgwood is a combination of beauty and porcelain. In other words, Wedgwood exists to carry the beautiful British culture. When you realize this, other bone China on Taobao will never come into your sight again. Of course, the next best thing is that several major Japanese porcelain brands are barely acceptable. After all, wallets are important. Wedgwood's price is too high!

Wedgwood's bone China has many series, covering all aspects of life, including high-end and relatively approachable. The most basic entry model is the wild strawberry series. The price of this series of teacups is the most approachable. Even so, the price of a set of the most classic red tea cups and saucers is still around 800 yuan. Therefore, I bought the first set of bone China cups and saucers and made a special trip to sogou, Causeway Bay. You know, when you go to Hong Kong on weekdays, you basically stop at Harbour City, and more often you go to Tuen Mun to make soy sauce.

The first set of bone China cups and saucers I bought was not a wild strawberry series, but a sweet berry series.

From then on, I fell into the pit of western bone China. Fortunately, I am basically limited to buying tea sets now. . . . . . The starting price is almost 20% off, more than 600, one cup and one dish. Of course, for ordinary people, the price is still very expensive. My family looked at me and smiled when I drank cheap black tea from the most expensive cup ever. The child simply called this set of cups and saucers "Huanggui Cup" and said that you should be careful when holding it. How can I put it? For the first time, I realized what is lip feeling and jade quality, which made the black tea brewed from cheap tea look advanced. I told you that food is more "delicious" by sight.

Why didn't my first Wedgwood buy cheaper wild strawberries? Because the wild strawberry series is so popular, Taobao is full of its knockoffs, and all kinds of cups and containers are printed with wild strawberries, just because it is popular enough. For a while, I searched bone China on Taobao every day and found that wild strawberries were really the most common patterns I encountered, which was a bit annoying. So I wandered around the sogou 12 building in Causeway Bay, and finally started the sweet berry series, because it was special and there were few imitations. The difference between fake goods and genuine goods is subtle, perhaps the difference of color saturation, perhaps the distance between leaves and berries. Anyway, when you pick up a real Wedgwood, you will immediately understand the difference. Porcelain is so magical.

On July 20 19, I accompanied my children to travel to Japan, and inevitably went shopping in Ginza. The 7th floor of Mitsukoshi Department Store in Ginza is a paradise for tableware lovers. There are various brands of exquisite porcelain, lacquerware, glassware and so on. Shopping time was tight, so I still spent a lot of time wandering around the seventh floor, wondering whether to buy Marshall's porcelain or Wedgwood's. Wedgwood counter in Mitsukoshi doesn't sell many styles, not even as many as sogou. I like wild strawberry series, because the price is really affordable, which is more favorable than buying it in Hong Kong. But I still hesitate about the proliferation of wild strawberry patterns. But when comparing Wu Ze and Wedgwood together, I found Wedgwood is better! Finally, I bought a set of wild strawberries, including red teacups and saucers-my favorite peony shapes, plates and teapots. Two big paper bags were carried back to the hotel full, and then returned to China. Although the process of moving things is very troublesome, after returning to China, I regret why I didn't buy an extra tea jar and milk jar. Because wild strawberries are really beautiful, no wonder they are so popular and copied so much.

In order to write this article, I visited Tmall's Wedgwood flagship store and found that they actually cooked Chinese food. I can't help feeling a little disappointed. I have always felt that what anyone is good at is the most beautiful if it keeps its true colors. The tree should grow as it should, and the orientals should grow as the orientals. Japanese just wear Japanese clothes, western tea sets and make their own tea sets with western flavor. For the concave market, it doesn't taste like Wedgwood at all. My friend bought a set of Chinese tea set in Minghai and sent me a picture to share. At first glance, I don't think this is the feeling of singing the sea. A brand will have its own flavor after a long time, and the changes made for the market will inevitably lose its original flavor.

Some people don't understand why they spend so much money on a bunch of things, and it's hard to move because it takes up space. In addition to drinking tea, Jumei is basically icing on the cake. I can only say that I like this thing, which can't be explained by reason or logic. If I say that I used to cure my pain with these little things, maybe others will think it is exaggerated and exaggerated. But in fact, it's true. My life is also quietly changing and becoming as beautiful and practical as theirs. Breakfast, afternoon tea, festivals … they are not wasted, but worthwhile.

Today is the17th day when Wuhan officially announced the epidemic situation and declared the city closed. If I were a member of Wuhan at the moment, I wonder if these beautiful porcelain can give me more hope for life? At this moment, I want to thank those who have carried the burden for me. They are doctors in hospitals, soldiers in the army, policemen, teachers ... more importantly, they are my lovers. They enable me to enjoy the beauty created by this world. I love those beautiful objects, and I love beautiful people more. At the same time, unlike things, I am more grateful to them!

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