Huang Yongping
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Huang Yongping, Male, Han, from Liling, Hunan, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Liling Youxiawucaici Firing Craftsmanship (Ⅷ-95). The tradition is documented in Liling, Hunan. Within the regional tradition and school record of Liling Youxiawucaici Firing Craftsmanship in Liling, Hunan: The Liling underglaze five-color porcelain firing craft is centered on Liling City, Hunan Province, extending to the eastern Hunan region. Liling has been a center of porcelain production since the Tang and Song dynasties; in the late Qing and early Republic the Hunan Porcelain Industry School was established in Liling, and local porcelain clay and glazes could be obtained on the spot, so the underglaze five-color technique took shape here in modern times. The Liling City Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center is the protecting unit of the item. In the Tang dynasty, the Tongguan kilns near Changsha already had underglaze green and brown floral-and-bird patterns. In 1909 it won a first-class gold medal at the 'Wuhan Industrial Encouragement and Award Exhibition'; in 1910 it participated in the 'Nanyang Industrial Exhibition' and won a first-class gold award; in 1912 it won the top award at the 'Turin Exposition' in Italy; and in 1915 it won a gold medal at the 'Panama–Pacific International Exposition' held in San Francisco, USA.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Huang Yongping is anchored in the documented technical standards of Liling Youxiawucaici Firing Craftsmanship in Liling, Hunan. Within the documented technical tradition of Liling Youxiawucaici Firing Craftsmanship in Liling, Hunan: Underglaze five-color porcelain is a skill unique to Liling, Hunan, with a long history. Liling underglaze five-color porcelain passes through nearly one hundred process steps from raw material to finished product, all completed entirely by hand. The porcelain fillers, glazes, and pigments are all made from high-quality local raw materials. Its painted designs use self-made underglaze colorants, applying techniques such as double-outline and water-division filling to dissolve the picture beneath the glaze, making it smooth and lustrous with a full sense of moisture. The glaze covering the decoration, after being fired at a high temperature, forms a glassy layer, appearing even more lustrous, sleek, and clean. The pigments used in underglaze five-color porcelain use metal oxides as coloring agents; their fluxes contain no toxic substances such as lead or cadmium, and they resist acid and alkali. After the body is formed, it must undergo bisque-firing at 800°C to increase its strength. After the body is painted, it is covered with sprayed glaze, then fired at a high temperature of 1350°C–1410°C into a finished product, bringing the colorful picture out from within the glaze layer. Its process of using underglaze cobalt oxide for coloring was widely adopted by later blue-and-white porcelain. Since modern times, Liling underglaze five-color porcelain has repeatedly won awards domestically and internationally for its unique craft and excellent quality. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liling underglaze five-color porcelain won gold and silver awards many times, was selected as the special-use porcelain for important sites such as Zhongnanhai and the Great Hall of the People, and was multiple times presented as a national gift to foreign heads of state. The Liling underglaze five-color porcelain firing craft is a major invention in China's porcelain, has greatly influenced the world's ceramic decoration methods, and holds high scientific and historical-cultural value. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Archival Account of Craft Procedures": Liling underglaze five-color porcelain passes through nearly one hundred process steps from raw material to finished product, all completed entirely by hand.
Archival Account of Craft Procedures
Liling underglaze five-color porcelain passes through nearly one hundred process steps from raw material to finished product, all completed entirely by hand.
Core Technique I
Underglaze five-color porcelain is a skill unique to Liling, Hunan, with a long history.
Core Technique II
Liling underglaze five-color porcelain passes through nearly one hundred process steps from raw material to finished product, all completed entirely by hand.
Core Technique III
The porcelain fillers, glazes, and pigments are all made from high-quality local raw materials.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Huang Yongping was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Liling Youxiawucaici Firing Craftsmanship, with Liling, Hunan as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Liling Youxiawucaici Firing Craftsmanship in Liling, Hunan: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Liling, Hunan as its declared area, and Liling Cultural Center as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
In the Tang dynasty, the Tongguan kilns near Changsha already had underglaze green and brown floral-and-bird patterns. In 1909 it won a first-class gold medal at the 'Wuhan Industrial Encouragement and Award Exhibition'; in 1910 it participated in the 'Nanyang Industrial Exhibition' and won a first-class gold award; in 1912 it won the top award at the 'Turin Exposition' in Italy; and in 1915 it won a gold medal at the 'Panama–Pacific International Exposition' held in San Francisco, USA.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deng Wenke | Liling, Hunan | 03-1352 | Same declared area |
| Chen Yanglong | Liling, Hunan | 04-1874 | Same declared area |
| Chen Li | Liling, Hunan | — | Same declared area |
| Huang Yongping | Liling, Hunan | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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