In the decoration of Shandong Pavilion, the Shandong Provincial Government finally selected eight exhibits, including black pottery from Dezhou, murals from Yantai and porcelain plates from Zibo.
It is a great honor for Dezhou Black Pottery to be selected as an exhibit in the Great Hall of the People, and it is also a concrete manifestation of Dezhou Black Pottery's popularity and influence over the years.
After receiving the task assigned by the province, Liu Guitian immediately organized technicians to prepare and design. "At that time, seven or eight kinds of black pottery art forms were designed. After the drawings were submitted to the province and approved by the province, two schemes were finally determined. This is an antique statue and an antique plum bottle. "
Zun is the representative of bronze culture, famous for its exquisite and novel modeling, beautiful and mysterious patterns and advanced casting technology, which embodies a heavy and noble style; Plum blossom is a sacred thing, blooming proudly in front of frost and snow, showing a kind of ice-clean beauty and chivalrous spirit. The two seem to be both rigid and flexible, but in fact they are equally attractive, which can well represent the broadness and exquisiteness of Qilu culture.
The modeling scheme of two pieces of black pottery has been decided, and Liu Guitian immediately started research and development. The "height" of two pieces of black pottery works of art is 1.4m, and the base is1.7m. It was very difficult to make such a big bottle at that time. In order to ensure the product quality, Liu Guitian came up with a bold innovation, dividing the bottle into four parts, and each part was made of rotating wheels at the same time. The interface of the bottle should be consistent with the caliber of the connector, and at the same time, in order to make the big bottle stick well. In this way, through the efforts of skilled workers for more than six months, two huge works of art were finally made. On the eve of the National Day, two carefully crafted black pottery works entered the Great Hall of the People in Beijing together with other works representing Shandong cultural characteristics.