Glazed Archway: Entirely Ceramic Components

A *pailou* (archway) clad in glazed components. Every surface piece is a fired glazed ceramic component, with intense and saturated colors: the roof is bright yellow glazed tiles, the *dougong* (bracket set) and *efang* (lintel) areas are peacock green and cobalt blue glazed bricks, the moldings are deep purple and white, and around the inscription panel is a circle of yellow-green glazed relief carvings of coiled dragons. The glaze has a glass-like luster, reflecting strong highlights in the sunlight; the glaze color of each piece varies slightly in depth due to being fired in batches. The columns are made of grey-blue bricks laid with finely ground joints, contrasting with the rich and vibrant glazes above. Locally, a few glazed pieces are chipped, revealing the red ceramic body underneath. Avoid: using low-chroma colors, depicting the surface as matte and unglazed, making all glazed components perfectly uniform in color, making the columns also glazed.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座以琉璃構件包覆的牌樓。表面的每一塊都是燒製的琉璃陶件,顏色濃烈而飽和:屋面是明黃色的琉璃瓦,斗栱與額枋區域是孔雀綠與鈷藍的琉璃磚,線腳處是深紫與白,字板周圍是一圈盤龍的黃綠琉璃浮雕。釉面有玻璃般的光澤,在陽光下反射強烈的高光;每一塊的釉色深淺略有差異,因為是分批燒製的。柱身則是磨磚對縫的青灰磚砌,與上方濃豔的琉璃形成對比。局部有幾塊琉璃已經缺損,露出裡面的紅陶胎。避免:使用低彩度的顏色、把表面畫成霧面無釉光、讓所有琉璃件的顏色完全一致、把柱身也做成琉璃。