The Decorative Language of 18th-Century Famille Rose Export Porcelain and Its Application in Ceramic Cultural Creative Product Design
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This study investigates the decorative language of 18th-century Famille Rose export porcelain and its application in ceramic cultural and creative product design. The research reveals the chromatic, structural, and semantic characteristics of Famille Rose decoration and develops a systematic framework for modern design. A mixed-method approach combining digital color analysis, Modular Theory, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was applied to thirty samples from the Jingdezhen and Guangzhou museums, with expert questionnaires used to determine the relative importance of design factors.
The results show that the Famille Rose color system features white as the base, pink as the dominant tone, green as the complement, and gold as the accent. Its decorative structure demonstrates a clear modular logic, while the AHP analysis identifies “Cultural Theme” as the most influential factor, emphasizing the central role of cultural expression in design. Based on these findings, the study proposes design strategies that integrate traditional decorative vocabulary with contemporary aesthetics, providing a practical and applicable framework for cultural innovation and sustainable ceramic design.
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