Chinese ceramics
Chinese ceramics are ceramics that have been made in China. Some of these were made as early as the Stone Age.
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The earliest Chinese ceramics were earthenware. Stoneware are produced at higher temperatures and are watertight.
Porcelain was invented in China. Porcelain gifts became important gifts from Chinese diplomats. Porcelain became an important export.
History
The pottery of the Song dynasty has kept prestige in Chinese tradition, especially the pottery from the "Five Great Kilns" (see Kiln).[1]
- A black pottery cooking cauldron from the Hemudu culture (c. 5000 – c. 3000 BC)
- Painted jar of the Majiayao culture, Late Neolithic period (3300–2200 BC)
- Early blue and white porcelain, c. 1335, the shape from Islamic metalwork
- Yellow-glazed brush-holder, "Chen Guo Zhi" mark; Jingdezhen Daoguang period, (1821–50); Shanghai Museum
Related pages
Sources
- Zhiyan, Li, et al. (2010) Chinese Ceramics, From the paleolithic period through the Qing dynasty. Yale University Press, New Haven & London; Foreign Language Press, Beijing. ISBN 978-0-300-11278-8. p. 313.
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