Chinese Ceramic Glazes

These pots are highly refined and the glazes are very uniform.

Chinese ceramic glazes.

Chinese ceramics vary greatly in their glazes and decoration and the many technical terms involved can be daunting for collectors who are new to the category. Chinese glazed ceramic this durable ceramic pottery has been glazed and high fired so it will last a lifetime. Shiny mellow glazes the transparent glass like glaze characteristics that give some porcelains their shine was present throughout the qing dynasty. Generally the glaze of porcelain of earlier times did have a mellow gloss.

Celadon originated in china though the term is purely european and notable kilns such as the longquan kiln in zhejiang province are renowned for their celadon glazes. In a well documented text beautifully illustrated by both color and black and white photographs wood describes chinese ceramic development from the bronze age through tang and song dynasty monochrome stoneware glazes to the fine porcelains of southern china. In general glaze is an impervious layer or glass like coating which is applied to a ceramic body then fused through firing explains specialist jessica chang.