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Black Glaze
Black glazes evolved from green glazes, and have the same coloring agent: iron oxide. Higher…
Brushwork
One of the true secrets of Chinese ceramics is that the language is written with…
Carving
The earliest surviving Chinese art is carved jade from ~5,000 BCE and they’ve been carving…
Celadon
The secret to celadon glaze is in the particular shade of green. More pleasing, more…
Cizhou
Cizhou kilns, Hebei, peak production 900-1400s. One of Song Dynasty’s “Five Great Kilns”, pinnacle of…
Cloisonné
The secret to cloisonné is that it’s miniature stained glass, and the glass is molten,…
Dali Kingdom
The Dali Kingdom ruled present-day Yunnan from 937 until 1253. It was a geographic center,…
Early Enamel
The secrets to colored enamels developed slowly over centuries, with colors needing very specific (down…
Eastern Export
As early as the 900s China began exporting ceramics to East, Southeast and island Southeast…
Edo
Edo period, Japan: 1603-1868.  Also known as Tokugawa period. Last era of purely traditional Japanese…
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