Chinese ceramics

pottery and porcelain from China

Chinese ceramics are ceramics that have been made in China. Some of these were made as early as the Stone Age.

Covered red jar with dragon and sea design from the Jiajing period (1521–1567) in the Ming dynasty

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

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The pottery of the Song dynasty has kept prestige in Chinese tradition, especially the pottery from the "Five Great Kilns" (see Kiln).[1]

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Sources

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  1. 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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  3. Marshall, Michael (2012). "Oldest pottery hints at cooking's ice-age origins". New Scientist. 215 (2872): 14. Bibcode:2012NewSc.215Q..14M. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(12)61728-X.