Chinese ceramics

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

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

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)
Pieces of pottery from the Xianrendong cave has been radiocarbon-dated to circa 20,000 BP.^[2]^[3]
Painted jar of the Majiayao culture, Late Neolithic period (3300–2200 BC)
Painted pottery pot with raised reliefs of dragons and phoenixes, Western Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD)
A sancai glazed offering tray, late 7th or early 8th century, Tang dynasty (618–907)
Early blue and white porcelain, c. 1335, the shape from Islamic metalwork
Wucai Goldfish Vase from the Jiajing period (1521–67) of the Ming dynasty
Yellow-glazed brush-holder, "Chen Guo Zhi" mark; Jingdezhen Daoguang period, (1821–50); Shanghai Museum

A Ming dynasty blue-and-white porcelain dish with a dragon
Yaozhou ware celadon bowl, Song dynasty, 10th-11th century.
A qingbai porcelain vase, bowl, and model of a granary with transparent blue-toned glaze, from the period of the Song dynasty (960–1279 AD)
Cizhou ware: cloud-shaped pillow with iron-brown tiger design on white slip coating.