Chinese ceramics
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]
- CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - black pottery cauldron.jpg
A black pottery cooking cauldron from the Hemudu culture (c. 5000 – c. 3000 BC)
- Xianrendong Cave Pottery - 2.jpg
Pieces of pottery from the Xianrendong cave has been radiocarbon-dated to circa 20,000 BP.[2][3]
- CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit - painted jar.jpg
Painted jar of the Majiayao culture, Late Neolithic period (3300–2200 BC)
- China qing blue.JPG
Painted pottery pot with raised reliefs of dragons and phoenixes, Western Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD)
- Earthenware dish with sancai glaze and rosette medallion, Tang Dynasty.JPG
A sancai glazed offering tray, late 7th or early 8th century, Tang dynasty (618–907)
- Early blue and white ware circa 1335 Jingdezhen.jpg
Early blue and white porcelain, c. 1335, the shape from Islamic metalwork
- Chinese - Wine Jar with Carp among Water Weeds and Lotuses - Walters 491917 - View A (cropped).jpg
Wucai Goldfish Vase from the Jiajing period (1521–67) of the Ming dynasty
- Qing-YellowGlazedBrushHolderJingdezhenWare-ShanghaiMuseum-May27-08.jpg
Yellow-glazed brush-holder, "Chen Guo Zhi" mark; Jingdezhen Daoguang period, (1821–50); Shanghai Museum
Chinese Ceramics Media
- Two flasks with dragons.jpg
A pair of complementary flasks from Yongle period (1402–1424) in the Ming dynasty
- Chinese - Pair of "Famille Rose" Vases with Landscapes of the Four Seasons - Walters 492044, 492045 - Side B (cropped).jpg
Pair of famille rose vases with landscapes of the four seasons, 1760–1795
- Barmhärtighetens gudinna Guanyin sittande i en grotta. Qingbai-gods, Yuandynastin, cirka 1280-1330 - Hallwylska museet - 107695.tif
A qingbai ceramic shrine depicting Guanyin from the late Song dynasty
- Cultura di majiayao, fase banshan, giara con disegni curvilinei, cina nord-occidentale 2650-2350 ac ca.jpg
Jar with Curvilinear Designs. Banshan, c. 2650–2350 BCE Cleveland Museum of Art
- Stem Cup.jpg
Stem Cup. Longshan culture, 2500-2000 BCE. Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Shang Pottery Lei, Anyang, 1300-1200 BC (10433724816).jpg
White pottery lei (heavily reconstructed). Yinxu, c. 1200 BCE. Freer Gallery of Art
- Tripod (ding).jpg
Ceramic ding. Earthenware with sculpted and incised decoration. Warring States period. Asian Art Museum
- Zhou Zhanguo Topf Museum Rietberg.jpg
Proto-porcelain jar with applied and stamped decoration. Zhejiang, 4th–3rd century BCE. Meiyintang Collection
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.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
.JPG){kind=link}