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Five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty

Updated: 2008-04-21 10:02

By Wang Nan (chinaculture.org)

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Ge Kiln

Five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty 

 

Five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty 

 

Ge Kiln was established by the Song Dynasty craftsman Zhang Shengyi in Liutian County, Zhejiang Province. The Ge Kiln porcelain belongs to the celadon family. It is special for its glaze and shape. The roughcast is gray or black in color, covered by glaze on both internal and external sides. The glaze is clear and even, covered by many crackles. It is said that Zhang Shengyi accidentally cooled the kiln prematurely when the porcelains were still too hot. The sudden cooling caused the glaze to crack into pieces. The cracks were filled in with a different colored glaze, creating a new type of glaze. The Ge porcelain produces a clear tone when it is tapped. The designs are also nice and elegant.

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