Questions related to the history of ceramics

1. Yellow Emperor Yaoshun to Xia Dynasty (about 21st century BC - 16th century BC): It is to mark its development with painted pottery. 2. Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.):

Artists and craftsmen no longer used jade and metal as the main materials, and pottery was given a more precise value. 3. During the Six Dynasties (220-581 AD): The rapid rise of Buddhist art also had a corresponding impact on ceramics.

1. The legendary Yellow Emperor Yao Shun and the Xia Dynasty (about the 21st century BC - the 16th century BC): it is to mark its development with painted pottery. Among them, there are the more typical Yangshao culture, as well as the later Majiayao and Qijia culture found in Gansu.

2. Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.): Artists and craftsmen no longer used jade and metal as the main materials, and pottery received more precise attention.

3. Six Dynasties Period (220-581 AD): The rapid rise of Buddhist art also had a corresponding impact on ceramics, leaving obvious traces on the shape of the works in this season.

4. Tang Dynasty (618 A.D. - 970 A.D.): It is considered a great period in the history of Chinese art. The technological improvement of ceramics has been enormous, and many varieties of fine porcelain have appeared in large numbers, even if they are measured by today's technical standards, they can be regarded as truly high-quality porcelain.

5. Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD): It was vigorously developed and began to export a large number of products to Europe and Nanyang countries. Jun, Ru, Guan, Ge, Ding as the representative of many famous kilns with their own characteristics in all parts of the country to rise, the product in the color of the variety is becoming more and more abundant.

6. The reign of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644): During this period, Jingdezhen's ceramic manufacturing industry was the absolute best in the world, and it occupied a prominent position in terms of technology and artistic level, especially the blue and white porcelain reached its peak.

Ceramics is a general term for pottery and porcelain. The Chinese invented pottery as early as about 8000 2000 BC (Neolithic Age). Ceramic materials are mostly oxides, nitrides, borides, and carbides, among others.

Common ceramic materials are clay, alumina, kaolin, etc. Ceramic materials generally have higher hardness but poor plasticity.

Cultural period, three generations: white pottery, black pottery, painted pottery.

Warring States, Han, Wei and Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties: terracotta figurines, primitive celadon.

Tang Dynasty: three-color pottery, white porcelain, celadon, Changsha kiln, flower glaze (Tang Jun).

Song Dynasty: Ru kiln, Ding kiln, Jun kiln, Ge kiln, Guan kiln, Longquan kiln, Yaozhou kiln, Cizhou kiln, Jian kiln, Jizhou kiln, Qingbai porcelain.

Yuan Dynasty: blue and white, red in glaze, red and green color, monochrome glaze.

Ming Dynasty: Wucai, Doucai, Fahuacai, Dehua white magnetic.

Qing Dynasty: plain three color, enamel color, pastel, monochrome glaze, Shiwan pottery, Jiaozhi pottery, Yixing pottery.