JADE GREEN AND KINGFISHER BLUE: Longquan Wares from Museums and Art Institutes Around the World

Kerr focuses on the Longquan wares from museums and art institutes around the world. There are two outstanding features of the beautiful Longquan ceramics with which we are most familiar today. One is that the body is made of porcelain, and the other, that the glaze contains kaolin in its compositio...

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Published inArts of Asia Vol. 53; no. 4; p. 84
Main Author Kerr, Rose
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kowloon Arts of Asia Publications Ltd 01.12.2023
Subjects
Art history
Ceramic glazes
Ceramics
Kilns
Porcelain
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Summary:Kerr focuses on the Longquan wares from museums and art institutes around the world. There are two outstanding features of the beautiful Longquan ceramics with which we are most familiar today. One is that the body is made of porcelain, and the other, that the glaze contains kaolin in its composition. This gives Longquan ware its unique color and quality. The body is smooth and dense, the glaze either unctuous or shiny, the color a myriad shades of kingfisher blue and jade green. The development of this unique product took place from the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) onwards. However, the manufacture of stonewares with green glazes started in the Longquan area much earlier. Further reasons, that explain the success of Longquan as a kiln centre, were local deposits of good-quality clay, abundant timber for fueling kilns, a plentiful water supply and mountain slopes for dragon kilns.
ISSN:0004-4083