Firing technique of celadon in Yue Kiln

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: celadon firing technique of Yue Kiln

Applicant: Shangyu City, Zhejiang Province

Project No.: 1167

Project No.: Ⅷ - 187

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Zhejiang Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Shangyu City, Zhejiang Province

Protection unit: Shaoxing Shangyu Sanxiong Ceramics Co., Ltd

Brief introduction of Yue Kiln celadon firing technology:

Applicant: Shangyu City, Zhejiang Province

Yue Kiln is the most famous celadon kiln system in ancient China. Because the kiln site is located in Shangyu, Yuyao, Ningbo and other places in Zhejiang Province, it was under the jurisdiction of Yuezhou in ancient times, so it was named Yue Kiln celadon.

Shangyu is recognized as the birthplace of Yue celadon. It was formed in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Western Jin Dynasty, flourished in the Five Dynasties and Northern Song Dynasty, and declined gradually in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty. Shangyu is also the central producing area of early Yue porcelain, where most of the early Yue porcelain unearthed from various places are produced.

The production of Shangyu Yue Kiln celadon has to go through a complex process: mining, crushing, screening, washing, precipitation, aging, mud refining, molding, drying, trimming, decoration, glazing and firing. The selection of porcelain clay (stone), the production, molding and firing of glaze are the most important links.

Shangyu Yue Kiln celadon is made of local porcelain stone or clay. Its body is gray and its glaze is blue yellow or green. Lu guimeng, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, in his "secret color Yue ware", said that "the wind in the ninth autumn dew Yue Kiln opened and won the green color of Qianfeng.". Such as to the mid night bear complicity, a total of Jizhong San Dou left cup "poem praise Yue Kiln porcelain glaze exquisite. There are many kinds of celadon in Shangyu Yue Kiln, from eating utensils, storage utensils, sanitary utensils, bedding utensils, lighting utensils to stationery, furnishings, musical instruments, sacrificial utensils, Ming utensils, toys and so on.

Shangyu Yue Kiln celadon has a long history, wonderful production, wide range of functions, with distinctive regional characteristics, high artistic value and scientific research value, which has a very important position in the history of China's ceramics.