About Yue Kiln Celadon

In the Tang Dynasty, Lu Guimeng once praised celadon from Yue Kiln, saying that "the autumn wind in September opened Yue Kiln, and it won a thousand peaks and green colors". Literati in the Tang Dynasty like drinking tea. The glaze of Yue kiln celadon is moist as jade, and the green and yellowish color can perfectly contrast the green of tea soup. Therefore, Yue kiln celadon is deeply loved by scholars. At that time, the prevailing tea drinking fashion also influenced the shape of Yue kiln celadon. In the early Tang Dynasty, thin and tall vertical devices were the main objects, and lotus leaf-shaped and flower-shaped plates and bowls appeared in the late Tang Dynasty. Porcelain decoration is mainly light elements, and there are also decorative patterns such as drawing, carving, stacking and hollowing out. Most of them are scratching flowers. Common decorative patterns include flowers and birds, aquatic plants and figures. The lines are smooth and concise, slender and vivid. The celadon of Yue kiln in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties is called "secret colored porcelain", and its glaze is blue, crystal clear and moist, as clear and green as calm lake water.

Shaoxing's ceramic industry has a long history, and "Yue Porcelain" is famous all over the world. Shaoxing and Shangyu are the birthplaces of China Yue porcelain. As early as more than two thousand years ago, there were hundreds of "Dragon Kilns" here. The products fired were glazed pottery and printed pottery, which was the predecessor of "Yue Porcelain". Yue porcelain began in the Han dynasty and flourished in the Tang dynasty, especially in the middle and late Tang dynasty. The firing technology of porcelain has reached the level of perfection. At that time, due to the creation of the operation method of sagger defective tire leaving the fire, the product shape was correct, the tire blank became thinner, the tire quality was fine and the glaze color was crystal clear. Among them, "secret kiln porcelain" (celadon) is the most famous. Lu Guimeng, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising: "The autumn wind reveals the kiln, which wins the dry peak and the green color", and praised Yue porcelain as "ice as jade". Since the Tang Dynasty, Yue porcelain has been exported to Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, Japan and many other countries.

After the founding of New China, Yue porcelain became more brilliant. The vast number of ceramic artists make full use of the high-quality porcelain clay in the foothills of Huiji Mountain and the banks of Cao 'e River, and adopt advanced facilities to produce many exquisite products. Shaoxing Porcelain Factory also pioneered the unpredictable glazed porcelain and the new Jun kiln product with pure and natural color-copper red glaze. Shangyu Porcelain Factory also produced celadon imitating the Six Dynasties, which indicates that the production technology of Yue porcelain has improved to a new level.