The Four Great Kilns of China

The Four Great Kilns of China are the Magnetic Kiln in Hebei, the Longquan Kiln in Zhejiang, the Jingdezhen Kiln in Jiangxi, and the Dehua Kiln in Fujian.

1, Hebei Magnetic Kiln

Magnetic Kiln is the treasure of China's traditional porcelain craftsmanship, China's ancient north of the largest system of kilns, but also the famous folk porcelain kiln, "south of the Jingde, north of Pengcheng," said. It is also a famous folk porcelain kiln. Magizhou kiln was created in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, and reached its peak, the Southern Song Dynasty, Yuanming and Qing Dynasty still have continued. Kiln site in the Pengcheng Town, Fengfeng Mining District, Handan City, Hebei Province, and the town of Guantai, Magnetism County, Magnetism County, called Magnetism County in the Song Dynasty, hence the name.

2, Zhejiang's Longquan kiln

Longquan kiln is a famous kiln in Chinese history, the Song dynasty six kilns. The treasures of traditional Han Chinese porcelain craft. It is named for its main production area in Longquan City, Zhejiang Province. It started in the three kingdoms and two jin dynasty, ended in the qing dynasty, the history of the production of porcelain for more than 1600 years, is China's longest history of porcelain production of a porcelain kiln system, its products are sold in Asia, Africa, Europe, many countries and regions, the impact is very far-reaching.

3, jiangxi jingdezhen kiln

Jingdezhen kiln is one of China's traditional kilns, jingdezhen kiln system belongs to the song dynasty one of the six kilns. Born in present-day Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, so called Jingdezhen kiln, actually consists of several kilns. Jingdezhen has a long history of porcelain production, complete ceramic industry system, a wide range of international influence, is a city born of porcelain, because of porcelain and rise, because of porcelain and famous city, but also a "due to the opening up of the birth of openness and the rise of the depth of the open city.

4, Fujian Dehua kiln

Dehua kiln is located in Dehua, Fujian, so the name. As a famous porcelain kiln, is one of the important places of origin of ancient export porcelain in coastal Fujian. Discovered by the Song to Qing dynasty kiln sites up to one hundred and eighty, focusing on the excavation of the Qu Dou Gong, bowl pinglun two kiln sites. Dehua porcelain is the Chinese ceramics firing art treasures, began in the Song Dynasty, after the Ming Dynasty has been a huge development. Famous for white porcelain molded Buddha statue. Its production of delicate, beautifully carved, vivid shape, reflecting the excellent talent and artistic creativity of the ancient working people.

Features of the Four Famous Kilns

1, Yue Kiln: mainly produces celadon. Song Dynasty Yue Kiln in the tire glaze production and the Five Dynasties is not very different. Northern Song Dynasty modeling is more sophisticated, there are many methods of decoration, fine line flower decoration is more common. The influence on the neighboring kilns was greater.

2, Yaozhou kiln: the early Northern Song dynasty, the tire green-gray, glaze green flash yellow. Bowl more plain. Intermediate glaze color tends to stabilize, thin tire, glaze uniform, large production. Diversified modeling, decorative printing, engraving, "half knife mud" is the most characteristic. Decoration is mostly flowers. Late tire glaze modeling and medium-term no difference, tire thinner, smaller, full of decoration, quality improvement. The quality of the Golden Age has declined.

3, Longquan kiln: Longquan kiln is located in zhejiang longquan, started burning in the five generations, until the qing dynasty to lose. Five Dynasties by the influence of the Yue kiln burned celadon. Porcelain tire clay dense, glassy texture, tire color gray glaze watery green. Decorated with fine lines of flowers. Southern Song Dynasty developed white celadon and black celadon.

4, Ding Kiln: thin and light, white and yellowish tire color, more firm, less transparent, beige glaze, glaze is very thin, you can see the tire. Ware shape is mostly bowls, plates, vases, dishes, boxes and pillows, decorative techniques to white glaze printing, white glaze engraved flowers and white glaze scratched flowers. Invented the over-firing method.