What are the characteristics of Chai Kiln porcelain?

The porcelain produced by Chai Kiln is "blue as the sky, bright as a mirror, thin as paper, loud as a chime, moist and delicate, with delicate and charming lines."

The firewood kiln was fired in the early years of Zhou Xiande after the Five Dynasties and came from Zhengzhou, Henan Province at that time. During the Five Dynasties, Zhengzhou governed seven counties including Guancheng, Xinzheng and Xingyang. Originally suitable for making pottery, Sejong was named after Chai. At that time, it was also called Imperial Kiln, which was renamed Chai Kiln from the Song Dynasty.

Chai Rong stipulates that qualified Jun porcelain can only be used in the imperial court, and all defective products shall be destroyed on the spot, so as not to flow into the people, so that there are still scraps everywhere.

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Xinmitai in Zhengzhou, formerly known as "Yangzitai", was the city of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period. The local area is rich in coal, bauxite, clay, limestone, jade and jade. Clay and jadeite are excellent raw materials for firing Jun porcelain. In Yuetai Village, near Songshan Branch, there are large areas of mulberry trees, which are good fuels for firing Jun porcelain.

All these make it a unique place for firing Jun porcelain. Jun porcelain has been fired here since the Tang Dynasty. In the late Zhou Dynasty, Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong established a number of official kilns here, specializing in firing Jun porcelain for the palace. At that time, Chai Rong's younger brother Chai Gui was Zhou Guo's national defense envoy and gave him the platform. Chai Rong ordered Chai Gui to supervise the firing of Jun porcelain, and the kiln where Jun porcelain was fired was called Jun porcelain firewood kiln.

In order to ensure the quality, Chai Gui mobilized the best craftsmen of the people, carefully designed, strictly formulated, constantly improved the technology and improved the product quality, and creatively mixed agate, jade, gold and other raw materials into the glaze mud, integrating scientific formulation, temperature control, smooth lines, pattern modeling, fashion of the times and human soul perception.