Chinese Ceramics Culture

Li zhiyan is senior research fellow at the national museum of china and former vice president of the association of chinese ancient ceramics virginia l.

Chinese ceramics culture. Earthenware stoneware and porcelain particularly those made in china. There are two primary categories of chinese ceramics low temperature fired pottery or táo 陶 about 950 1200 and high temperature fired porcelain or cí 瓷 about 1250 1400. Fabulous fine cloth was an important export as far back as the early roman empire and it was in rome where a law was passed to ban the wearing of silk. Bower is an adjunct associate professor at the university of the arts philadelphia he li is associate curator of chinese art asian art museum of san francisco david ake sensabaugh is the ruth and bruce dayton curator of asian art at the yale.

10 things you need to know about chinese ceramics an expert. Over time the peacock became synonymous with culture and enlightenment in the qing dynasty 1644 1912 imperial fans were made of peacock feathers and only officials of the highest rank were permitted to wear a hat with a peacock feather and coral knob. Chinese pottery during the han dynasty 206 bce 220 ce the first of china s four most important dynasties the han era witnessed numerous cultural developments as well as the establishment of the silk road the main overland trade route with the middle east and europe. Nowhere in the world has pottery assumed such importance as in china and the influence of chinese porcelain on later european pottery has been profound.

The first pottery was made during the palaeolithic era. Named after the city it was mainly sourced from the chinese art of making pottery ware has been very much envied and admired internationally since its discovery by the western world. Chinese silk culture along with porcelain and tea silk is one of china s important innovations. The relationship between chinese and western ceramics expanded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when widespread concerns regarding urbanization industrialization and the impact of mass production spurred interest in early chinese ceramics particularly the earthy brown and black glazed wares of the song dynasty 960 1279.

The secret of this great invention was closely guarded for centuries. Chinese ceramics show a continuous development since pre dynastic times and are one of the most significant forms of chinese art and ceramics globally. Home chinese culture chinese porcelain chinese porcelain history chinese porcelain history. Chinese pottery also called chinese ceramics objects made of clay and hardened by heat.

The invention of porcelain in china was a development that changed the face of art throughout the world. The history of chinese ceramics began some eight thousand years ago with the crafting of hand molded earthenware. Chinese ceramic ware is an art form that has been developing since the neolithic period. Han pottery production was strongly influenced by three factors.