Origin of the Name”China”
2 min readPorcelain is called china in English because it was first made in China,which fully explains that the delicate porcelain can be the representative of China.
The earliest porcelain,commonly called primitive porcelain,appeared during the Shang Dynasty,but the first porcelain in real sense was not produced until the Eastern Han Dynasty.The techniques for making porcelain Matured in the Tang Dynasty.
During the Song Dynasty,famous kilns emerged in multitude,including Jun Kiln,Ge Kiln,Guan Kiln,Ru Kiln and Ding Kiln which are known as the Five Great Kilns.In the Yuan Dynasty,Jingdezhen,the Capital of Porcelain,produced blue and white porcelain which later became the representative of porcelain.
Blue and white porcelain,blue and white rice pattern porcelain, powder doped color decorated porcelain and colored glaze porcelain are known as the”Four Great Porcelains”.
Blue and white porcelain is a common variety of Chinese porcelains.It’s a kind of porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment.It’s made from cobalt oxide,painted on the ceramic base with patterns,and coasted with clear glaze and is baked with high temperature.
The emergence of blue and white porcelain is of epoch-making significance in porcelain history.Patterns are the major decoration on blue and white porcelain,the motif is noticeable on porcelain.The original blue and white porcelain was found in Tang Dynasty,the historical value of it is unsurpassed.Blue and white porcelain has a feature of its transparent glaze,thin and light base,and the white porcelain body applied to blue patterns, elegant and full of vigor.
