Yuezhou Celadon [Hunan Xiangyin Specialty]

What is Yuezhou celadon? Authentic Hunan Xiangyin specialty: Yuezhou celadon

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Basic Introduction to Yuezhou Celadon

Yuezhou Celadon is an ancient Han porcelain making technique. Yuezhou Kiln is located in present-day Xiangyin County, Hunan Province, and was named after its historical affiliation with Yuezhou. In particular, the cultural relics of the Qingzhu Temple Eastern Han Kiln Site and the Chengguan Town Jin Tang Kiln Site occupy an area of about 5 kilometers along the east bank of the Xiangjiang River in the county town. The kiln sites are densely distributed and have lasted for more than 1500 years. What are the product characteristics of Yuezhou celadon

The tire is gray white in color, with a thick and heavy shape, and produces a metallic sound when struck, with extremely high porcelain like texture

The second glaze color is gray green or green bean green, and there are also shades of green yellow or sauce green. The glaze is smooth and shiny, with small patterns and bubbles on the glaze surface. During the Sui Dynasty, all products were semi glazed, and the inner walls and lower abdomen of the vessels were often exposed, resulting in the phenomenon of flowing glaze

The three utensils include bowls, plates, bowls, bottles, high footed plates, four series jars, and octagonal short flow pots. Bowls are commonly seen in the shape of round cakes and jade walls, while high footed plates, shallow mouthed four series jars, and octagonal short flow pots have their own styles

The four decorations are mainly printed, accompanied by engraved patterns. The shoulders and abdomen of the objects are decorated with strip-shaped patterns composed of clustered flowers and rolled leaves. There are more than 30 types of patterns on the center of the high footed plate, especially the multi-layer pattern decoration in the center of the plate, which is not seen in other kilns. In addition, there are also reliefs decorated with lotus petal patterns

The five decoration methods are basically the same as those of Changsha kiln, and were improved during the Five Dynasties period by using support nails and support firing

"Yuezhou Kiln" is located in present-day Xiangyin County, Hunan Province, and was named after its historical affiliation with Yuezhou. In recent years, 26 celadon kiln sites have been discovered on both sides of the Xiang River in Xiangyin County, covering the Tang and Song dynasties in Tiejiaozui, the Eastern Han dynasty in Qingzhu Temple, the Jin and Tang dynasties in Wenxing Town, the Sui and Tang dynasties in Lulintan, the Song and Yuan dynasties in Baimei Village, and the Song and Ming dynasties in Wulongzui. This is consistent with the folk legend that 'there was a thousand kiln nests in Xiangyin, and before Xiangyin, there were kilns'. Especially the cultural relics of the Eastern Han kiln site in Qingzhu Temple and the Jin Tang kiln site in Chengguan Town occupy about 5 kilometers of the river bank and mountain hills on the east bank of the Xiangjiang River in the county town, with dense kiln sites that have lasted for more than 1500 years