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Dangyangyu Kiln
The Dangyangyu Kiln (当阳峪窑 ''Dangyangyu yao'') was a private kiln in operation during the Northern Song dynasty, producing Cizhou ware. It is located in Xiuwu in Henan province, China, and is also known as the Xiuwu Kiln (修武窑 ''Xiuwu yao'') or ''Xiuwu kiln''. Dangyangyu is sometimes presented as Tangyangyu, Tangyang Yu or Tang Yang Yu. The site of the Dangyangyu kiln (当阳峪窑址 Dangyangyu yaozhi) was placed on a list of protected sites of Henan in 2006. According to Li Huibing (李辉柄) of the China Research Centre for Ancient Ceramics (中国古陶瓷研究会 ''Zhongguo gu taoci yanjiuhui'') it stands together with the famous kilns: Ru yao, Jun yao and Ding yao, which produced Ru ware, Jun ware and Ding ware. Ceramics from the Dangyangyu Kiln Ceramic ware from the Dangyangyu Kiln is present in collections of ceramics in China, and outside of China. For example, at the British Museum, and the Harvard Art Museums.http://id.lib.harvard.edu/via/HUAM97255/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Song
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Cizhou Ware
Cizhou ware or Tz'u-chou ware () is a term for a wide range of Chinese ceramics from between the late Tang dynasty and the early Ming dynasty, but especially associated with the Northern Song to Yuan period in the 11–14th century. It has been increasingly realized that a very large number of sites in northern China produced these wares, and their decoration is very variable, but most characteristically uses black and white, in a variety of techniques. For this reason Cizhou-type is often preferred as a general term. All are stoneware in Western terms, and "high-fired" or porcelain in Chinese terms. They were less high-status than other types such as celadons and Jun ware, and are regarded as "popular", though many are finely and carefully decorated. Alone among major types of Song ceramics their effect largely depends on decoration in contrasting colours, usually in black on white, but sometimes polychrome. At this time, unlike later periods, ceramics for the court were "rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiuwu
Xiuwu County () is a county in the northwest of Henan province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaozuo Jiaozuo ( ; postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Henan province, China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yellow River, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the south, Xinxiang to the east, Jiyuan to the ... and contains its northernmost point. Administrative divisions As 2012, this county is divided to 2 towns and 6 townships. ;Towns * Chengguan () * Xunfeng () ;Townships Climate References County-level divisions of Henan Jiaozuo {{Henan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is also applied to the entirety of China proper. Henan is a birthplace of Han Chinese civilization, with over 3,200 years of recorded history and remained China's cultural, economic and political center until approximately 1,000 years ago. Henan Province is home to many heritage sites, including the ruins of Shang dynasty capital city Yin and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals of China, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, are in Henan. The practice of tai chi also began here in Chen Jia Gou Village (Chen style), as did the later Yang and Wu styles. Although the name of the province () means "south of the ellowriver.", approximately a quarter of the province lies north of the Yellow River, also known as the Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Huibing
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China Research Centre For Ancient Ceramics
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