文档介绍：Chinese ceramics of the Song Dynasty constitute the foremost expression of ceramic art. During the Song period, a unity of the essential components fundamental to the art: vessel shape, potting techniques, glaze, decoration, firing processes, and aesthetic theory were all combined in a high standard of excellence. which led to a variety of classic wares, usually associated with a specific region of China. These included the court-patronized five famous kilns: Ru (汝), Guan (官), Ge (哥), Jun (钧), Ding (定) wares;
Charm of song porcelain
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Ding kiln
Its paste is white, generally covered with an almost transparent glaze that dripped and collected in “tears“(蜡泪痕).
Due to the way the dishes were stacked in the kiln, the edged remained unglazed, and had to be rimmed in metal such as gold or silver when used as tableware.
Ding ware was produced in Ding Xian, Hebei Province. when the Song emperors came to power in 940, Ding ware was the finest porcelain produced in northern China at the time, and was the first to enter the palace for official imperial use.
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Ru kiln
Ru wares range in color—from nearly white to a deep robin's egg—and often are covered with reddish-brown crackles. The crackles are caused when the glaze cools and contracts faster than the body, thus having to stretch and ultimately to split.
Song dynasty was the first period that viewed crazing as a merit rather than a defect.
玛瑙为釉古相传,雨过天晴云***
Ru ware was produced in Ruzhou Henan province for imperial use and is the most famous ware in the five kilns.
名瓷之首，汝瓷为魁
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Jun kiln
Characterized by a thicker body than Ding or Ru ware, Jun is covered with a turquoise and purple glaze, so thick and viscous looking that it almost seems to be melting off its substantial golden-brown body. Not only are Jun vessels more thickly potted, their shape is much more robust than the fine Jun pieces.
世上朱砂非所拟，西方宝石致难同。——乾隆
Jun ware was a thir