The city of Jingdezhen has been an important centre for the production of ceramics in southern China since at least the early Han Dynasty. The early wares were low-fired but by the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420 to 589) locally available raw materials were being used to produce a form of porcelain. Jingdezhen porcelain was highly regarded by Chinese Emperors for centuries. In the year 1004, under the Song emperor Jingde, the newly re-named city of Jingdezhen was established as a centre for the production of Imperial porcelain. Detailed descriptions of the manufacture of porcelain at Jingdezhen during the Qing dynasty exist, including a memoir written by Tang Ying and the letters of Père d'Entrecolles a Jesuit missionary.
Jingdezhen introduced the use of Kaolin by the Yuan Dynasty, named after the Kaolin village, Kaolin has become the universally-accepted mineralogical name of porcelain clay. Jingdezhen’s many tool & technique improvements relate to form making, press mould forming, trimming and glazing. In the Ming Dynasty, a variety of porcelain products of high quality were produced ranging from small egg-shell cups to one-meter dragon vases. In the Tang Dynasty, Jingdezhen produced early forms of blue-and-white porcelain which were being perfected in the Yuan Dynasty to a high level of quality and artistic design. Jingdezhen has an incredibly long history of porcelain making and innovation.
Unique Corporation (Australia) Pty. Ltd. is proud to bring the wide range of Jingdezhen’ high quality porcelain products to Australia. This range include collectable reproductions from many Chinese dynasties as well as modern contemporary designs. These products are fine porcelain creations of quality artistic design which when displayed by their owner illustrates their artistic taste and appreciate for a prestigious product.
Unique Corporation (Australia) Pty. Ltd. through its relationship with the artisans of Jingdezhen has brought to Australia a wide variety of porcelain products made by famous Jingdezhen artists. We also have products that have been designed by Unique Corporation and created for us by the artisans of Jingdezhen.
Top Contemporary Pottery and Porcelain Works Display in Jingdezhen CCTV 2009
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