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Art of pottery in China with a long history IV --- Chinese ceramic pottery
As one of the four nations ancient civilization, China has contributed much to society development and human progress, including the invention and development of pottery is particularly important and significant.

Pottery and ceramic crafts is the oldest arts and crafts of our country. As far as the New Stone Age there are gray pottery, terracotta, white ceramic, painted pottery and black pottery with coarse and simple styles. In the Shang dynasty pottery and glazed pottery glazed rigid, which initially featured porcelain dolls yet appeared. Porcelain was established under the Han dynasty in the East, whose techniques of artistic production and creation level at a high level of maturity. In the Song Dynasty porcelain industry flourished much, and dozens of famous porcelain kilns emerged cane. As for the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the technology of forging blank, decoration and glazing firing ceramics are more advanced than those of previous generations.

The majority of species of Chinese pottery are terra cotta, black pottery, pottery, white pottery, painted, printed pottery and porcelain pottery and so on.

Pottery Clay *

Terracotta Pottery is a type of Neolithic pottery and clay as it contains some elements of Fe, which is oxidized to iron oxide when the fence, following the color of the pottery will be on the red earth, red brick or henna, and it got its name accordingly.

* The black pottery

The invention of the black pottery, according to archaeological discoveries have been taken placed at the end of the Neolithic, he was raised in British Columbia between 2600 - 2000 BC. As the black pottery was produced with traditional techniques of pottery, so people often shocked by the incredible beauty and noble black pottery, which could lead people's feelings are the dignity, comfort, tranquility and extension. The discovery of the black pottery culture indicates the production technology of Chinese ceramics, pottery has reached an unprecedented level, and he also displayed in reverse the historical process of conversion of ceramic production to have the feasibility of meet the aesthetic demands.

* White Pottery

"Pottery white" is a leap of pottery and porcelain. "Pottery white" is a kind of pottery, the interior and exterior surface are taken both on a white background. Most drafts are ceramic, handmade with clay and porcelain or china clay which contains less elements than Fe China clay and the firing temperature of approximately 1000 degrees. The invention and application of white pottery incised at the end of the Shang Dynasty is an achievement in the history of the development of production technology of Chinese ceramics.

* Painted Pottery

painted pottery is a remarkable achievement of the Yangshao culture, it is a kind of pottery painted with Siena, red and black. The art of painted pottery in spotlight with strong flavors of life and unique artistic style, the image of what should be painted on white ceramic firing, that is before the painted designs are fixed on the tool surface Ceramic and will not break easily after being shot. Pottery with stamping Back models from Neolithic age to the end of the Han Dynasty in China have been drawn in such a way: before cooking, to sink.