Glaze is a continuous vitreous layer attached to the surface of a ceramic body, or a mixed layer of vitreous body and crystal. The glaze may have been produced by the calcium-containing stones and charcoal ash used in the ancient piling stones for cooking, or it may have been inspired by the beautiful texture of the shell surface, consciously using shell powder as a raw material.
There are many types of glazes. According to the body type, there are porcelain glaze, pottery glaze and flint glaze; according to the firing temperature, the glaze fired below 1100°C is called low-temperature glaze, and it is fired between 1100°C and 1250°C. The finished glaze is a medium-temperature glaze, and the glaze fired above 1250°C is a high-temperature glaze; according to the characteristics of the glaze, the white glaze is probably due to people’s love for silverware, and the color glaze is welcomed by people for its colorful, crystallization. The patterns of the glaze are beautiful and moving, the kiln-varied pattern glaze is dazzling and beautiful, and the cracked glaze is clear, simple, elegant and unique.
In addition to the above, there are matte glaze, opaque glaze, salt glaze and so on. The so-called pottery and porcelain refers to the products made of plastic clay and porcelain stone ore as matrix, glaze made from raw materials such as feldspar and quartz, and formed, dried and fired, mainly for daily use, art, and architecture. Three types of pottery. Archaeological discoveries have proven that the Chinese invented pottery as early as the Neolithic Age (about 8000 BC). The agricultural production that appeared in the late primitive society made the ancestors of the Chinese live a relatively stable life, and objectively had a demand for pottery. In order to improve the convenience and quality of life, people gradually made pottery by firing clay.
Post time: Nov-03-2022