Gourd Kiln in Ming Dynasty
【Gourd Kiln in Ming Dynasty】
The Gourd Kiln is the shortened form of the gourd-shaped firewood kiln in Jingdezhen. The ancients said that “the kiln shape is like a lying gourd, with the large front and small rear”. The Gourd Kiln is a unique kind of ceramic kiln only found in Jingdezhen. It first appeared in the end of Yuan Dynasty and in the early Ming Dynasty, which had been gradually stopped to use until the emergence of egg-shaped kiln (town kiln) in early Qing Dynasty. The gourd kiln in Jingdezhen was specifically recorded with illustrations in a famous book of Ming Dynasty, “Exploitation of the Works of Nature” written by Song Yingxing.
The Gourd Kiln in Ming Dynasty has both the advantages of the Dragon Kiln and Steamed Bun Kiln in Song and Yuan Dynasties, and its firing skills had made great progress, which made an outstanding contribution to Jingdezhen’s porcelain-making development throughout Ming Dynasty, and to the formation of Town Kiln in Qing Dynasty.
The Gourd Kiln is the shortened form of the gourd-shaped firewood kiln in Jingdezhen. The ancients said that “the kiln shape is like a lying gourd, with the large front and small rear”. The Gourd Kiln is a unique kind of ceramic kiln only found in Jingdezhen. It first appeared in the end of Yuan Dynasty and in the early Ming Dynasty, which had been gradually stopped to use until the emergence of egg-shaped kiln (town kiln) in early Qing Dynasty. The gourd kiln in Jingdezhen was specifically recorded with illustrations in a famous book of Ming Dynasty, “Exploitation of the Works of Nature” written by Song Yingxing.
The Gourd Kiln in Ming Dynasty has both the advantages of the Dragon Kiln and Steamed Bun Kiln in Song and Yuan Dynasties, and its firing skills had made great progress, which made an outstanding contribution to Jingdezhen’s porcelain-making development throughout Ming Dynasty, and to the formation of Town Kiln in Qing Dynasty.
Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln • Folk Customs Museum is located on No.1, Ancient Kiln Road, Porcelain Capital Avenue,Jingdezhen City (next to Yilong Hotel).It is national AAAAA scenic spot, national cultural industry demonstration base,national intangible cultural heritage productive protection and demonstration base.It is ten minutes away by car from the airport, high-speed intersection and railway station to the spot... ...
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The ancient Guyao show Area attractions of ancient porcelain workshop, the world's most ancient porcelain production operating line, the Qing Dynasty town kiln, Ming Dynasty Gourd Kiln, bread kiln in the Yuan Dynasty, Song Dynasty Dragon Kiln, Wind & Fire Immortal Temple, porcelain lineto demonstrate the process of building, the the Jingdezhen porcelain of the Ming... ...
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