Aerial view of Jizhou kiln sites
Remains of a dragon kiln in the Jizhou Yao Theme Park
The scenic Jizhou Yao Theme Park
Song Jizhou wares with plain monochrome dark brown glaze
| Some Jizhou fragments collected from a kiln site while on a vist in Oct 2016 |
| The few accidental spots on the unglaze portion of the fragment is instructive. They reveal how the transmutational glaze looks like without the darker ground glaze. Visually it is affected by the darker ground glaze. |
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| Some examples of Jizhou tea bowls with interesting over glaze effect. |
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Tang Lushan black glaze ewer with milky bluish opalescent splashes
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Geographically, those kilns in Hunan Hengshan and Xiang are not far apart from Ji an county. It is not inconceivable that the Jizhou potters learnt the formula for transmutational glaze from Hunan.
Vase with Tortoise shell effect in Jizhou museum
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Example with paper cut stencil flower further enhanced with painted details and carved branches
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| From a grave in Jiangxi Yichun city (宜春市) dated 5th year of Qingyuan reign, i.e. 1199 A.D. |
Bowl with leaf decoration in Jizhou Museum
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