Celadon is known as a kind of ceramic with a colour glaze. Such coating is achieved by applying a liquified clay slip recipe to the ceramic ware before high temperature firing. In this article, we’ll look at when ‘true celadon‘ invented and what the conditions were to let to its rise. Primitive Celadon, Shang Dynasty The history of ceramics in China is a long one. As early as 5000 years ago, white pottery made from kaolin clay already existed in China, which was the base material for celadon ware. However, it wasn’t until the Shang dynasty (1600 – 1046 BC), glazed wares close to celadon gradually appeared. As the firing process was still somewhat primitive in comparison to ‘true celadon’, they are called ‘primitive celadon‘. True Celadon, Eastern Han By the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), the […]

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