Six famous Tang Dynasty kilns
The six famous kilns of the Tang Dynasty ( Chinese 唐代 六大 名窑 , Pinyin Tángdài liù dà míng yáo ) or, for short, six famous kilns ( 六大 名窑 , liù dà míng yáo ), also six famous celadon kilns of the Tang dynasty ( 唐代六大青瓷名窑 , Tángdài liù dà qīng cí míng Yao ) is a generic term for the following ancient Chinese celadon - kilns dating back to the Tang dynasty (618-907):
- Yuezhou Kiln 越 州 窑 , Cixi (Ningbo) , formerly Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province
- Dingzhou Kiln 鼎 州 窑 , Changde , Hunan Province
- Wuzhou Kiln 婺 州 窑 , now Jinhua , Zhejiang Province
- Yuezhou Kiln 岳州 窑 , Xiangyin , Hunan Province
- Shouzhou Kiln 寿州 窑 , Huainan , Anhui Province
- Hongzhou Kiln 洪州 窑 , Fengcheng , Jiangxi Province
There is also a count of seven Tang Dynasty ovens according to Lu Yu's Book of Tea ( Chajing ) (with the Xingzhou kiln 邢州 窑 ).
See also
Web links
- Chinese Ceramics ( Memento of September 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) fineartregistry.com (English)
- Li Qingxin (2006): Maritime Silk Road - Tang Dynasty Silk and Ceramics, pp. 68f. (via Google Books )
Footnotes
- ↑ There are sometimes different information about the exact location.