Celadon

Alternate meaning: Celadon (color)

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Celadon is a type of pottery having a pale green glaze. Celadon ware developed, flourished, and was refined in Korea. Japanese pottery artists learned their craft from the Koreans via limited trade between the countries.

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Colors of the celadon glaze range from blue, blue-green through many shades of green, and finally to a dark grey, depending on the thickness of the applied glaze, and the type of clay to which it is applied. Its color is produced by iron oxide in the glaze recipe or clay body. It was usually fired in a reducing atmosphere within a fuel kiln. As with most glazes, crazing (a glaze defect) can occur in the glaze and if it is desirable it is referred to as crackle glaze.

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The term celadon for the pottery's pale jade-green glaze was first applied by European connoisseurs to the wares when celadon first appeared in France in the 17th century. In Honor? d'Urf?'s (1567–1625) French pastoral romance, L'Astr?e (1627), one of the shepherds was named Celadon, and the refined simplicity of Arcadia was applied to the ceramics.

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See also: Culture of Korea

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Pottery: Pottery is a form of ceramic technology, where the clay is formed into vessels, generally with utilitarian purposes in mind. The production of pottery is a process where wet clay is shaped and allowed to dry. The formed clay, or piece, is "fired" in a kiln to harden it, and is sometimes fired a seco...

Glaze: Glaze is a thin shiny coating, or the act of applying the coating. Glaze also means to install glass windows....

Korea: — For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation)...

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