An AAS study of Chinese imperial yellow porcelain bodies and their place in the history of Jingdezhen's porcelain development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22240346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nigel Wood (0000-0002-6086-9985, Oxford Archaeology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-65 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Advances in Archaeomaterials (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2667-1360 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.aia.2021.09.002 |
| OpenAlex | W3209838172 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
The bodies of 12 examples of imperial yellow Chinese porcelain dating from the early sixteenth century to the early twentieth century have been studied by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The yellow lead glaze was reserved for imperial use, and these fine monochrome porcelains played important roles in imperial rites at the summer solstice and as court wares within Beijing's Forbidden City. The project's aim has been to understand more fully the technologies used to make imperial yellow porcelains, which were significant ceramics in the history and culture of imperial China. This paper concerns the porcelain body material, particularly the nature and use of Jingdezhen's two prime body materials — porcelain stone (cishi) and kaolin (gaoling). The 12 samples studied span four centuries of imperial porcelain production and include a major change in kaolin usage at Jingdezhen in the early seventeenth century, when the proportions of kaolin used in fine porcelain bodies rose abruptly from some 20% to 50%. This study explores the natures of both prepared rocks and looks particularly at kaolin, about which some long-standing problems remain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Beijing · Ceramic · China · Glaze · History of China · Metallurgy · Prime time · Building materials and conservation · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Engineering · Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis · History · Materials Science
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |