Yaozhou Kiln

The Yaozhou Kiln was located in the Huangbu Town, Tongchuan City, Shanxi Province. In the Song Dynasty Tongchuan was called Yaozhou. The Yaozhou Kiln was a huge celadon kiln in North China at that time.

The Yaozhou Kiln Started in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was a series kilns spreading out in an area as long as 10 Li's alongside the river (1 Li = 0.5 km).

The roughcast of Yaozhou porcelains was brownish-gray colored. The glaze was thick, shining with yellowish-green color. The junction between the glaze and roughcast was brown-yellow. This is a characteristic of Yaozhou porcelains. The Yaozhou kiln used painting and carving as the major decoration method. The skilled workers used knives to carve patterns on the roughcast, then coated it with glaze. The product was very exquisite and elegant.

 

Background Knowledge: History of China

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