Is the kaolin used in Longquan celadon?
The traditional firing technique of Longquan celadon is the only intangible cultural heritage of ceramics, and it has passed the protection of origin in 2003. Only in Longquan, Longquan local raw materials, the use of traditional Longquan celadon firing skills, fired celadon, is the real Longquan celadon. From the Longquan mountains and rivers, materials and technology, are not authentic Longquan celadon.
Now the personal development of Longquan celadon think it should be a new peak in the history, many artists are celadon constantly exploring new ideas, new technologies, new materials, new technology, and used kaolin as material although not before in history, does not mean that now is not authentic. And kaolin can make the price close to the people the porcelain white porcelain, Bone China has such a sense of vision, it is not so bad. Now, pure handicraft Longquan celadon products usually use traditional cinnabar and iron tire.
In fact, the traditional Longquan celadon products is not the pursuit of what body transparent, the so-called "thin eggshell glaze" is to rely on manual trimming, repeated glazing products to shiny jade texture, rather than relying on the original material characteristics to show. You can go to the museum to see the old Longquan celadon products. None of them are made of kaolin.
The modern Longquan celadon porcelain lot with kaolin, kaolin from Longquan, the local people also called Dehua mud, many are purchased from Fujian Dehua side, are characterized by the porcelain matrix transparent, good transparency, welcomed by the market.
