Week 2 Readings

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7. Video Appreciation 2: Chanting of Famous Kilns and Imperial Porcelains of Song Dynasty (I)

The development and progress of unified ceramics in the Northern Song Dynasty provided the conditions for its unprecedented artistic achievements, which were closely related to th Emperors at the time. At that time Jun porcelain and Ding porcelain had the same status, Jun porcelain is famous in the world for its unique glaze and burning method of Kiln transformation, Ding porcelain is loved for its colorful pattern decoration. But just as the development of porcelain in the Ding Kiln is going on, a war to change the history of Chinese ceramics has broken out, that is the famous Song Jin War in the history of Chinese feudalism. The protracted war not only caused great disaster to the people of the Central Plains, but also destroyed the otherwise thriving Song Dynasty ceramics industry, which resulted in the loss of Ding porcelain for more than 800 years. So far the production technology of fixed Kiln porcelain still plays a huge role in the development of China's ceramics business.