Jianshui purple pottery: Difference between revisions

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Created page with "'''Jianshui purple pottery''' (建水紫陶) refers to the high-fired unglazed pottery tradition produced in Jianshui, Yunnan Province. The ware is characterized by dense, fine-grained clay bodies in purple, red-brown, black, and ochre tones, achieved through controlled high-temperature firing in reduction or mixed atmospheres. Jianshui pottery is known for its polished surfaces and incised or inlaid decoration executed directly on the clay body. == Historical Context =..."
 
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* Liu, Chang, Heng Xie, Lei Nie, Hong Wang, and Yuanyuan He. “A Study of the Composition and Dissolution of Jianshui Purple Pottery in Yunnan, China.” ''Crystals'' 11, no. 9 (2021): 1034. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11091034
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[[Category:Ceramics]]
[[Category:Yunnan]]
[[Category:Yunnan]]
[[Category:Southwest China]]
[[Category:Southwest China]]