Chapter 19 Section 5 Jun Kiln

The central kiln site is in the area of ​​Baguadong and Juntai in Yuxian County, Henan Province.The scale of production here is large, the level of craftsmanship is the highest, and the variety produced is very rich. It was used to burn furnishings for the court of the Northern Song Dynasty, and was used for the court to organize flowers and stones. Jun porcelain belongs to the northern celadon system. In the Jun porcelain kiln sites in various places, celadon accounts for the vast majority, and the basic glaze of colorful glazed porcelain is also the glaze of celadon, but the blue color is lighter, the glaze layer is thicker, and there are Obvious opacity phenomenon, thick and light.It is this opacification phenomenon that makes Jun glaze have a gem-like luster. Because of the coloring agents such as copper, iron, phosphoric acid and trace amounts of cobalt, Jun glaze is more complex and gorgeous than any kiln system.Take celadon glaze as an example, the light one is like sky blue, the deep one is sky blue, and the light one is like moon white. The texture is moist and beautiful.The red glaze of Jun kiln is its unique feature. Some are as red as mature roses, some are like rich red begonias, some are like colorful clouds floating in the sky, and some are like the brilliant sunset glow behind the mountains. , unpredictable, no one glaze is the same.People praised its wonderful kiln as "Jun kiln unparalleled".Its method is to apply glaze many times, or mix the colored metal into the glaze, or apply a coloring agent made of copper oxide on the glaze layer of the utensils, and in the high temperature of the reduction flame, the glaze and color will penetrate and melt. Melting, presenting an unpredictable artistic effect.Jun porcelain has been produced for a long time, and has been in production from the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty.