The Periodized Yaozhou Yao-Celadon of the Five Dynasties to the Northern-Song Dynasty Reconsidered:Focusing on the Celadon Wares of Yaozhou Yao and Yue Yao in Evolution Process
The introduction and promotion of the advanced techniques applied to the Yue Yao-celadon contributes to the Yaozhou Yao-porcelain leaping in quality during the period of the Five Dynasties in its development.The Yaozhou Yao-celadon is most influenced in shape,decoration,themes,firing process and kiln furniture which in artistic carving and incising decoration sharply embodies the products of Yue Yao in style and craft The Yue Yao porcelain went through stages in motif progress:specifically,it is featured by plain appearance,floral-shaped mouth and melon-ribbed belly,with the bas-relief pattern emerging in the Five Dynasties;it is decorated with line-carving,with bas-relief increasing and rough-carving pattern in motif in the early Song Dynasty;it is designed with rough-carving and grid outlines to form a multi-layered decoration in the middle of the Northern-Song dynasty;it shows the outlined rough-carving design by the late Northern-Song Dynasty.The Yaozhou Yao-celadon was closely following the Yue Yao-celadon in evolution process.What is analyzed above meanwhile indicates that carving and coarse-incising techniques has no chance to be used in the processing of the Yaozhou Yao wares in the period of the Five Dynasties and the early Northern-Song dynasty.
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