CONTENTS
Chapter One The Invention and Birthplace of Ceramics/ 003
Section 1 Overview/003
Section 2 The Origins and Masterpieces of Chinese Pottery/005
Section 3 China, china/023
Chapter Two Tracing the Origins of Jiangxi Ceramics/ 043
Section 1 Distribution of Pottery/043
Section 2 Hongzhou Kiln/047
Section 3 Jizhou Kiln/057
Section 4 Baishe Kiln/065
Section 5 Qilizhen Kiln/071
Chapter Three Jingdezhen Kiln/ 079
Section 1 Jingdezhen, the Millennium Porcelain Capital/079
Section 2 Favorable Environment for Pottery Making/087
Section 3 Overview of Jingdezhen Porcelain/093
Chapter Four The Craftsmanship of Ceramics/ 119
Section 1 Overview/119
Section 2 Deciphering the 72 Steps of Ceramic Production/121
Chapter Five Acclaimed Porcelain of Jiangxi/ 153
Section 1 Overview/153
Section 2 Jizhou Tea Bowls/155
Section 3 Blue and White Porcelain/159
Section 4 Linglong Porcelain/161
Section 5 Famille-Rose Porcelain/165
Section 6 Wucai Porcelain/169
Section 7 Colored Glaze/173
Section 8 Underglaze Red Porcelain/177
Section 9 Eggshell Porcelain/181
Section 10 Porcelain Sculpture/185
Section 11 Enameled Porcelain/189
Section 12 Integrated Decoration/193
Chapter Six Ceramics Education in Jiangxi/ 197
Section 1 Overview/197
Section 2 Traditional Ceramics Education/201
Section 3 Modern Ceramics Education/209
Chapter Seven The “Porcelain Road” and the Outreach of
Jiangxi Porcelain/ 233
Section 1 Overview/233
Section 2 Jingdezhen, Where Craftsmen Stream In and Wares Flow Out/235
Section 3 World-Renowned Kilns and Celebrated Porcelain of Jiangxi/267
Chapter Eight Cultural Landmarks of Jiangxi Ceramics/ 289
Section 1 Overview/289
Section 2 Jingdezhen Sanbao International Ceramic Art Village/291
Section 3 Jingdezhen China Ceramic Museum/293
Section 4 Hongzhou Kiln Site/297
Section 5 Gao’an Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Museum/299
Section 6 Jizhou Kiln Sitec/303
Section 7 Jingdezhen Ceramic Culture Industrial Park/305
Section 8 Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum/307
Section 9 Mingfangyuan (Famous Workshops Park)/311
Section 10 Hutian Kiln Site/313
Section 11 Nanyao Kiln Site of Tang Dynasty/317
Section 12 The Pottery Workshop’s Creativity Market/319
Section 13 Jingdezhen Ancient Kiln Folk Customs Museum/321
Section 14 The Baishe Kiln in Nanfeng County/323
Section 15 The Qilizhen Kiln in Ganzhou/327
Section 16 The Glory of Dongbu/329
Section 17 The Raonan Ancient Site at Yaoli Town/333
Chapter Nine Introduction to Jiangxi Ceramic Literature/ 339
Section 1 Overview/339
Section 2 Introduction to Tao Ji (The Record of Porcelain)/341
Section 3 Introduction to Jiangxi Sheng Dazhi: Taoshu
(Jiangxi Province Chronicle: Book of Ceramics)/343
Section 4 Introduction to Taoye Tu Bianci
(The Compiled Illustrations of Ceramic Making)/345
Section 5 Introduction to Taoren Xinyu
(Words from the Heart of a Potter)/345
Section 6 Introduction to Tao Shuo (On Ceramics)/347
Section 7 Introduction to Nanyao Biji (Notes on the Southern Kilns)/349
Section 8 Introduction to Jingdezhen Tao Lu
(Records of Jingdezhen Ceramics)/351
Section 9 Introduction to Jingdezhen Tao Ge
(Songs of Jingdezhen Ceramics)/353
Section 10 Introduction to Tao Ya (Elegance of Porcelain)/355
Epilogue/ 357