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Celadon refers to high-fired stoneware or porcelain with a transparent green glaze that resembles jade. The kiln of celadon called Longquan Kiln that located at Zhejiang Province (southeastern China)
The celadon began in the Three Kingdoms and reached its golden age in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). Its the Eight Famous Kilns of the Song Dynasty and Valued by the imperial court. The Glaze Color of celadon ranges from powder green to bluish-green to plum green and Known for its thick, translucent, and glossy glaze. The unique feature is “ice jade” on glaze surface. Some pieces display crackle glaze (开片)
Jade-green glaze represented purity, elegance, and Confucian ideals in Chinese culture.
Reflects the refined, understated beauty valued by literati and scholars Aesthetic of restraint, harmony, and nature.
