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Purplish-red Meiping
The modeling is of
primitive simplicity and unsophisticated nature.
It is chiefly in purplish red glaze.
Various tints such as light blue and moon white are revealed in
the glaze. This gives one
the feeling that the glaze colors seem to flow by themselves and mingle
with one another, which enhances the natural beauty of the vase.
The craftsmanship consists of glazing twice or many times the
fired body of the ware and baking it in a low-temperature oven to make
it a finished product. As the ingredients of the glaze contain copper for the most
part and minute quantities of coloring elements, such as cobalt,
titanium, manganese and iron, in the process of firing, when the grains
of these metals combine freely, sky-like marks in various shades are
naturally produced on the porcelain, and when they mingle with the red
glaze, the gorgeous hue of the jar is formed. * Wood base included |
