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Ru Kiln Porcelain

Type Object Region China Time c. 1086–1125

Ru kiln, one of the five great kilns of the Northern Song, sited at Qingliang Temple in Baofeng, Henan;…

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  1. c. 1086–1090Qingliang Temple kiln site (Baofeng) · BaofengZone IV of the Qingliang Temple kiln site in Baofeng began firing fine ceramics during the Yuanyou era; archaeological strata and coins indicate this was the initial stage of Ru kiln's transition from folk kiln to tribute production.
  2. c. 1088–1106Qingliang Temple kiln site (Baofeng) · BaofengThis period saw concentrated production of sky-blue official Ru ware, using thick glaze and foot-wrapping support firing; forms were mainly washers, plates, incense burners, and vases, exclusively for the palace, with very low output but extremely high quality.
  3. c. 1125–1127Qingliang Temple kiln site (Baofeng) · BaofengAfter the Jingkang Incident the kiln site fell into Jin territory, tribute Ru porcelain production ceased, and craftsmen dispersed; the Southern Song established an official kiln at Lin'an to continue imperial ware production, and the Ru kiln became a lost art, with fewer than a hundred intact pieces surviving.

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