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Defining Pottery and Porcelain by Firing Temperature Temp. Degrees Celsius Product 700 - 950 Pottery 900 - 1250 Celadon(青瓷,灰绿色) 1200 - 1450 China-ware 1450 + Porcelain * Chinese porcelain culture Porcelain ,also called fine china, has been one of the earliest artworks introduced to the western world through the Silk Road. Two types:Pottery and Porcelain Forming The potter first needs to shape pottery on a potters wheel. Glazing porcelain wares do not need glazing to render them impermeable to liquids. Decoration modern porcelains are often fired at around 1000 degrees Celsius, coated with glaze and then sent for a second glaze Firing In this process, green (unfired) ceramic wares are heated to high temperatures in a kiln to permanently set their shapes. History of development Painted pottery pot with dragon and phoenix relief, Western Han Dynasty, 206-8 B.C Porcelain is of great significance in the history of Chinese civilization. Sui and Tang dynasties, 581-907 White Glazed Ding Ware Bowl Around the first century,porcelain production first emerged in China, and by the Song Dynasty it had become mature. the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) Guan ware Ge ware Jun ware Ru ware the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368) In the Yuan Dynasty, Jingdezhen became the center of the Chinese porcelain industry. *