The Jun Porcelain always looks brilliant and dazzling regardless whether it’s in kiln produced colors or moon-white azure. To an average Jun porcelain fan, more often than not, he or she gets to know it through the kiln produced magic colors of the Jun Porcelain, which is the most fundamental feature setting it apart from …
Category Archive: Traditional Craftsmanship
Learn how Puzhen utilizes ancient Chinese craftsmanship with modern technology to create beautiful, handcrafted aroma diffusers, Jun kiln porcelain & Pu-er tea the same way it was done thousands of years ago in China.
“Earthworm Mud Trails” in Jun Porcelain
During the summer or fall, while walking on meandering roads in the countryside, we, country kids, were often startled and a bit scared to see a small, tube-shaped, segmented animal – the earthworm. After a summer storm, when the rain floods the soil, including tunnels and holes, earthworms are forced to crawl to the surface …
Retrospective on Shape (I)
In the history of Chinese ceramics, countless of fine ceramic art pieces were born. Whether in terms of glaze or modeling, the kilns from different eras had different ways of interpreting, each with its own unique style and charm. For example, the different kiln series during the Song Dynasty, such as: The Official Kiln Ge …
Clay Material of Jun Porcelain (II)
The clay material for Jun porcelain is found in Shenghou Township, Yuzhou City in the Henan Province. The Yuzhou local clay is different from others, in which the iron content is much higher than that from Jingdezhen or Longquan. Iron is oxidized under suitable environment rendering an iron-reddish color, forming the so-called iron-richness. Even for …
Clay Material of Jun Porcelain (I)
The average ceramic art lover will look closely at the surface of a ceramic art piece rather than the substance. However, to a professional ceramic producer or a high-end ceramic brand, the clay material is a much more important factor that cannot be ignored. As a matter of fact, a fine piece of Jun porcelain …
Singing Jun Ceramics
Have you ever heard “singing ceramics?” There is a wide range of ceramics in the world and thousands of different styles. Ceramics play a large part of Chinese art and culture dating back to ancient China thousands of years ago. In the ceramic world, you may have seen a lot of different types of ceramics, …