Jingdezhen, Capital of Porcelain

Quarrying and  Processing of Porcelain Clay

• Quarrying and Coarse Processing of Porcelain Clay
• Making of Dunzi
• The Structure of Porcelain Workshop
• Refinement of CLay

Shaping

• Throwing Process of Zhatai Bowl in Ancient Kilns
• Techniques of impression, Trimming and Hooping of Zhatei Bowl
• Kneading and Throwing
• Kneading
  • Throw the Clay into a Straight-Sided Teacup
  • Throw the Clay into a Vase Shaped Vessel
  • Throw the Clay into a Large of opening Bowl
  • Throw the Clay into a One-Meter-Diameter Plate
  • Throw skills of a Very Large Vase
  • Dressing
  • Cutting-off
• Joint Forming
• Fine Trimming
  • Trimming the Medium-Small-Size Vases
  • Trimming of a Very Large Vase
  • Trimming of a Straight-sided Teacup
• Glazing the Foot
• Skill of Water Replenishing
• Glazing

Painted Decoration

• The Blue-and-White Decoration
• The Underglaze Red Decoration
• Biscuit Engraving Decoration
• Skill of Body Engraving of the Lotus Motif
• Overglaze Decoration

Kilns and Firing in Jingdezhen

• Kilns in Jingdezhen
• Decoration Firing Furnace
• Biscuit Carrying
• Loading and Firing