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*''Chinese'': 土定 ''(Tǔ dìng)''
Ding wares are a style or type of Chinese earthenware pottery, dating back to at least the [[Tang Dynasty]].
In the Tang through [[Yuan Dynasty|Yuan Dynasties]], from the 8th century to the 14th, kilns in Quyang County, [[Hebei province]] were the main center of Ding ware production. In the 10th century, most Ding wares were simple stonewares, made in shapes such as flowers, and left undecorated. By the 11th century, however, potters began incising designs; those operating within the territory of the [[Jurchen]] [[Jin Dynasty]] often impressed their designs into the clay. Reusable ''intaglio'' molds and stepped firing-boxes also came into use around this time, allowing production faster, and on a larger scale.
Ding wares were typically fired upside down, leaving the rims (rather than the bases, as is typical in many other ceramics styles) unglazed. Sheets of copper, or other materials, were often used to cover over this unglazed area.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21322021394/sizes/l][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21918603636/]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
Ding wares are a style or type of Chinese earthenware pottery, dating back to at least the [[Tang Dynasty]].
In the Tang through [[Yuan Dynasty|Yuan Dynasties]], from the 8th century to the 14th, kilns in Quyang County, [[Hebei province]] were the main center of Ding ware production. In the 10th century, most Ding wares were simple stonewares, made in shapes such as flowers, and left undecorated. By the 11th century, however, potters began incising designs; those operating within the territory of the [[Jurchen]] [[Jin Dynasty]] often impressed their designs into the clay. Reusable ''intaglio'' molds and stepped firing-boxes also came into use around this time, allowing production faster, and on a larger scale.
Ding wares were typically fired upside down, leaving the rims (rather than the bases, as is typical in many other ceramics styles) unglazed. Sheets of copper, or other materials, were often used to cover over this unglazed area.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21322021394/sizes/l][https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21918603636/]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]