Chinese Glazes

Nigel Wood is a well-known potter and a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association. He has long been interested in Far Eastern ceramics and has collaborated on scientific research into this subject with the Ashmolean Museum, Oxfod, and the British Museum and the V&A in London. He has lectured worldwide on the technology of Chinese ceramics, and is the author of numerous articles on the subject. He hasalso presented papers on ancient Chinese glazes at five conferences in Shanghai and Beijing. He is currently a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Oxford University.

• IntroductionAuthor’s NoteAcknowledgements1. Neolithic and Bronze Age Ceramics2. South China’s Early Lime Glazes3. The Porcelain Glazes of Southern China4. Longquan, Guan and Ge5. The Porcelains of North China6. The Stonewares of North China7. The Blackwares and Brownwares of China8. Iron in Chinese Glazes9. Copper in Chinese Glazes10. Chinese Low-fired Glazes11. Chinese Alkaline Glazes12. Chinese Overglaze Enamels13. Reconstruction of Chinese Glazes14. Glaze RecipesChronologyIndex