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== Description == | == Description == | ||
A soft, gray-green, iron-containing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceramic | A soft, gray-green, iron-containing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ceramic%20glaze ceramic glaze]. Similar in color to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=celadonite celadonite], celadon glaze is prepared by firing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron%20oxide%20red iron oxide] in a reducing oven. Celadon was developed during the Sung Dynasty and was valued for its resemblance to [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=jade jade] (Mayer 1969). | ||
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=green | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=green%20earth green earth]. | ||
[[File:50.1004-SC97245.jpg|thumb|]] | [[File:50.1004-SC97245.jpg|thumb|]] | ||
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
celedone; | celedone; celadón (Esp.); céladon (Fr., Port.); celadon (Ned.) | ||
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
* | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) | ||
* | * Robert Fournier, ''Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery'', Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992 | ||
* | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 24 July 2013
Description
A soft, gray-green, iron-containing ceramic glaze. Similar in color to celadonite, celadon glaze is prepared by firing iron oxide in a reducing oven. Celadon was developed during the Sung Dynasty and was valued for its resemblance to jade (Mayer 1969).
See also green earth.
Synonyms and Related Terms
celedone; celadón (Esp.); céladon (Fr., Port.); celadon (Ned.)
Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Additional Images
Tile with celadon color glaze
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000