FANG Xuefei 1, ZHANG Li 2, FANG Weiming 2
(1. Wuxi Taihu University, Wuxi 214064, Jiangsu, China; 2. Yixing City Institute of Jun Pottery, Yixing 214221, Jiangsu, China)
Abstract: The glaze of Yixing Jun Pottery made on the basis of original raw pottery with changes to the original glaze formula is a kind of special glazes through kiln transmutation. The glaze of Jun Pottery is developed from the clay glaze, prepared from the local resources and is required to be heated to around 1230 °C. There are various kinds of Jun glazes such as high glossiness glazes, matte glazes, monolayer glazes and multilayer glazes. This paper introduces formulas of several classic kinds of Jun glazes like bright glaze series, whose opacifying coatings and basic colors show good gloss. The opacifier is mixed with the basic color glaze to take on a bright flambé effect. The modern Jun glaze has the tendency to become a matte blend incorporating red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and purple.
Key words: Yixing Jun pottery; glaze of Jun pottery; production of glaze