中国磁器：景徳鎮から徳化まで、千年の焼成
青磁、徳化白、龍泉青磁の産地、違い、海外バイヤーが注文前に確認すべきこと。
Three great kilns
Jingdezhen (Jiangxi): blue-and-white, famille rose, linglong and coloured glazes — the imperial kiln site, dense body and fine painting.
Dehua (Fujian): Blanc de Chine, an ivory-warm glaze famous for Guanyin and figure sculpture; He Chaozong of the Ming dynasty is the master name.
Longquan (Zhejiang): celadon in powder-blue and plum-green, thick multi-layer glaze, inscribed on the UNESCO intangible heritage list in 2009.
Process
Throwing or slip casting → biscuit firing → glazing → high firing (1280–1350 °C) → decoration → low-temperature decal firing. Hand-thrown vs. cast can differ several-fold in cost — confirm before quoting.
Buyer checklist
Food-contact safety (lead/cadmium release: FDA / California Prop 65 / EU 84/500/EEC); microwave and dishwasher suitability; glaze pinholes, warpage and shade variation against AQL 2.5/4.0; drop-test packaging (ISTA).