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Analysis of CizhouMonochrome Green Enamels and Lead Glazes From Guantai Kiln in Northern China, Song to Jin Dynasty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Wei Liu  and
Blythe McCarthy
Wei Liu
Affiliation:
Dept. of Archaeology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
Blythe McCarthy
Affiliation:
Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 20560 USA
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Abstract

The composition and microstructure of Cizhou monochrome overglaze enamels, the first known form of overglazed enamels in China, and green lead glazes from Guantai kiln were determined. Although microstructure and thickness of the enamels were very similar to those found for the single layer lead glazes, lead contents were lower. Enamels from the later part of the twelfth century formed a narrower compositional grouping than the lead glazes, indicating that increased control of the technology was attained. The monochrome enamels are thicker and have a composition distinct from that published for later painted enamels from sites other than Guantai. Increased viscosity and decreased values of thermal expansion coefficients were calculated for Guantai enamels relative to the glazes. An attempt to promote adhesion and reduce crawling may have caused the use of lower lead in the enamels relative to the single layer lead glazes.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 712: Symposium II – Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology VI , 2002 , II9.5
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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