JianZhan-Blue fur,Tenmoku,Tea cup

 JianZhan is one typical porcelain that produced in song dynasty (AD 960-1280) that go through around 300 hundred years in China history.

 Jianzhan made of Fujian Jianyang regional ore and plant ash. The ore with high irom ingredient contribute the mysterious manifestation of utensils. The real Jianzhan fetal emerge typical grey-black color.While the surface color appears brown or black that differentiated by iron ingredient emergence during oxidization or reduction reaction. The facilities eradicate make-up soil. Every piece is random and unique with fine & placid glaze showing

  Except the unique appearance, the high iron element feature also contribute the perfect thermal conductivity and tea softened feature to the JianZhan.  Above picture provide one Black-blue fur sample that museum collected.

 The facility on offer is Handmade article by contemporary regional handicraft man and Wood fire Kilning. Final facility appears the reduction reaction emergence: Black-blue color(the reduction reaction Fe2O3+3CO==2Fe+3CO2)

 Caliber is 9.5 cm;Height is 5.5 cm; Bottom stamp is  "Da Guan"

 Highlight point of this facility is "multi color",it was formed by the unstable kiln atmosphere. Strictly speaking, its unsuccessful facility, because the incomplete reduction reaction process. But it achieve one unique "half-half" appearance.