ceramics

Examples of ceramics in the following topics:

• Islamic Ceramics

  • Islamic art has notable achievements in ceramics which reached heights unmatched by other cultures.
  • Another significant contribution was the development of stonepaste ceramics, originating from 9th century Iraq.
  • The style introduced two ceramic techniques to Europe: glazing with an opaque white tin-glaze and painting in metallic lusters.
  • Ottoman Iznik pottery produced most of the finest ceramics of the 16th century, in tiles and large vessels boldly decorated with floral motifs influenced by Chinese Yuan and Ming ceramics.
  • Discuss how developments such as tin-opacified glazing and stonepaste ceramics made Islamic ceramics some of the most advanced of its time.

• Ceramics under the Song Dynasty

  • Ceramics from the Southern Song dynasty differed from the north and focused primarily on small and intimate scenes.
  • Appreciation of the arts among the gentry flourished during the Song Dynasty, especially in painting and ceramics.
  • With those in other prefectures, the total of discovered kiln sites is over two hundred, making the Longquan celadon production area one of the largest historical ceramic producing areas in China.
  • Left item: A Northern Song qingbai-ware vase with a transparent blue-toned ceramic glaze, from Jingdezhen, 11th century.
  • Distinguish the characteristics of the painting and ceramics of the Southern Song style from its counterpart in the North.

• Ceramics

  • Ceramics can refer to a number of different objects such as figures, tiles, or tableware.
  • There is a long history of ceramic art in almost all cultures.
  • Earthenware is a common ceramic material, and used extensively for pottery tableware and decorative objects.
  • Another widely used ceramic material is porcelain.
  • Ceramics can also be made by using a potter's wheel in a process called 'throwing'.

• Ceramics in Mesopotamia

  • The invention of the potter's wheel in the fourth millennium BCE led to several stylistic shifts and varieties in form of Mesopotamian ceramics.
  • Although ceramics developed in East Asia c. 20,000-10,000 BCE, the practice of throwing arose with the invention of the potter's wheel in Mesopotamia around the fourth millennium BCE.
  • The Third Ur Dynasty, better known as Ur III, witnessed the continuation of unpainted ceramic vessels that took a variety of forms.
  • Like other ceramic objects, tablets could be fired in a kiln to produce a permanent form if the text was believed significant enough to preserve.

• Moche

  • Traditional North Coast Peruvian ceramic art uses a limited palette, relying primarily on red and white, fineline painting, fully modeled clay, veristic figures, and stirrup spouts.
  • Moche ceramics created between 150-800 AD epitomize this style.
  • The realistic detail in Moche ceramics may have helped them serve as didactic models.
  • Moche ceramics vary widely in shape and theme and are not generally uniform, although the use of mold technology enabled for mass production.
  • This piece is an example of the didactic role of ceramics in Moche culture.

• Ceramcis of the Veracruz

  • The production of ceramic figurines are a hallmark of Classic Veracruz art.
  • During the middle centuries of the first millennium, the artistically gifted Veracruzanos created particularly inventive ceramic sculpture in diverse yet related styles.
  • Until the early 1950s, Classic Veracruz ceramics were few, little understood, and generally without provenance (known history).
  • Another smiling figure from the Remojadas region of Veracruz (below) is a hollow ceramic sculpture representing an individual celebrating with music and dance.
  • Describe characteristics of ceramic figurines from two parts of Veracruz known for ceramic production in the Classic and Late Classic periods.

• Ceramics and Bronze in the Yayoi Period

  • These people, arriving in Japan about 350 BCE, brought their knowledge of wetland rice cultivation, the manufacture of copper weapons and bronze bells (dōtaku), and wheel-thrown, kiln-fired ceramics.

• Ceramics in Early South America

  • The Paracas and Nazca communities of Peru developed complex geometrical textiles, ceramics, and geoglyphs.
  • Having been heavily influenced by the preceding Paracas culture, the Nazca produced an array of beautiful crafts and technologies such as ceramics, textiles, and geoglyphs (most commonly known as the Nazca lines).
  • Many ceramics and textiles of the Paracas have been found in tombs, particularly in the Paracas Cavernas.
  • The associated ceramics include incised polychrome, "negative" resist decoration and other wares of the Paracas tradition.
  • The iconography or symbols on their ceramics served as a means of communication.

• Architecture of the Han Dynasty

  • Valuable clues about Han architecture can be found in Han artwork of ceramic models, paintings, and carved or stamped bricks discovered in tombs and other sites.
  • There are only a handful of existing ceramic models of multi-story towers from the pre-Han and Western Han eras.
  • Model towers could be fired as one piece in the kiln or assembled from several different ceramic pieces to create the whole.
  • Other ceramic models from the Han burial sites reveal a variety of building types.
  • Notice the stone-carved decorations of roof tile eaves, despite the fact that Han Dynasty stone que (part of the walled structures around tomb entrances) lacked wooden or ceramic components (but often imitated wooden buildings with ceramic roof tiles).

• Mesolithic Art

  • During the Mesolithic period, humans developed cave paintings, engravings, and ceramics to reflect their daily lives.
  • The native Mesolithic populations were slow in gradually assimilating the agricultural way of life, beginning with just the use of ceramics.
  • In North-Eastern Europe, Siberia, and certain southern European and North African sites, a "ceramic Mesolithic" can be distinguished between 7,000-3,850 BCE.
  • Though each area of Mesolithic ceramic developed an individual style, common features suggest a single point of origin.