Bret Hinsch on fri 16 feb 01
Last year I tested all of Wood's recipes for recreating Shang glazes. I
fired them in cone 9 oxidation, and the results were all pretty boring.
They mostly produced sickly browns and light grey celadons. Many are
unstable and craze where thick. But if anyone is interested, I can post my
results.
These would probably do marginally better in reduction. But if you look at
the Shang originals, which were probably lightly reduced, the glazes still
aren't very interesting. These extremely ancient glazes are basically of
historical interest only.
Bret in Taipei
>From: Hank Murrow
>Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: Shanghai Glaze
>Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 18:01:17 -0800
>
>
>Hank further replies after study in Wood's book;
>
> On page 268 there is a nice table giving recipes for Shang glaze,
>interpreted in western materials. On pages 108-9 there is a nice discussion
>of Shang whitewares(stonewares). On pages32-3 there is discussion of early
>woodash/limestone/silaceous-clay glazes which contains useful suggestions
>concerning how one might proceed in replicating them. There is also on page
>32 a lineblend test bar by the author showing where the eutectic lay. Hope
>these references add something to what Dennis Davis offered in an earlier
>post.
>
>Good Hunting! Hank in Eugene
>
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