Jingdezhen porcelain

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Jingdezhen porcelain (simplified Chinese: 景德镇陶瓷; traditional Chinese: 景德鎮陶瓷) is Chinese porcelain produced in or near Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province in southern China. Jingdezhen may have produced pottery as early as the sixth century CE, though it is named after the reign name of Emperor Zhenzong, in whose reign it became a major kiln site, around 1004. By the 14th century it had become the largest centre of production of Chinese porcelain, which it has remained, increasing its dominance in subsequent centuries. From the Ming period onwards, official kilns in Jingdezhen were controlled by the emperor, making imperial porcelain in large quantity for the court and the emperor to give as gifts. Porcelain production in Jingdezhen was divided into two distinct systems: Imperial Kiln Factory (Chinese: 御窰廠) and the private kilns (Chinese: 民窰). The Imperial Kiln Factory was officially established in 1369 during the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, located at Zhushan (Pearl Hill) in the city...

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