Chai Kiln is the imperial kiln of Chairman Zhou Shizong, Emperor of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. According to records, Chai Kiln was built in Zhengzhou, Henan Province in the early years after the Five Dynasties of Zhou Xiande. The porcelain produced is "as blue as the sky, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper and as loud as a bell". "This is the best of many kilns at that time.
Fired in the Five Dynasties of Zhou Xiande, Chai Kiln came from Zhengxian County, Henan Province. It was originally suitable for making pottery. At that time, Sejong was named firewood, hence the name. At that time, it was also called imperial kiln, and it was called firewood kiln after the Song Dynasty. Its porcelain is as green as the sky, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper and as loud as a clock. It is moist, fine-grained and of different colors. It is the top of the ancient kiln, but the bottom is mostly rough loess.
According to the research records of the Tang family, the wooden kiln began in Bianhe. It is said that when Emperor Sejong designed this kind of porcelain, he asked, "After the rain, the sky will break. Today's kiln, I will definitely mention the kiln at the top of the pavilion. However, this wooden kiln has disappeared for a long time. Even if you get the fragments, you can make them into crowns, awls and toys, which are equally precious. It is said that wood porcelain is "sparkling, light is an arrow". Treasure should be there, and arrows are inevitable. It is difficult to cover up and repeat. "
In the Qing dynasty, there was a special person to identify the wooden kiln. Porcelain with the word "Chai" at the bottom is not produced in Chai Kiln, because Chai Kiln was named "Chai Kiln" in Song Dynasty to show the difference. This is the Royal Kiln. As you can imagine, there should be imitations of Chai Kiln porcelain in Qing Dynasty.