Handmade Jianzhan
THE BIRTH OF A JIANZHAN
The production of Jianzhan is a specialty of Jianyang District, Nanping City, Fujian Province. Its production process is relatively complicated and requires more than ten steps, including ore selection, crushing, washing, aging, clay preparation, shaping, trimming, glazing, kiln loading, firing, etc. Here are some of the production steps of Jianzhan.
Oil and ore selection
Washing
Kneading
Forming
Trimming
Glaze preparation
Aglaing
Firing
Southern Song dynasty, anonymous, Xiao Yi Zhuan lanting map
The left side of the picture can clearly see the literati at that time with the construction of a cup of tea scene