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Published: June 18th 2009
Today was the first official day of our grant research! We started early by visiting the Jingdezhen Shard Antique Market which features antique collectors from different regions of China. They travel in every Monday and Tuesday morning to sell various antiques and other collectibles (posters, books, snuff bottles, hairpins etc). The market gets its name from the vast array of pottery shards sold there. The shards are anywhere from hundreds of years old to contemporary and require a good eye for dating and pricing!
In the afternoon we headed to the Antique Kiln Ceramic History Museum. This site is set-up as a traditional ceramic village, exhibiting the different aspects of an entire working porcelain village. The village included different types of kilns, including a large dragon kiln built on a sloping hill, a temple, a traditional residential area and a working factory. We were able to watch the entire progression of a porcelain piece from being thrown on a hand-wheel to the painting and glazing process.
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Bill Seeley
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Ceramic concept idea
I enjoyed your pics of the various ceramic figurines being created in Jingdezhen -- especially the young woman straddling what looked like a Minuteman Missal. Perhaps you could suggest to the ceramic shop that makes these to do one with Hillary Clinton (in her classic pants suit) straddling a missal. In my experiance Chinese enterpreuners are usually open to new business ideas. Take care. Bill