Development of Celadon Glaze

A ceramic body coated by celadon glaze is a ceramic artwork which along with other astonished and attractive ceramic artworks such as Zarrin-Fām, Mina`i and blue and white porcelain have got an elevated place in the ceramic art. For the first time, about two thousand years ago, Chinese ceramists tried to produce vessels resemble to the Jasper which was valuable and respected by them, led to the Celadon bodies. These fascinating articles were also valuable in other countries such as Iran, Korea and Turkey and were respected similar to its motherland; China so many of the similar ceramic bodies were also made in different time and countries. Although the Iranian pottery had already faced a recession due to the Mongol attack, the emerging of Celadon in Kerman restored the ceramic art and industry. This glory continued in the Timurid and Safavid eras and many pottery centres were developed by producing the celadon bodies. Although Iranian potters imitate the Chinese celadon but they gradually used their taste and elegance and succeeded to produce their own celadon bodies.