What did Mi-Se Celadon / Secret-Colour Porcelain look like?

A translucent bluish-green glaze reminiscent of 'a thousand peaks' verdant hue.' The body is dense, the glaze lustrous, with a high degree of vitrification — it rings like metal when struck.

How did Mi-Se Celadon / Secret-Colour Porcelain work?

Kaolin + porcelain stone → shaped → bisque-fired → lime-alkali glaze applied → loaded into dragon kiln → 1300°C+ → reducing atmosphere controlled (Fe³⁺ → Fe²⁺) → bluish-green color → vitrified glaze surface.

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Mi-Se Celadon / Secret-Colour Porcelain

Fired above 1300°C in a reducing-flame kiln with precise atmosphere control to produce a vitrified glaze. Europe did not reliably achieve such temperatures until the 18th century. Confirmed by excavated artifacts from the Famen Temple crypt.

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Scientific Principle

High-temperature chemistry: mullite needle crystals form the structural skeleton. Reducing flame: Fe₂O₃ (reddish-brown) → 2FeO (bluish-green) + ½O₂.