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  2. Dragon kiln - Wikipedia

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    A dragon kiln (Chinese: 龍窯; pinyin: lóng yáo; Wade–Giles: lung-yao) or "climbing kiln", is a traditional Chinese form of kiln, used for Chinese ceramics, especially in southern China. It is long and thin, and relies on having a fairly steep slope, typically between 10° and 16°, [ 1 ] up which the kiln runs.

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    From 2015 to 2020, $7,000,000 was raised with over 125 research grants distributed. 645,000 patients have been admitted to SCGH and Osborne Park Hospital. In 2020, $750,000 has been put towards life-saving medical research; 25 major projects have been funded to save lives.

  4. Yixing ware - Wikipedia

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    Five Yixing clay teapots showing a variety of styles from formal to whimsical. Yixing clay (simplified Chinese: 宜兴泥; traditional Chinese: 宜興泥; pinyin: Yíxīng ní; Wade–Giles: I-Hsing ni) is a type of clay from the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu Province, China, used in Chinese pottery since the Song dynasty (960–1279) when Yixing clay was first mined around China's ...

  5. Jun ware - Wikipedia

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    By the Yuan dynasty, Jun ware production had spread to other kiln sites in Henan, Hebei and Shanxi provinces, [18] although Yuzhou City was the prime area for Jun ware production. Some fine quality pieces are known, often a good deal larger than previously. [19] Investigations of Jun ware kiln sites began in 1951 under Chen Wanli of the Palace ...

  6. Khmer Ceramics & Fine Arts Centre - Wikipedia

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    During the reconstitution of a traditional Cambodian kiln at Khmer Ceramics & fine arts centre in Siem Reap Cambodia. In September 2007 the centre start the construction of an antique Khmer kiln (dragon kiln). The first firing as being done in December 2007 the first time in 500 years such kiln as being fired in Cambodia - a 10 day and night event.

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  8. Korean pottery and porcelain - Wikipedia

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    Central to Korean success were the chambered climbing kilns, based on the Chinese dragon kiln, that were used throughout the Joseon dynasty and exported abroad, especially to Japan by Korean kiln-makers where they were renamed as noborigama in the Karatsu area from the 17th century on. [27] Modern kilns are either electric or gas-fired.

  9. Five Great Kilns - Wikipedia

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    Spittoon stoneware with Jun ware glaze, Song or Ming dynasty. The Five Great Kilns (Chinese: 五大名窯; pinyin: Wǔ dàmíng yáo), also known as Five Famous Kilns, is a generic term for ceramic kilns or wares (in Chinese 窯 yáo can mean either) which produced Chinese ceramics during the Song dynasty (960–1279) that were later held in particularly high esteem.