Making Black Pottery

Black pottery gets the smooth ebony finish from its special firing process. The fuel is mixed with pigment; and the clay absorbs the color from the smoke during the firing. Traditionally, all the engravings are carved before the firing. Our artisans have also invented a new method that engraves designs on the surface after the item is fired. The color gets lighter as the artist etches deeper. So the final coloring has levels of yellow and gray, as well as black.

Black pottery originated during the Neolithic period (12,000 B.C.) in China; and this method was perfected by the Long Shan Culture (3000 B.C.) The earliest works of Black Pottery are water pots and vessels of ancient worship. Then it became the house-hold wares for daily life of the royal families.

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[TanZ2911]

This is awesome.

[jevpots]

Is it a slip they're carving into?

[jmg1957]

nice..

[cannoir]

@bigtruck182 ME TOO LMAO!

[bigtruck182]

wow very impressive im sooo jelous lol

[tlen0117]

what is the name of the clay?

[lebensborn666]

Very skilled ^^

[morriswil32]

Is this burnished greenware or bisque?

[brucelinda01]

won't play all the way through

[disisdkat]

Am I the only one that is having a problem seeing this video? The art work is beautiful but it is very difficult to watch when it continually stalls....