The development of ceramics in Asia is quite fast. Ceramics in Asia may exist in the new stone age. Evidence of neolithic culture is also found in the ceramic that may exist in the 5th millennium BC. Ceramic Neolithic period is a black ceramic-lined circular and decorated press / impress.
In the early 4th millennium BC, advanced ceramics, decorated slip found in Yang-Shao culture in the province Kanzu. There are several kinds of cultural products-Shao Yang intangible jar, cup, or bottle. Decorative motifs such as plants or fish. The colors are black and red raised derived from manganese and iron slip.
The development of ceramics in China is mainly driven by the need for ritual tools, among others, the tea ceremony is considered serious and require special equipment. The raw material for the manufacture of drinking equipment (ceramic) in China are very suitable and allows perkembangann better.
China country is the only one in the world that is experiencing a continuous growth in the world of ceramics. China experienced every stage of development to be followed in the formation of ceramic engineering, ceramic objects ranging from a low burnt, burnt medium to high on burnt porcelain objects.
So the beauty and perfection of Chinese ceramic techniques to date have not been unmatched by any other country. The country has undergone a porcelain-making technology in the Sung dynasty (600-900 AD).
Lung-Shan culture characterized Diding produce ceramic thin, black, use a scrub decorations, and had to use a rotary tool. The centers of Neolithic culture is differentiated according to the results of ceramic products such as China Eastern, China’s East Coast, and South China. South China Ceramics existing products using a rotary tool and ornate scratch.
China Ceramics East Coast found the 3rd millennium BC; black gray, some are the result of a rotary tool. West China Ceramics characterized by thin walls, in the form of objects for ritual death. It was also found that already use a ceramic glaze known feldspar fuel is the origin of porcelain production in the Sung dynasty (7th century). Porcelain production actually began in the Ming Dynasty.
The development of ceramics in China also can not be separated from the ruling dynasty at the time. Famous dynasties is often used as a time period of development is the Shang Dynasty ceramics (1523-1028 BC); And Chin Chou Dynasty (1027-256 BC); Tan Dynasty (206-220 BC), and the Sung Dynasty (960-1279)
