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"Rain drop glaze"(black)come from Song Dynasty and occupies an important position in the development of the Chinese porcelain history for its rareness. The most representatives are the Jian stove in southern China and Zibo stove in northern China. The rain drop glaze handed down from ancient time has been the precious art treasure, and especially in Japan, it is recognized as the national treasure.

According to the research, vitreous enamel started in Han Dynasty and the rain drop glaze began to be created in Song Dynasty. Then the burning skill was lost in Yuan Dynasty. There are rare works left in the world. In 1920s, Hou Xianhui, a famous ceramics handicraftsman from Shandong Boshan start his trial tests. Till in 1926, he succeeded in making the rain drop glaze. Since then, it is famous in China and foreign countries. "Rain drop glze"was named as "oil spot"in history because the glittering sliver spot, which is as small as a rice grain. Appeared on the black glaze, sparkling like the stars in the sky. The rain drop glze is called "temmoku glaze"in Japan. When the water is droped into the tea cup made up of "rain drop glaze", the silver drop will become the golden asterism. The colored glaze seems to be mysterious.

So far, the production of the black"rain drop glaze"ceramics has been mature. The burning of the pure red "rain drop glaze"ceramics, however, never succeeded before. Later, the inventor finally succeede in producing it after many tests(patent No. For invention: 2008100139331.8)and bridged the gap in the ceramic field. The so-called "red rain drop glaze"means that the silver spot like a snowflake appeared on the red glaze, beautiful in brilliance under the light. So, it deserves to be collected.