South Asia, continental Southeast Asia, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey and spans the Neolithic period to the 21st century. Highlights of the collection include Chinese ceramics and paintings, Japanese paintings and prints, and Indian and Persian textiles and miniature paintings. Due to the sensitivity ...
Both smolder and Chai kiln firing are equally ancient methods of firing, and both are fueled by firewood. A lot of practical pottery from the primitive period in China was made by the smoke-fired method, which is a low-temperature (800℃–1000℃) reduction firing process. Because of the l...