Chen Pengfei's Yue Kiln Caledon artwork Photo Galleries

藝術大師陳鵬飛越窯青瓷作品圖片展

The Yue Kiln Celadon is China's renowned ancient celadon. It is estimated to have commenced production in the late Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD). It boomed during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), the Five Dynasty (907-960 AD) and the Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD). Celadon production finally declined in the mid Northern Song Dynasty (1015-1070 AD).

Yue Kiln Caledon was manufactured mainly in ShangYu, CiXi, YuYao of the Zhejiang Province. The making of Yue Kiln Celadon is a cultural treasure in terms of its regionality, uniqueness and rarity. The Imperial Yue Kiln Celadon was established in the Tang Dynasty. By the Song Dynasty, officials were appointed to supervise the making of Imperial wares to be used by the royal court.

From early on, Yue ware was exported to the Middle East. From the 8th to the 11th centuries, it was then exported to East Asia, South Asia and East Africa, including Japan and Korea. Yue ware evolved progressively into a true ceramic form and became a medium of artistic expression. It is considered one of the most successful and influential forms of all southern Chinese ceramics.

Because of the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the art of manufacturing Yue Kiln Caledon was lost for nearly a thousand years. In early 1980, Ceramic Artist Chen Pengfei began painstakingly experimenting with the technique of Yue ware. After 40 years of hard work, he was able to recreate the lost art of Yue Kiln Caledon.

藝術大師陳鵬飛越窯青瓷作品圖片展

Center for the Arts，US Asian Cultural Academy

美国亚洲文化学院艺术中心