10-02 · Celadon base
Ying Pale
Cool blue-green, glassy. Needs heavy reduction from 1000 °C. Oxidised spots turn ivory.
- Firing
- Cone 10, 1285 °C
- Atmosphere
- Reduction, Gas kiln C
- Finish
- Glossy
- Colour
- Blue
- Food use
- Food-safe, used inside our own pots
- Movement
- Moves up to 2 mm
- Tile body
- Porcelain
- Application
- Specific gravity 1.44, dip 4 s
Recipe
Dry weight. Base adds to 100, colourants on top.
| Material | % | Grams | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer feldspar | 40 | 400.0 | |
| Silica (325 mesh) | 30 | 300.0 | |
| Whiting | 20 | 200.0 | |
| EPK kaolin | 10 | 100.0 | |
| Red iron oxide | 0.5 | 5.0 | |
| Total | 100.5 | 1005.0 |
On the tile
- Thin
- Almost clear, porcelain shows through.
- Thick
- Cool blue-green, glassy.
- Movement
- Moves up to 2 mm.
- Note
- Needs heavy reduction from 1000 °C. Oxidised spots turn ivory.
Same base
Celadon base, Cone 10. Different colourants.