Journal of the American Chemical Society
Oxidation Gradients in Brown-Glazed Ceramics from the Song Dynasty: Potential X-ray Markers of Provenance and Technology.
Clément Holé, Louis Leber, Quentin Bruel, Camille Muller, Hugo Alexander Suarez Orduz, Tian Wang, Philippe Sciau, Marine Cotte
Published: 202510.1021/jacs.5c12132
Abstract
Brown ceramics were very fashionable for tea drinking during the Song dynasty (960-1279 A.D.) and were manufactured in many kilns across the Song Empire. Their characteristic brown hue comes from an otherwise uncommon oxide at their surface: ε-Fe2O3.…
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