Page 19 - Chinese Porcelain Vol I, Galland

GLOSSARY.

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Paste. The vessel as it leaves the hands before
potter's being baked.
Biscuit. The paste after it has been baked but not glazed.
Glaze. The composition put upon the paste or biscuit to give it a
It may be
vitreous appearance. plain or coloured.
Slip. A white porcelain composition applied as a decoration on coloured
grounds.
Celadon. Shades of green resembling jade (see p. 138).
Celadon. A glaze of any colour which hides the substance of which the
vessel is made.
Camaieu. Monochrome painting varied only by the effect of chiaroscuro.
Applied generally to blue and white.
Pierced. Ornamentation by means of perforation (see No. 298).
Seggars. The clay boxes in which the china was put to protect it from
injury during the process of firing.
Spur Marks. The mark left by the clay pillar employed to prop up the
piece while in the kiln (see No. 119).
Enamel. The colour when
applied mixed with glaze.
Enamelled Porcelain. When the entire surface is covered with
enamel colours.