Russian Ceramics History

It is believed that from china the use of pottery successively spread to japan and the russian far east region where archeologists have found shards of ceramic artifacts dating to 14 000 bce.

Russian ceramics history.

However fairly early on these potters started to organize into workshops to increase production. Blue and white pottery. Gzhel pottery was originally created by potters in their homes. Terracotta unglazed ceramic dish.

The region with the same name which includes 27 villages and which is one of the russian centers for the production of ceramics is located 60 km from moscow. Gzhel is a national russian folk craft consisting of blue and white painting on ceramics. Thereafter it took on the name imperial porcelain factory and began selling its wares to the public. Some labels include the recipe number for the porcelain mixture.

For 100 years the factory produced porcelain solely for the ruling family and russian imperial court. Use of ceramics increased dramatically during the neolithic period with the establishment of settled communities dedicated to agriculture and farming. The factory underwent its first of several name changes in 1917 when the russian monarchy was overthrown. Vinogradov the founder of russian porcelain marked the first articles with the capital letter of his name adding a year or the exact date of their manufacture.

Vintage soviet russian ceramic sugar bowl green pottery jar retro kitchen decor russian ceramic 80s ceramic sugar pot ukrbaraholka 5 out of 5 stars 11 13 00. Favorite add to see similar items more like this. The region forms the so called gzhel bush. Quality blue and white pottery is being produced in both the world famous blue on white cobalt design and the colorful maiolica earthenware.

About thirty villages located southeast of moscow produce pottery and ship it throughout russia the name gzhel became associated with pottery in the 14th century. Gzhel is more than just fine china it is an embodiment of the russian artistic spirit. Art pottery the history of development in western culture. If to be more precise gzhel is the name of the region close to moscow which includes about 27 of villages and small towns.

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