The glazed tiles in Yaogang village kiln in the Ming dynasty, Nanjing, China: Unveiling the unique mysteries of their techniques and compositions through comprehensive analysis methods.

The kiln site in Yaogang village is the location of the imperial glazed kiln in Nanjing, China: the Jubaoshan glazed kiln. It mainly supplied the glazed tiles required for the construction of imperial buildings, such as the Ming Imperial Palace and Bao'ensi. A total of 15 samples of glazed tiles wer...

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Publicado en:Archaeometry Vol. 67; no. 6; pp. 1565 - 1581
Autores principales: Zhao, Dan, Zhao, Weijuan, Chen, Qinlong, Zhou, Baohua, Cui, Jianfeng
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2025
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          Zhao, Dan
          Zhao, Weijuan
          Chen, Qinlong
          Zhou, Baohua
          Cui, Jianfeng
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          School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
          School of Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
          Nanjing Research Institute of Archaeology, Nanjing, China
          School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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        Kilns
        X-ray diffraction
        Ceramic tiles
        Ming dynasty, China, 1368-1644
        Microscopy
        Chemical structure
        Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China)
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          X-ray diffraction
          Ceramic tiles
          Ming dynasty, China, 1368-1644
          Microscopy
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        firing technique
        glaze formulation
        glazed tile
        source of raw material
        Yaogang village kiln
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