What Is Ceramic Tableware

Ceramic tableware refers to all artificial industrial products made from inorganic non-metallic minerals such as clay. It includes various products made by mixing, shaping, and calcining clay or mixtures containing clay.
Basic Introduction
Ceramic tableware, ranging from the roughest earthenware to the finest precision pottery and porcelain, falls within its scope. For its main raw materials, it is derived from natural silicate minerals (such as clay, feldspar, quartz, etc.), so it belongs to the category of "silicate industry" along with industries such as glass, cement, enamel, refractory materials, etc. The firing and application of ceramic tableware has a long history in China, with diverse shapes, colorful colors, cool and smooth hand feel, easy washing, and is deeply loved by Chinese people. The production methods of ceramic tableware are divided into three types: overglaze color, underglaze color, and underglaze color. Glaze colored ceramics are made by using pigments to make flower paper and sticking it on the glaze surface or directly painting it on the surface of the product, and then baking it at low temperature. Due to the baking temperature not reaching the degree of melting of the glaze layer, the flower surface cannot sink into the glaze. Touch the glazed ceramic with your hand, feeling a noticeable bump on the surface of the flower; The baking temperature of glaze colored ceramics can melt the glaze, allowing pigments to sink into the glaze and be covered by the glaze layer after cooling. The surface of the product is smooth and there is no obvious unevenness when touched by hand; All the underglaze colored ceramics are decorated on the porcelain body, and after being glazed, they are fired at high temperature in one go. The flower surface is covered by the glaze layer, which looks bright, flat, and has a smooth texture.