Hongshan culture

Basic Introduction to Kazuo Purple Clay Purple clay and pottery in Kazuo County have a long history, dating back to the prehistoric Hongshan Culture period. A large number of pottery artifacts have been unearthed from the sacrificial site at Dongshan觜 and the Niuheliang site in Kazuo County, including cylinder jars, slanted mouth vessels, pots, dou (a type of vessel), covered jars, nude female figures, and clay goddesses. During the Hongshan Culture period, the pottery was mainly composed of sand-mixed gray pottery and mud-quality red pottery, with the latter accounting for a larger proportion than the former. Product Features Kazuo purple clay products are high-temperature pottery made from purple clay ore through multiple processes. The ore appears in various colors such as purplish-red, dark purple, vermilion, etc. It has a fine and hard texture with a closely packed granular structure. It is fired at a high temperature, with the vitrification temperature approaching that of porcelain, thus making it a high-temperature pottery. Due to the evenly distributed sandy particles in the raw material, the surface remains clear and smooth after firing, with a refined and elegant appearance. Because the purple clay ore comes in many colors, people make full use of the…