History
Ash glazing began around 1500 BC, during the Shang Dynasty, in China. Around 1000 BC, the Chinese realized that the ash was covering the piece so they started adding the ash as a glaze before the pot went into the kiln (an oven-like structure used to turn the ceramic piece into its usable form). Ash glaze was one of the first glazes used and contained only ash, clay, and water.
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