What Does Celadon Mean?

Celadon is a term for pottery denoting both wares glazed in the jade green celadon color, also known as greenware, and a type of transparent glaze, often with small cracks, that was first used on greenware, but later used on other porcelains.

What does celadon symbolize?

Celadon is a light blue green color that is named after a type of ceramic popular in China. ... Celadon also combines the tranquility and serenity of blue, and the sense of growth and renewal of green in a harmonious balance.

What is celadon and why is it revered?

What is Celadon Pottery? ... It was a method that not only dominated the early ceramics scene, but became a benchmark of influence for potters across the globe. Today some celadon pieces are so revered that they can reach hundreds of thousands of pounds at auction.