Famille Verte Chinese porcelain decorated with mainly green enamel but also red, blue, yellow and purple. Firing The process of baking ceramics. The temperature of the kiln varies depending on what form of ceramic is being produced. Flux A substance added to the glaze or body of a ceramic object. On firing, the flux reduces the reaction temperature of the silica in the clay.
Different fluxes produce different colors.
Glaze A coating for ceramics that takes on a smooth, hard quality in firing, making the ware impermeable. A range of colors and effects are possible. Imari Chinese or Japanese porcelain with overglaze enamels and decorations of red and gilt. Kakiemon Japanese porcelain with overglazed decoration in a distinctive palette. The potting and painted decoration is usually finer than Imari .