Famen Temple
Chinese celadon were highly regarded by connoisseurs, and sometimes made more or less exclusively for the court. Of particular note was an earlier type such as the "mi se" (秘色瓷 "secret colour" or "mystic colour") wares. Speculation arose concerning whether "mi se" referred to the secret craft of the glazing colour or if it referred to a specific colour. The ceramic type was finally identified when the underground crypt at the Famen Temple was opened, revealing a description on the accounting tablet in the underground palace, and by the unearthing of thirteen precious pieces of "mi se" ceramics.