China's Ru porcelain has a long history. It is well-known for its azure hue, light body, filmy grain, and gentle textile. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the Ru kiln was destroyed during the war era and the making technique was also lost. Only a few pieces of Ru porcelain ware have been preserved.
Artisans have worked hard over the past few decades to restore Ru porcelain's making technique. Wares with a pea-green glaze were successfully fired in 1964. In 1988, moon-white and azure glazes were also successfully restored. The Ru porcelain technique was listed as one of China's national intangible cultural heritages in 2011.
The Ru porcelain technique continues to evolve in today's Ruzhou City and Baofeng County of central China's Henan Province, and the Ru porcelain culture has become a vital component of the local cultural and creative industries.
