What is Liuli Crystal?
Colored glaze or "Liu-li" in Chinese was praised as the first of Chinese Top-five famous wares (The rest are gold-and-silver, jade, pottery, bronze). Liuli or Colored Glaze, was the term used to describe glass during the Chinese Tang Dynasty. The art work is made from a combination of glass and lead dioxide.
The term ‘Liuli’ was first found in the Buddhist Sutra. In the religious scripture, the ‘Light of Liuli’ signifies the elimination of greed and desire, illumination of the spirit of Buddhism and the spreading of the glory of Buddha far and wide.
During the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese nation prospered and its architecture flourished. A form of glazed pottery known as the ‘Tang tri-colored glazed pottery’ had already earned great fame in the region. A potter succeeded in experimenting with the pottery by adding an ancient eaves tile material used in construction and this produced the signature translucency that is associated with the world-famous ‘Liuli’ today.
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