Ru ware

English

Narcissus basin with light bluish-green glaze.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 汝瓷 (Rǔcí), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to the town of Ruzhou where it was manufactured.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ro͞o

Noun

Ru ware (usually uncountable, plural Ru wares)

  1. A very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.

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