Internet Colors - Set of 1035

Celadon Color 162 - #ACE1AF

Celadon is a term for ceramics denoting both a type of glaze and a ware of celadon (color). This type of ware was invented in ancient China, such as in the Zhejiang province. Celadon has since been spread to various regions in Asia, such as Northern Thailand.

Historian Wang Zhongshu states that shards with a celadon ceramic glaze have been recovered from Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) tomb excavations in Zhejiang; he also states that this type of ceramic became well known during the Three Kingdoms (220-265).

The term "celadon" for the pottery's pale jade-green glaze was coined by European connoisseurs of the wares.