Ru ware

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English

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Narcissus basin with light bluish-green glaze.

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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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