Sacrificial Red (ji hong)
A monochrome evenly red glaze, especially popular during the Yongzheng (1723-1735) and Qianlong (1736-1795) periods. It differs from both the bright, glassy and crackled Langyao red (lang yao hong) and from the mottled peachbloom (jiang dou hong) and was developed for sacrificial vessels to be used in sacrificial ceremonies at the altar of the sun in Beijing. The glaze is even, opaque and rich, and typically with 'orange-peel' patterns (ju pi wen) on its surface.
This glaze is also called "bright red". While referring to this glaze on Imperial wares of the Yongle and Xuande period of the Ming dynasty, the name Fresh red (xian hong) are also used.
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