Definition of Chien ware
:a dark Chinese stoneware dating from the Sung period that usually has a brown-mottled black glaze and is used especially for tea wares
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Chien ware
noun
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chēˈenˌ-
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variants:
or less commonly
Chien yao
\-n¦yau̇\
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Origin and Etymology of chien ware
borrowed from Chinese (Beijing) jiànyáo, from jiàn, short for Jiànyáng, district in northeast Fujian province where the ware was fired + yáo “kiln”
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