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"Sang de boeuf" or "ox blood" is the Western name for one type of brilliant red Chinese glaze. Qing Dynasty artisans at Jingdezhen revived earlier Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) monochrome red glazes in a conscious attempt to emulate the past. Red glazes made of copper compounds are very difficult to fire successfully, but the Qing kilns and Qing glaze chemistry were more carefully controlled than earlier technology, producing large numbers of red wares for both imperial and popular use.