Slip casting method for manufacturing ceramic articles

A method of casting a ceramic article, comprising the steps of:

• preparing a porous casting mold defining a mold cavity;
• forming separately a green ceramic body;
• placing said green ceramic body in said mold cavity;
• and
• supplying a slip into said mold cavity to form a deposit thereof on an inner surface of said mold, thereby forming a ceramic article composed of said green ceramic body and said deposit of said slip integrated with each other,
• said green ceramic body and said slip being substantially the same in composition, and
• wherein a water content of said green ceramic body placed in said mold cavity is greater than a critical moisture content of said green ceramic body but smaller than a water content of said deposit formed from said slip, as measured at a time of completion of said deposition so as to prevent said green ceramic body from swelling.