Wucai and Doucai, as their names indicate, boast fabulous polychrome decorations. Then, what are the differences between them? Wucai ware,...
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Rich and Varied Color Glaze Porcelain with color glaze appeared as early as in the Yuan dynasty. Unlike blue-and-white and...
In 1644, the Manchurian army conquered Beijing aftersweeping across the arduous Shanhaiguan Pass. Before their arrival, Chongzhen, the last Ming...
The economy of the early Ming dynasty was still recovering from the over two decades of war in the lateYuan...
During its rule of China over two centuries by sixteen emperors, the Ming dynasty had the imperial power pushed to...
The period between the Ming and Qing dynasties was another golden age of China's porcelain development. The solid national strength...
Concurrent with the popularity of blue-and-white wares in Yuan dynasty was the development of underglaze red wares. The two porcelain...
Compared with the monochrome glaze and plain decoration of Song wares, the sudden outburst of decorations on the Yuan dynasty...
As mentioned in the previous section, our awareness of Yuan dynasty blue-and-white ware owed to the effort made by the...
The origin of Sumali blue, as its exotic name suggests, was from outside of China. Some experts believe it was...
Blue-and-white ware, just as its gentle name indicates, though not as ornate as the polychrome porcelains of the Ming and...
The Yuan dynasty was founded by the Mongolians. Its porcelain industry of itself, however, due to its nomadicorigin, was less...
The porcelain industry con-tinued to develop in the Yuan，Ming and Qing era，but great changes took place on its style compared...
The Liao and Jin dynasties were two regimes founded by ethnic minorities in northern China.Before they controlled Central Plains，they led...
Pillow boasts a long history in China.It is believed that the earliest pillow was just a natural stone block.As time...
Besides Ding kiln, Jun kiln and Longquan kiln mentioned above, the eight kiln types also comprise Cizhoukiln, Yaozhou kiln, Jian...
The wares of Jun kiln are the most colourful among products of the five famous kilns. Although considered as a...
The making of white porcelain had been a tradition in northern China since the Tang dynasty.By the Song dynasty，it was...
Ge kiln (literally meaning "Elder Brother's kiln'") is reputed for the production of special celadon wares. The unusual name of...
Guan kiln here refers to the two Song kilns, one for the Northern Song, the other for the Southern Song....