The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

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A Qingbai porcelain tea cup with floral patterns made by Wang Shangbin. CHINA DAILY Dedication of one man sees translucent glaze of Qingbai porcelain make a comeback, Yang Feiyue reports. If Qinghua porcelain is the crown jewel of porcelain capital Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi province, Qingbai porcelain is its hidden gem. "It is blue as the sky, bright as jade, thin as paper, and resonant like a chime," says Wang Shangbin, who for decades, has been committed to restoring the Qingbai porcelain, which dates back to the Song Dynasty. Historical records show that during the Song Dynasty, Qingbai porcelain was widely produced in most parts of southern China.

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The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain tea cup with floral patterns made by Wang Shangbin. CHINA DAILY Dedication of one man sees translucent glaze of Qingbai porcelain make a comeback, Yang Feiyue reports. If Qinghua porcelain is the crown jewel of porcelain capital Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi province, Qingbai porcelain is its hidden gem. "It is blue as the sky, bright as …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain cup with lotus flower patterns made by Wang Shangbin. When he later showed his purchases to Gong, the expert immediately identified them as Qingbai porcelain from the Song Dynasty kiln in Jingdezhen. Wang also started to look into ancient kiln sites, conducting examinations both inside and outside the kilns to improve his knowledge of the history and …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain tea cup with floral patterns made by Wang Shangbin. CHINA DAILY Dedication of one man sees translucent glaze of Qingbai porcelain make a comeback, Yang Feiyue reports. If Qinghua porcelain is the crown jewel of porcelain capital Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi province, Qingbai porcelain is its hidden gem. "It is blue as the sky, bright as …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

Wang sculpts a clay model at his workshop in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. To bring Qingbai porcelain to a wider audience, he and his brother Wang Shuibin established a research society in 2011 that has brought together Qingbai porcelain collectors and experts. "The Wang brothers successfully revived traditional Qingbai porcelain techniques that had been lost for over 700 years," says Li …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

Wang sculpts a clay model at his workshop in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. To bring Qingbai porcelain to a wider audience, he and his brother Wang Shuibin established a research society in 2011 that has brought together Qingbai porcelain collectors and experts. "The Wang brothers successfully revived traditional Qingbai porcelain techniques that had been lost for over 700 years," says Li …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain tea cup with floral patterns made by Wang Shangbin. CHINA DAILY Dedication of one man sees translucent glaze of Qingbai porcelain make a comeback, Yang Feiyue reports. If Qinghua porcelain is the crown jewel of porcelain capital Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi province, Qingbai porcelain is its hidden gem. "It is blue as the sky, bright as …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain cup with lotus flower patterns made by Wang Shangbin. When he later showed his purchases to Gong, the expert immediately identified them as Qingbai porcelain from the Song Dynasty kiln in Jingdezhen. Wang also started to look into ancient kiln sites, conducting examinations both inside and outside the kilns to improve his knowledge of the history and …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain tea cup with floral patterns made by Wang Shangbin. CHINA DAILY Dedication of one man sees translucent glaze of Qingbai porcelain make a comeback, Yang Feiyue reports. If Qinghua porcelain is the crown jewel of porcelain capital Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi province, Qingbai porcelain is its hidden gem. "It is blue as the sky, bright as …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain cup with lotus flower patterns made by Wang Shangbin. When he later showed his purchases to Gong, the expert immediately identified them as Qingbai porcelain from the Song Dynasty kiln in Jingdezhen. Wang also started to look into ancient kiln sites, conducting examinations both inside and outside the kilns to improve his knowledge of the history and …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

Wang sculpts a clay model at his workshop in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. To bring Qingbai porcelain to a wider audience, he and his brother Wang Shuibin established a research society in 2011 that has brought together Qingbai porcelain collectors and experts. "The Wang brothers successfully revived traditional Qingbai porcelain techniques that had been lost for over 700 years," says Li …

The color of excellence
5 months ago

The color of excellence

China Daily  

A Qingbai porcelain tea cup with floral patterns made by Wang Shangbin. CHINA DAILY Dedication of one man sees translucent glaze of Qingbai porcelain make a comeback, Yang Feiyue reports. If Qinghua porcelain is the crown jewel of porcelain capital Jingdezhen in East China's Jiangxi province, Qingbai porcelain is its hidden gem. "It is blue as the sky, bright as …

Creatives find their muse in small town culture
10 months, 1 week ago

Creatives find their muse in small town culture

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Young artisans sell self-made porcelain artworks at the Taoxichuan Spring and Autumn Art fair in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, in October. When Liu Yan visited Jingdezhen 11 years ago, she came across a pink peach-shaped celestial globe vase. "It was my second visit to Jingdezhen in 2013, when I saw the Qing Dynasty porcelain at the Jingdezhen China Ceramics Museum. She …

A skill that ignites the imagination
1 year, 3 months ago

A skill that ignites the imagination

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JORGE CORTES/LIN QI/CHINA DAILY/NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CHINA 01 Shang and Zhou dynasties and proto-porcelain The period saw the birth of "proto-porcelain", a product in the transition from pottery to "mature" ones, known to people today as porcelain. 02 Late Eastern Han Dynasty and mature porcelain Regions along the Cao'e River in Shangyu, in today's Zhejiang province, became a center for …

A skill that ignites the imagination
1 year, 3 months ago

A skill that ignites the imagination

China Daily  

JORGE CORTES/LIN QI/CHINA DAILY/NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CHINA 01 Shang and Zhou dynasties and proto-porcelain The period saw the birth of "proto-porcelain", a product in the transition from pottery to "mature" ones, known to people today as porcelain. 02 Late Eastern Han Dynasty and mature porcelain Regions along the Cao'e River in Shangyu, in today's Zhejiang province, became a center for …

When porcelain was the original 'made in China' sensation
1 year, 3 months ago

When porcelain was the original 'made in China' sensation

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A vase with tiger design from the Southern Song Dynasty. During the late Qing Dynasty, under the influence of the West, Chinese porcelain was being made in colors other than the green favored by the Song Dynasty.Some makers used glass and enamel techniques introduced from Europe to produce the multicolored ceramics loved by the imperial family at the Forbidden City. …

Piecing together the precious porcelain past
1 year, 4 months ago

Piecing together the precious porcelain past

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Restored ceramics found at the former site of the Imperial Kiln, in Jingdezhen, present a variety of styles, forms, colored enamels and decorative motifs. He says that it was originally thought that doucai first appeared during the reign of Emperor Chenghua, and reached its peak soon after. "Doucai porcelain made during the reign of Emperor Chenghua is viewed as one …

Qing Dynasty polychrome porcelain bowls depict historical story
2 years ago

Qing Dynasty polychrome porcelain bowls depict historical story

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A pair of polychrome porcelain bowls with patterns dating back to the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty Wucai was a popular type of porcelain during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty and regained its popularity in the Guangxu reign. It involved adding polychrome paint to white-glazed or blue-and-white porcelain. On the outer sides of the bowls, there are …

A decorated career
2 years, 1 month ago

A decorated career

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Huang Xiaoling paints with an ink brush on a porcelain vase at her workshop. Liling city is famous for its underglaze five-colored porcelain, and one artist keeps the tradition alive, report Wang Ru and Feng Zhiwei in Changsha. However, when Huang put a porcelain piece in front of Deng, he could recognize it and even drew some patterns. Dedicated to …

A decorated career
2 years, 1 month ago

A decorated career

China Daily  

Huang Xiaoling paints with an ink brush on a porcelain vase at her workshop. Liling city is famous for its underglaze five-colored porcelain, and one artist keeps the tradition alive, report Wang Ru and Feng Zhiwei in Changsha. However, when Huang put a porcelain piece in front of Deng, he could recognize it and even drew some patterns. Dedicated to …

A decorated career
2 years, 1 month ago

A decorated career

China Daily  

Huang Xiaoling paints with an ink brush on a porcelain vase at her workshop. Liling city is famous for its underglaze five-colored porcelain, and one artist keeps the tradition alive, report Wang Ru and Feng Zhiwei in Changsha. However, when Huang put a porcelain piece in front of Deng, he could recognize it and even drew some patterns. Dedicated to …

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