Glossary Category:
So glossy it’s hard to photograph. The secret to seeing the colors is looking at…
Fujian province: China’s southeast coast, an early ceramics and export ceramics production center. Home to…
Han Dynasty: 206 BCE to 220 CE 漢代 Flourishing ceramic industry characterized by the widespread…
China first exported ceramics to Japan in the 700s, and by the 1500s exported millions…
Jin Dynasty: 1115–1234 大金 Conquest dynasty by nomads (from present day North Korea) that ended…
Late Neolithic period: 5000–1700 BCE
Meiji period, Japan: 1868–1912 Rapid modernization, flourishing arts
Ming Dynasty: 1368–1644 明代 Famous for its fine ceramics and especially the cobalt blue-and-white porcelain.…
Single-color glazes without painted decoration, monochromes were China’s ceramics avant garde for over a millenium,…
Phoenixes embody the feminine (yin) energy, often shown with the masculine (yang) dragon. The phoenix…