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Q: Who gave porcelain, discovered in China more than 1,000 years ago, its name? A: Marco Polo, who visited the court of Kublai Khan in the late 13th Century. What’s in a name: Porcelain was ...
As the world marked the first International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations on June 10, calls for mutual respect, ...
In Springs Preserve, Hour 1, Lark E. Mason Jr. appraises a Chinese porcelain rouleau vase fragment, ca. 1710. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines.
Porcelain – which is a particularly strong, translucent and vitrified (ie impervious to water) form of ceramic fired at high temperatures – was invented in China over several centuries.
Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital for over 900 years, has spent the past decade reinventing its downtown through an ambitious architectural project, drawing in a new wave of creative transplants ...
In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of ...
A Song Dynasty tomb was found in China during construction and inside were well preserved porcelain pieces and 800-year-old chopsticks ...
China’s blue-and-white ceramics became a hugely popular colour combination for decorating tableware. From the Tang Dynasty (618-907) onwards, the porcelain became a major export for China that ...
LONDON, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- As an orchestra played traditional Chinese instruments made from delicate porcelain, including pipa, erhu and xiao, crystalline notes flowed down from the stage.