What is it that makes Chinese porcelain so special? Wu: It is quite remarkable that ceramic art in China is the longest, continuously evolving art form, which dates all the way back to 7,000 B.C ...
While dragon iconography is far from unique in Chinese architecture and art, a ceramic dragon head from this era is ...
A research team led by Prof. Hu Xiaoye from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has synthesized high-quality boride ceramic powders with an Archimedean shape.
Recent Istanbul's Topkapi Palace Museum is expanding its cultural offerings later this year with a brand-new museum dedicated to porcelain, showcasing a stunning collection including rare Chinese ...
A research team led by Prof. HU Xiaoye from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has ...
He first purchased a Chinese ceramic at a “small countryside auction” in São Paulo in his 30s, his granddaughter says. “He bought a piece that was cracked in the back ... He learned a lot ...
Scientists from the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new type of ...
It’s located in Yixing, East China, and it dates back to the Ming dynasty. The kiln is made from soil and ceramic bricks. It’s used to make urns, pots, basins, and glazed vessels. It's powered ...
At an ancient Tang Dynasty site in Hebei Province, south of Beijing, archaeologists discovered a rare ceramic sculpture. Siyi via Unsplash Seven years into excavations at a Tang Dynasty site in ...