Length1h 31m
About this audiobook
The art of porcelain manufacturing is linked closely to China and its history, appearing in the 7th century when it became an important symbol of royalty or high status. The masterpieces of the genre featured in this book range from simple tea bowls and fantastic vases to hair ornaments, figurines and snuff boxes with intricate, multi-coloured designs. The presentations of these fragile objects are accompanied by an informative outline of the history of Chinese porcelain. This delicate material attracted and continues to attract the attention of art lovers throughout the world.
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GenreOther
Length1 hr 31 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 1, 2011
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chinese Chinese
2— William Wander
3Chinese Dynasties Chronology
4Southern and Northern Dynasties
5Introduction
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6Octogonal Rhyton Supported by an Animal Head
7For the creation of a scientific classification
8Pillow in the Shape of a Child
9possesses all the other properties with the
10The Chinese define porcelain under the
11Handled Gourd-Shaped Bottle with Floral Pattern
12elements from porcelain’s character. Porcelain
13Cup
14the white clay kaolin, the unctuous and infusible
15Ju Ware Narcissus Planter
16transparency to the porcelain.
17Song Dynasty, 960-1279 Monochromatic porcelain, height: 20.2 cm The British Museum, London
18the preliminary processes of pounding and
19Bowl
20white enamel under the blowpipe.
21Jar Decorated with Horsemen
22uniform greenish tone, especially when
23Meiping Bottle
24brushwood cut from the mountainside
25Small Bowl
26ten measures of the petuntse puree with one
27the same time conduces to a brilliancy of
28I. Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-221)
29The official memoir on porcelain adminis-
30Flat Vase with Figures
31at Chang-an in the district of Fuliang. The
32Bowl
33something similar at the Chinese potteries.
34Jar with a Lid
35then on the northern bank of the Amu
36Stemmed Cup
37bamboo staves, cloth and other goods in
38Stemmed Cup with Dragon Pattern
39embassies to Sogdiana and Parthia in the
40classical fame. In the far south, modern-day
41The official introduction of Buddhism
42Monochromatic Bowl
43adorn the walls of the palace halls and the
44Large Vase Covered with Dragon and Phoenix Pattern
45Chinese-occupied Southeast Asia in 166
46and its embracing of Buddhist philosophy
47in their prolonged research for the elixir vitae
48II. Three Kingdoms Period (220-265)
49Two Bottles with Phoenix Pattern
50Northern India about 424 C.E.
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