Chinese porcelain has always fascinated the world.
It is a very old material which is considered a type of ceramic and was previously used to make different kitchen plates including dishes, bowls, cups while nowadays it is also used for modern uses including as bathroom tiles, sink and so on.
There are several types of Chinese porcelain and each of them has a long, interesting history.
There are hundreds and thousands of Chinese porcelain wares, but some of them are more important.
A ware is a group of pottery, in this case ceramics, which are manufactured in similar methods.
Sancai is a Chinese porcelain ware which in its original language means three colors.
But despite having that name, back in the past more than three colors were used to produce this type of pottery.
This ware was created by firing kaolins and fire clays.
There still are some antique dishes made off this ware and they are carefully saved because they are very fragile and expensive.
Another important ware is the Ding one which was produced in the Chinese city of Chu-yang, close to Beijing.
It has a white paste which is then covered with a transparent glaze.
The Ding ware was so useful back then that it was also used by the king himself.
Jun ware is a thicker ware which is covered with a special purple glaze.
This ware was produced in Hunan Province and it was admired by the Emperor Huizong.
And later, blue and white wares started to be produced by also using the transparent porcelain glaze.
It is called blue and white because it was a white body which is painted on by blue patterns.
This porcelain is also pretty old and it was firstly made in the Tang Dynasty which existed from 618 to 907 AD.
There are also other important wares but these ones were used the most throughout the years.
Dishes which are made off these materials are very special because they represent different periods of China but however you must be careful while buying an antique because you might end up buying a fake one.
It is a very old material which is considered a type of ceramic and was previously used to make different kitchen plates including dishes, bowls, cups while nowadays it is also used for modern uses including as bathroom tiles, sink and so on.
There are several types of Chinese porcelain and each of them has a long, interesting history.
There are hundreds and thousands of Chinese porcelain wares, but some of them are more important.
A ware is a group of pottery, in this case ceramics, which are manufactured in similar methods.
Sancai is a Chinese porcelain ware which in its original language means three colors.
But despite having that name, back in the past more than three colors were used to produce this type of pottery.
This ware was created by firing kaolins and fire clays.
There still are some antique dishes made off this ware and they are carefully saved because they are very fragile and expensive.
Another important ware is the Ding one which was produced in the Chinese city of Chu-yang, close to Beijing.
It has a white paste which is then covered with a transparent glaze.
The Ding ware was so useful back then that it was also used by the king himself.
Jun ware is a thicker ware which is covered with a special purple glaze.
This ware was produced in Hunan Province and it was admired by the Emperor Huizong.
And later, blue and white wares started to be produced by also using the transparent porcelain glaze.
It is called blue and white because it was a white body which is painted on by blue patterns.
This porcelain is also pretty old and it was firstly made in the Tang Dynasty which existed from 618 to 907 AD.
There are also other important wares but these ones were used the most throughout the years.
Dishes which are made off these materials are very special because they represent different periods of China but however you must be careful while buying an antique because you might end up buying a fake one.