Author name: Jianle Liu

Bowl with blue longevity pattern on yellow ground

The piece is a bowl, and Porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under a clear glaze, p…

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Blue and white cloud and dragon pattern “Shou” lid jar

This jar belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a blue-and-white porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass.…

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Guangcai character plate

The piece is a plate, and Canton-enamel (guangcai) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour s…

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Pastel floral convex three-baby play vase

This vase belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a famille-rose (fencai) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to…

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Ge Kiln green glaze string pattern bottle

The piece is a vase, and Celadon (qing-glaze) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits u…

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Langyao red glaze Guanyin bottle

This vase belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a red-glazed porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. the…

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Pastel five bats holding longevity ball pattern cup on yellow ground

The piece is a object, and Famille-rose (fencai) porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sit…

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Blue glaze white flower fish lotus pattern plate

This plate belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a blue-glazed porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface turns to glass. t…

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Blue and white pine, bamboo and plum pattern plate

The piece is a plate, and Blue-and-white porcelain is the technique that decides how it reads. The pattern is laid before firing, so the colour sits under…

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Colorful melon and butterfly pattern bottle

This vase belongs to the long argument about Chinese porcelain: a doucai (contrasting-colour) porcelain body, thrown, glazed and fired until the surface tu…

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