Chinese Porcelain (Mega Square Collection) (English Edition) Kindle by O. du Sartel
Book Description
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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Chinese Dynasties Chronology
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2205-1767 B.C.E.:
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Xia Dynasty
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1767-1122 B.C.E.:
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Shang Dynasty
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1122-256 B.C.E.:
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Zhou Dynasty
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771-475 B.C.E.:
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Spring and Autumn Period
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475-221 B.C.E.:
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Warring States Period
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221-207 B.C.E.:
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Qin Dynasty
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206 B.C.E.-221:
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Han Dynasty
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220-265:
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Three Kingdoms Period
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265-420:
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First Jin Dynasty
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302-439:
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Sixteen Kingdoms Period
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420-589:
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Southern and Northern Dynasties
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581-618:
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Sui Dynasty
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618-907:
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Tang Dynasty
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690-705:
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Second Zhou Dynasty
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907-960:
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
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907-1115:
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Liao Dynasty or Khitan Empire
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1036-1227:
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Western Xia Dynasty or Tangut Empire
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1115-1234:
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Second Jin Dynasty of Northern China
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960-1279:
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Song Dynasty
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1279-1368:
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Yuan Dynasty or Mongol Empire
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1368-1644:
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Ming Dynasty
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1644-1911:
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Qing Dynasty or Manchu Dynasty
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1911-1945:
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Republic of China
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1949-today:
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People’s Republic of China
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For the creation of a scientific classification of ceramic products, it may be necessary to define here the distinctive characteristics of porcelain. Porcelain ought to have a white, translucent, hard paste, to be scratched by steel, homogeneous, resonant and vitrified, exhibiting, when broken, a conchoidal fracture of fine grain and brilliant aspect.
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Tea Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1279
Porcelain covered in speckled brown,
also known as “hare’s fur” decoration,
maximum diameter: 11.5 cm
National Palace Museum, Taipei
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These qualities inherent in porcelain make it impermeable to water and enable it to resist the action of frost even when uncoated with glaze. Among the characteristics of the paste given above, translucency and vitrification define porcelain best.
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Pillow in the Shape of a Child
Northern Song Dynasty, 960-1127
Monochromatic porcelain, 31 x 31.2 x 18.8 cm
National Palace Museum, Taipei
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If either of these two qualities is absent, the material is considered a different kind of pottery. If the paste possesses all the other properties with the exception of translucency, it is stoneware; if the paste is not vitrified, it belongs to the category of terracotta or of faïence.
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Vase
Song Dynasty, 960-1279
Ivory white porcelain, height: 25.2 cm
National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The Chinese define porcelain under the name of tz’u, a character first found in books of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-221 C.E.), as a hard, compact, fine-grained pottery (t’ao); they distinguish it by the clear, musical note that it gives out on percussion and by testing that it cannot be scratched by a knife. They do not insist on the whiteness of the paste or on its translucency, so some pieces may fail in these two points when the fabric is coarse.
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