What is the history of Chinese porcelain?

The invention of porcelain in China was a development that changed the face of art throughout the world. It took years for the process to be replicated anywhere else, but by then the ubiquity of Chinese porcelain was firmly stamped in the books of history. read more

China's museums have many examples of ancient Chinese porcelain. Recent archeological finds of porcelain pieces in Han-era sites show that porcelain was produced in the Han Empire, but not much is known about their porcelain production. read more

History of Porcelain in China. As with many ancient cultures the production of earthenware vessels from clay goes back a very long way, in the case of China at least 8,000 years. read more

Porcelain slowly evolved in China and was finally achieved (depending on the definition used) at some point about 2,000 to 1,200 years ago, then slowly spread to other East Asian countries, and finally Europe and the rest of the world. read more