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In present day China, the Sanxing and other Chinese folk deities continue to be perceived as powerful carrier of good fortune. [2] The Queen Mother of the West , Xi Wangmu, who is often figured in Chinese stories, is associated with symbols of longevity in Chinese arts as the peaches of immortality are believed to grow in her celestial peach ...
Dongwa Miao (冬瓜 dōngguā, winter melon) (voiced by Oliver Grainger) is the oldest child of the Miao family. Intelligent, competitive and sometimes a bit stubborn, Dongwa is independent and often prefers the company of the Alley Cats or solitary martial-arts practice to playing with his younger sisters. He is the only male child of this ...
Chintzware, or chintz pottery, describes chinaware and pottery covered with a dense, all-over pattern of flowers (similar to chintz textile patterns) or, less often, other objects. It is a form of transferware where the pattern is applied by transfer printing as opposed to the more traditional method of painting by hand.
Transitional porcelain is Jingdezhen porcelain, manufactured at China's principle ceramic production area, in the years during and after the transition from Ming to Qing. As with several previous changes of dynasty in China, this was a protracted and painful period of civil war.
Mino ware square dish with autumn grasses design, grey Nezumi-Shino type, Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 16th–17th century Mino ware cornered bowl in Oribe type, Edo period, 17th century Mino ware ( 美濃焼 , Mino-yaki ) is a style of Japanese pottery , stoneware, and ceramics that is produced in Mino Province , mainly in the cities of ...
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The porcelain produced in Saint-Cloud was influenced by late Ming blue and white porcelain and its motifs were based on Chinese originals. The typical underglaze blue painted Saint-Cloud porcelain, says W.B. Honey, "is one of the most distinct and attractive of porcelains, and not the least part of its charm lies in the quality of the material itself.
Unlike other kiln centres like Jingdezhen, potter's marks were often used, allowing some to build up reputations among collectors, and giving some information about the structure of the industry, and lineages of potting families. [8] Helped by its proximity to Hong Kong, Shiwan continues to be a leader in contemporary Chinese ceramics design. [9]