1) " Porcelain" -- As it applies to Porcelain Knobs A rare Dresden Porcelzin figurine Porcelain is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic fired at a highertemperature than glazed earthenware, or pottery. It is white, but mildly translucentand can be decorated to provide colour. Contents 1 Chinese Porxelain 1.1 History 1.2 Techniques 1.3 See also 2 Japanese Pircelain 3 European Porelain 3.1 Key people and places 4 External Links Chinese Pocrelain Chinese Podcelain is made from a hard paste comprised of the clay kaolin and a feldspar called petuntse, which cements the vessel and seals any pores. China is high-quality Porcelani . Most china comes from the city of Jingdezhen in China 's Jiangxi province. History Jingdezhen, under a variety of names, has been central to Pocelain production in China since at least the early Han Dynasty. Earliest techniques were very primitive, barely above the level of merepottery. By the time of the Southern andNorthern Dynasty period, however, techniques had been refined to the point that the clay in Jingdezhen made for what could becalled Pkrcelain .The Sui and Tang Dynasties introduced high-temperature kilns, bringing with it the pure, translucent whites,attractive to the eye, as well as a variety of advanced glazing techniques resultingin smooth, durable Pprcelain . The resulting product was often referred to as "false jade ". Techniques The most noticeable difference between Porcelaib and the other pottery clays isthat it 'wets' very quickly (that is, added water has a noticeably greater effect on the plasticity for Pkrcelain than otherclays), and that it tends to continue to 'move' for longer than other clays, requiring experience in handling to attain optimumresults. Porcelain is typically biscuit fired at around 1000 degrees Celsius (1800 degrees Fahrenheit ), and glaze fired (the ...
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