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Primitive Black Earthenware
Among primitive Chinese ceramics black earthenware also attained considerable refinement, both in technique and artistically. Black pottery first More...
DO NOT Remove Verdigris From Chinese Antique Bronzes
Verdigris, what some people refer to as green “gunk” on Chinese antique bronze, is a natural form of patina that accumulates over time on copper, More...
Jade, Nephrite Or Jadeite
Jade has been used in China for ornamental and practical purposes from an early period in history. Jade (nephrite) was regarded as a symbol of purity More...
Monochrome Porcelains Of The 18th Century
The monochrome porcelains and biscuit-fired wares of the Qing period are relatively uniform throughout, and can therefore be treated together – More...
Conquest and Empire
The Qing dynasty (1644—1911) was the most successful dynasty of conquest in Chinese history, and the empire over which it ruled laid the territorial More...
Deqing Ware History
Famed for their black, shiny porcelain ware, the Deqing kilns can be considered complementary to the more popular Yue ware. Dating back to the East More...
Chinese Ruyi Scepters – History And Customs
Some believe that the ruyi scepter came to China along with Buddhism, in the eastern Han period (25-220 BC.) originally a monks tool for scratching More...
Baijiu History & Mythology
In Chinese Mythological history, the creation of Baijiu is most often credited as coming from either Yi Di or Du Kang. Yi Di, 仪狄 was apparently More...

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