Chinese Ceramics

A History of Elegance

内容提要

China is richly endowed with the raw materials needed for makingceramics. Chinese discovered and mastered the techniques of porcelainfirst. Ceramic products are not only an important cultural heritage of humancivilization; they are still very much a part of everyone's lives, and in a verylively and colorful way. A beautifully crafted and tastefully formed ceramicpiece not only is a fruit of the technology and craft of its times, it alsorecords the bits of history and life. Sometimes, it can even carry paintings,poetry, calligraphy, sculpture all on its tiny body; or serve as a medium ofinformation for society.

目录

Preface 
The Primitive Types of Ceramics 
Primitive Colored Pottery 
Black Earthenware 
White Pottery and Primitive Porcelain 
The Terracotta Warriors and Clay Sculpturesof the Qin and Hart 
Millennia Celadon Porcelain 
Yue Wares 
Deqing Wares 
Longquan Wares 
Yaozhou Wares 
The Tri-Color Glazed Porcelain 
The Age of Porcelain
The Five Great Kilns
Blue and White Wares （Qinghua Ci）
Wucai Porcelain
Fencai Porcelain io
Zisha——the Taste of Tea
Export Ware of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
The Trade of the Artisans
Contemporary Chinese Ceramics
Appendix： Chronological Table of the Chinese
Dynasties