Chinese Ceramics, Pt 1 – Knowledge Comes from Seeing Much
Chinese ceramics became known to the wider world from the Tang Dynasty (618- 907) onward; the word ‘China’ eventually becoming the generic name for porcelain
Cobalt Blue
The China Trade Begins – Precious Cargoes from Cathay
The first stirring of what we now know as the China Trade began when Europe was still emerging from the medieval period, and today it is still evolving
Stephen Bowers – Australian Bravura Original Ceramic Artist
South Australian ceramic artist Stephen Bowers (1953-) draws on both historical and cultural influences to imagine his sophisticated transforming earthenwares
Classic: ‘true’ Porcelain
When the west first accessed wares of true Chinese porcelain they seemed magically translucent, resonant when struck, impervious to liquids, aesthetically pleasing with great beauty of form. One of the earliest records of ‘true’ porcelain in the west is pieces listed in Queen Elizabeth 1’s 1574 inventories (pursseline’ or purselyn…