the porcelain became a major export for China that was copied globally. At its peak, Jingdezhen employed more than a million men, women and children in 3,000 kilns in the 18th century. The ...

This elegant early 18th-century saucer and tea 'bowl ... off Ca Mau in Vietnam in 1998. The wrecked Chinese ship contained a huge cargo of porcelain destined for Europe, where there was a ...

produces a result comparable to and even superior to the best lacquer from China (Rhus vernicifera or Rhus verniciflua), according to reports from the 18th century. "After all these steps ...

At first the decoration was only in underglaze blue and consisted, like so many other early English factories, of Chinese-inspired painted landscapes ... This means that while Lowestoft porcelain is ...

Post-Wall, the factory assumed various names and guises until 1862 when it became the Royal Worcester Porcelain ... century was defined by a re-evaluation and added appreciation of the very earliest ...

The Chinese porcelain was spotted by IAA archaeologist ... with which China traded extensively. During the 16th century, several Chinese merchant colonies were founded in Middle Eastern cities ...

Chinese studio People's Architecture Office has converted an old porcelain factory in Jingdezhen into workshops and a gallery using colourful steel and glass extensions. Named Porcelain Factory ...

These remarkable and intricate illustrations are the work of Mark Catesby, an English naturalist and artist who made numerous visits to North America in the early 18th century, recording the flora ...

The readings come as investors closely watch signals from Chinese leaders, who are convening this week in Beijing for a series of key meetings on economic planning for the coming year.

The US Chamber of Commerce has informed its members via email about the Biden administration’s expected announcement of new export restrictions on China as early as this week, Reuters reported last ...

A think tank suggests that Chinese missiles could severely impair the application of US airpower in the event of a regional conflict. In a recent report entitled “Cratering Effects”, the ...

WASHINGTON — China's retaliatory export controls could take a toll on the growing US clean energy sector and its defense industry, analysts said, as a trade tussle escalates between the world's two ...