Herend, a Hungarian manufacturer established in 1826 as a pottery factory, pivoted in 1839 to producing beautifully hand-painted porcelain and presented a new dinnerware pattern at the first World ...

"White is truth," stated mystic-philosopher-scientist Emanuel Swedenborg. "It is the glowing cloud on the horizon that shows the Lord is coming. White is wisdom." The color that we usually think of as ...

The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class households—and resulted in a damaged relationship between empires. A Ming ...

Jeff Koons discusses his show at New York’s Gagosian and how history, tchotchkes, and more and factor into his new porcelain ...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations and Tables -- Note on Currencies and Other Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Reinventing the Recipe -- Chapter 2. The Challenge of ...

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Porcelain, one of ancient China’s oldest and greatest inventions, has played a significant role in the country’s long history. The fact that porcelain is also popularly known as china or fine china in ...

While readers may not share Edmund de Waal's obsession with the precious clay (at one point, he crafts an exhibition of 2,455 white-glazed... "White is truth," stated mystic-philosopher-scientist ...

"White is truth," stated mystic-philosopher-scientist Emanuel Swedenborg. "It is the glowing cloud on the horizon that shows the Lord is coming. White is wisdom." The color that we usually think of as ...