White Porcelain 白瓷

White Porcelain 白瓷

Plain, Tang porcelain, Clay, Bottle

In Lin cheng, Nei qiu and Xing tai, in northern Hebei, a hard, white porcelain, called Xing porcelain, gained fame and became the standard Tang porcelain. White porcelain was pottery created with a plain white glaze. It began mature production during the Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD). White porcelain was highly praised for its minimalistic design. It was commonly used for everyday items.

Sui Dynasty (581-618 AD)

White Porcelain, Celadon, Enamel Painted Porcelain, Black Porcelain

Hard, Smooth, White

Craft

It is thought that the first porcelain was made by firing the ceramic materials to the necessary temperature. By so doing, they made a kind of light but strong ceramic that was preferable for artistic and decorative purposes, and it has been in high demand ever since.

Ceramic

With obvious advantages over pottery, such as toughness and durability, porcelain was accepted by people rapidly and soon became a necessity.

The most common porcelain pieces are crockery: bowls, plates, tea sets, etc. These porcelain items improved people's lives vastly, especially eating and drinking.

Another daily use of porcelain was stationery items. In imperial China, most scholars had a preference for elegant porcelain-made stationery, such as penholders and paperweights.