Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
The first Chinese blue and white wares were produced as early as the seventh century in Henan province, China during the Tang dynasty, although only shards have been discovered. Tang…
Polychrome
Polychrome is a word used to describe objects which are painted, printed or decorated in a variety of colors as opposed to monochrome decoration. Below are some examples and price…
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Ceramic
The term ceramic refers to items made of clay which are hardened by heat. There are three types of ceramics and fall under the names of porcelain, earthenware and stoneware.…
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Kakiemon
Kakiemon is a style of Japanese porcelain, with overglaze decoration called "enameled" ceramics. It was originally produced at the factories around Arita, in Japan's Hizen province. The style was quickly…
Chinese Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain. Porcelain was invented in China over a centuries-long development period beginning with "proto-porcelain" wares dating from the Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BC). By the time of the Eastern Han…
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Lalique
Lalique Butterflies. Lalique is a French glassmaker, founded by renowned glassmaker and jeweller René Lalique in 1888. Lalique is best known for producing glass art, including perfume bottles, vases, and…
Opalescent Glass
Opalescent Glass Butterflies. The term "opalescent glass" is commonly used to describe glass where more than one color is present, being fused during the manufacture, as against flashed glass in…
Crystal / Lead Glass
Lead glass, commonly called crystal, is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass. Lead glass contains typically 18–40% (by weight) lead(II)…
Underglaze Porcelain Butterflies
Underglaze porcelain butterflies. Underglaze is a method of decorating pottery in which painted decoration is applied to the surface before it is covered with a transparent ceramic glaze and fired…
Copper-red Porcelain Butterflies
Copper-red porcelain butterflies. Copper-red glazes are glazes containing copper which turn red when fired in a reducing atmosphere. The earliest known copper-red glaze occurs on wares made in Shanxi during…