Gilding
Gilding is the process of applying a thin layer of gold-leaf or gold-colored finish to an item although it is also a term which can apply to other metal leaf…
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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…
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Celadon Glaze
Celadon Glaze. Celadon is a term for pottery denoting both wares glazed in the jade green celadon color and a type of transparent glaze, often with small cracks, that was…
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Joseon / Choson Dynasty
Joseon / Choson Dynasty. The Joseon dynasty (also transcribed as Chosŏn or Chosen, literally translated as Great Korean Country) was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for approximately five centuries. Joseon…
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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Underglaze
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 in a kiln.…
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Blue and White Ceramics
"Blue and white ceramics or pottery" covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide. The decoration is commonly…
