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Decorating your home could be one of the most pleasurable and relaxing activities that you can share with your partner or your family. When it comes to interior decoration, porcelain is one of the first to come to mind. This material which was originally made in China (which is why porcelain is likewise referred to [...]
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Porcelain production goes way back to the history of China. The product is believed to have been produced during the Shang Dynasty. The porcelain is distinguished for its exquisite finish, as well as its durability. When the Chinese started exporting their product to the Europeans, it became an instant hit. However, the product was so [...]
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Precious Moments is a brand of porcelain items. These items were made to preserve the memories and the “precious moments” that come with every single occasion with friends and family. The original designs were made by Sam Butcher in 1970. Their first product which was a collection of figurines was released into the market. The [...]
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Porcelain has long been associated with the Chinese, since they were the first makers of the product. This fact is evident, especially since the English colloquial term for porcelain is “china”. This goes to show how deeply ingrained the product is in the cultural heritage of the country. The making of porcelain treasures evolved from [...]
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Porcelain is probably the most popular material used for making figurines and vases. This is mainly because porcelain is believed to be one of the sturdiest and durable ceramic products ever produced. The Chinese were said to be the first makers of porcelain and throughout the centuries, countries such as Germany and Japan started producing [...]
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The factories of Thuringia, Dresden and Meissen in Germany have produced what is considered to be the finest porcelain pieces in the world from the middle of the 18th century until the Second World War when Allied forces bombed and demolished both cities’ porcelain industry. The volkstedt porcelain manufactured in both cities before the war [...]
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In ancient China, during the Jin Dynasty, people domesticated Asian carps and raised them as food fish for millennia. These silver or gray species of carp have over time mutated to yellow, orange and red colors. Through a natural genetic process, a yellow orange variety of carp (later to be termed goldfish) was produced during [...]
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It is not hard to find porcelain lamps in the UK. Contemporary makes have an elegant collection of porcelain lamp shades that you can choose from. These lamps also come with porcelain lamp sockets for added elegance. While local makers are also producing lamps of various makes, porcelain lamps remain to be top sellers and [...]
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China has a long and rich history of porcelain jars. As the cradle of porcelain making technology, China probably has the most numerous collection of jars in all shapes and for different functions. From the crude burial jars in the ancient times to the magnificent extra large decorative pieces of Imperial China, Chinese porcelain jars [...]
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The modern head hunters are no longer seen as the vicious beasts they once were. And they prefer ladies’ heads to the gentlemen. The porcelain girl is usually bereft of the body, with the pieces showing just the head. To compensate for the lack in anatomy, ceramic head vases usually have minute details as fancy [...]
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