c. 608-c. 676 Semi-legendary Chinese inventor of porcelain. It is said that Tao Yue was born near the Yangtze River, whose "white clay" (kaolin) he added to other varieties of clay in order to develop porcelain. In the Chinese capital at...

Glazed pottery ware, often of fine quality, manufactured from CHINA...

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating refined materials, often including clay in the form of kaolinite, to high temperatures in a kiln at temperatures between 1,200 °C (2,192 °F) and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F). The toughness,...

SINCE THE EARLY 1700s, Staffordshire, England has been famous for its pottery and porcelain. Some of the world's most celebrated factories hail from Staffordshire, including Adams, Davenport, Ridgway, Royal Doulton, Royal Worcester, Spode and Wedgwood. Introduction to Collecting What motivates a person...

The pieces that won Edward Boehm international fame are the birds. Frozen in time, all nonetheless seem ready to burst into song and flight at any moment. PORCELAIN figurines have long fascinated collectors. Their intricacy of design and delicacy of modeling pose a...

After 800 years at the bottom of the sea, a merchant ship loaded with porcelain and other rare antiques was raised to the surface Friday in a specially built basket, a state news agency reported.The Nanhai No. 1, which means "South China Sea No. 1,"...

"Cute Knut," Germany's celebrity polar bear cub, is turning into a moneymaker for the Berlin Zoo, which expects to bring in $3.3 million more than last year due to a dramatic rise in visitors.The 6-month-old bear draws several hundred visitors each day, who line up...