Search results for "Porcelain" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Chinese ceramics or Chinese porcelain is a form of fine art developed in China during the dynastic periods. China has always been richly endowed ...32 KB (4,846 words) - 22:42, 13 January 2023
- supervised the production of fine porcelain and the training of court ... he saw flames firing a kiln of fine porcelain, a satisfying and familiar ...14 KB (2,201 words) - 10:25, 21 January 2023
- the jasper collection: rosso antico (red porcelain), cane, drab, chocolate ... Etruria district of Italy, where black porcelain dating to Etruscan times ...13 KB (1,954 words) - 19:59, 7 September 2022
- white, in imitation of the blue-and-white porcelain that was imported from ... In the course of the later eighteenth century, cheap porcelain and ...10 KB (1,425 words) - 00:28, 25 March 2024
- A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, porcelain, metal, or even glass. Tiles are generally used for ...12 KB (1,841 words) - 23:34, 30 April 2023
- [[Image:Song Dynasty Porcelain, Lacquerware, Stoneware.jpg|thumb|Chinese ding-ware porcelain bottle (far left) with iron-tinted pigment under ...10 KB (1,456 words) - 14:41, 28 April 2020
- *The Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, a wonder of the medieval world in Nanjing, China. *Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. *Pha That Luang, the ...11 KB (1,699 words) - 06:15, 18 November 2022
- shock which would alter the fine texture of porcelain. Western Raku ... * Porcelain * Clay * Korean pottery and porcelain * Glaze ...18 KB (2,882 words) - 00:27, 8 December 2022
- portraits, works of art and costly porcelain pieces to decorate their ... decoration on statuary, bronze castings, porcelain and textiles, including ...28 KB (4,073 words) - 16:44, 10 December 2023
- into engravings and reproduced on canvases, porcelain and biscuit-ware at the Vincennes and Sèvres factories. He was one of the first artists to ...11 KB (1,576 words) - 04:57, 9 April 2024
- poisons and in the manufacture of glass, porcelain, bricks, and cement. Barium ... poison and in the manufacture of glass, porcelain, bricks, and cement. ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 08:07, 20 September 2023
- one can produce earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. Clays sintered in fire were the first type of ceramic. They continue to be widely used ...7 KB (1,004 words) - 11:01, 19 December 2023
- writing instruments, such as beautiful porcelain or wooden brush holders ... Objects such as ancestor portraits or porcelain ritual vessels which were ...18 KB (2,756 words) - 10:10, 22 May 2023
- after it has been rubbed on an unglazed porcelain streak plate. ... aluminum silicate) is used to manufacture porcelain and is a component of scouring ...16 KB (2,351 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- of some porous material, such as sintered glass, porcelain, or sometimes a metal. These materials are chemically inert and mechanically stable, even ...8 KB (1,266 words) - 19:27, 20 January 2023
- *Porcelain, which usually contains the clay mineral kaolinite, is ... * Porcelain * Pottery ==External links== All links retrieved December ...16 KB (2,304 words) - 23:57, 3 December 2023
- including earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The places where such ... contact with each other. In the case of porcelain, where different materials ...28 KB (4,471 words) - 22:01, 30 November 2022
- [[Image:Porcelain Workshop, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China.jpg|thumb|Porcelain ... regarded as the producer of the best porcelain in China, and has been ...21 KB (3,089 words) - 20:39, 3 April 2024
- are made of cast iron covered with a porcelain surface. This creates a ... ;Ceramics: Glazed ceramics, such as porcelain, provide a nonstick ...24 KB (3,711 words) - 20:23, 7 June 2023
- Joseon craftsmen created popular handicrafts made of porcelain and ... decorations in different colours. White porcelain became popular in the fifteenth ...29 KB (4,255 words) - 06:48, 11 January 2024
- water with water passed through unglazed porcelain. When left in sealed containers, the filtered water takes longer to go foul, showing that ...10 KB (1,555 words) - 19:47, 26 March 2024
- and left a remarkable collection of Chinese porcelain. Dana's Reminiscences of the Civil War was published in 1898, as was his Eastern Journeys ...10 KB (1,500 words) - 02:09, 13 January 2023
- Beijing; the erection of monuments such as the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing; the exploratory sea voyages of Zheng He (鄭和); and the completion of the ...11 KB (1,666 words) - 16:59, 4 June 2023
- used as a colorant for glass and porcelain. The glass is then often used in sunglasses and cheap jewelry. *Erbium doped optical silica-glass fibers ...11 KB (1,419 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024
- (rather than cracking or shattering like glass or porcelain). Most bicycles use angular-contact bearings in the headsets because the forces on ...12 KB (1,830 words) - 04:21, 11 January 2023
- Löw, who was part owner of a small porcelain factory in Bruckberg, near ... In 1860 the porcelain factory failed and Feuerbach moved from Bruckberg ...24 KB (3,623 words) - 02:37, 5 November 2022
- are very good insulators. Some examples include porcelain, glass, and most plastics. Air, nitrogen and sulfur hexafluoride are the three most commonly ...14 KB (1,888 words) - 14:27, 29 January 2024
- the birthplace of China's pottery, porcelain and silk. Throughout the province, tourists can find these as well as other traditional items ...23 KB (3,360 words) - 19:55, 21 April 2023
- working class family. As a boy, he worked in a porcelain factory where his drawing talent led him to paint designs on china. He painted hangings for ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 05:15, 24 November 2022
- to the Roman climbing kiln. Over time the art of porcelain pottery developed, and the technology was considered so valuable that this technology was ...23 KB (3,896 words) - 23:03, 3 March 2023
- of items of silk, textiles, wood, and porcelain, and the bodies of the Wanli Emperor and his two empresses. Neither the technology nor the resources ...24 KB (3,553 words) - 16:44, 12 February 2024
- himself while walking alongside it. Made of porcelain, the mirror wall contains verses scribbled by visitors to the rock dating from the eighth century ...13 KB (1,926 words) - 20:09, 21 April 2023
- ceremony- gently warmed in a small earthenware or porcelain bottle called a tokkuri, and sipped from a small porcelain cup called a sakazuki. At the beginning ...26 KB (4,206 words) - 00:58, 23 December 2022
- the medieval period. Works of literature, porcelain, and interior decoration ... Brogniart, the director of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory, produced fired ...32 KB (4,445 words) - 04:37, 31 December 2022
- including panels, furniture and porcelain. Artchive.com, [http://www.artchive.com/artchive/W/watteau.html Jean-Antoine Watteau.] Retrieved November ...14 KB (2,082 words) - 06:44, 31 July 2023
- * Ground coats for porcelain enamels. * Pigments (cobalt blue and cobalt green). * Battery electrodes. * Steel-belted radial tires. ...13 KB (1,769 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- Quyang County, in central Hebei, is famous for its Dingzhou porcelain, which includes various vessels such as bowls, plates, vases, and cups ...26 KB (3,622 words) - 15:13, 25 January 2023
- * Given that gallium can wet glass or porcelain, it can be used to create brilliant mirrors. * Gallium readily alloys with most metals, and has ...15 KB (2,122 words) - 04:06, 18 April 2024
- colors”) ware is a traditional Tahi porcelain, typically decorated with ... The style of multi-colored enamels on a white porcelain base originated ...45 KB (6,630 words) - 15:04, 30 April 2023
- ; the erection of monuments such as the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing; and the ... ; the erection of monuments such as the Porcelain Tower of Nanjing; and the ...27 KB (4,177 words) - 16:58, 4 June 2023
- in Limoges, France, in which the metal or porcelain base is completely covered with a base coat of enamel, and colorful designs are painted on ...15 KB (2,310 words) - 07:33, 14 January 2023
- of labor involved in manipulating the thousands of porcelain tablets, or in the case of Korea, metal tablets, required for Chinese characters. Nevertheless ...16 KB (2,311 words) - 18:44, 29 April 2023
- patronized the production of ceramics and porcelain art for use by the court ... saw a renewed interest in ceramics and porcelain art. The ruling family ...37 KB (5,882 words) - 20:18, 3 May 2023
- ginseng, silk, and highly sought after celadon porcelain. Those bluish-green or jade-colored porcelain vases had been crafted by Goryeo artisans, reaching ...39 KB (5,704 words) - 03:49, 6 August 2022
- Chinese goods such as lacquer-wares and porcelain wares. ... observed the manufacturing of Chinese porcelain and admired its transparent ...40 KB (6,123 words) - 00:13, 10 February 2024
- *700s - Porcelain is invented in China ===Second millennium=== *1448 - Johannes Gutenberg develops type metal alloy *1450s - Cristallo, a clear ...17 KB (2,292 words) - 16:49, 7 November 2022
- by Boris Vorobyov for the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory in 1949. com/en/lot-gallery/view/composition-of-porcelain-statuettes-of-the-quarte ...31 KB (4,830 words) - 07:40, 12 March 2024
- *The Porcelain Fat Lady (1984) La gorda de porcelana *Of Love and Shadows (1985) De amor y de sombra *Eva Luna (1987) *The Stories of Eva Luna ...17 KB (2,523 words) - 19:41, 7 February 2023
- include elephant tusks from India, porcelain lions and vases and a pagoda made from over 200,000 pearls. Elaborate murals in traditional Tibetan ...16 KB (2,576 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
- in summer on artificial surfaces (porcelain or frost rail track on the inrun, plastic on the landing hill). Ski jumping, like skydiving, is a ...18 KB (2,601 words) - 22:45, 29 January 2023
