The westward spread of the Chinese ceramics, known as "white gold," saw these objects become a fascination in upper-class households—and resulted in a damaged relationship between empires. A Ming ...

For all the China-bashing that seems to be the norm in America these days, few countries have a longer history of trade. In particular, elaborately hand-decorated tableware was the rage among early ...

"White is truth," stated mystic-philosopher-scientist Emanuel Swedenborg. "It is the glowing cloud on the horizon that shows the Lord is coming. White is wisdom." The color that we usually think of as ...

Introduction -- The porcelain city: Jingdezhen in the eighteenth century -- The secrets of porcelain: China and the west in the eighteenth century -- The creation of porcelain: China and Eurasia, 2000 ...