For many centuries China held the secret to making the world's finest porcelain—white, translucent ceramic ware of such high quality that it produced a musical tone when struck. The envy of ...

The Chinese porcelain dishes and figurines that first ... They were equally fascinated by the cobalt-blue decorations that spoke of places, people, gods and other wonders they could only dream ...

Porcelain, often referred to as "white gold," has captivated societies across the globe for centuries with its delicate ...

Embedded in the centre of the mihrab, or prayer niche, of the 16th-century Masjid Al Ali is a Chinese porcelain dish.Other mosques in Oman have similar examples of Chinese porcelain, and broken ...