Meaning of Ching-te-chen | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“In the subsequent Sung period, tomb figures seem to have been particularly popular in Kiangsi Province, often being made in high-fired porcelain produced at Ching-te-chen.”

“This technique was first employed by kilns in North China, especially Ting-yao, from the late tenth century on and spread to the south around the end of the Northern Sung, when it was further developed in Ching-te-chen and Te-hua to maximize the speace inside the kiln for mass production.”

“Chinese export porcelains dropped in quality in the early nineteenth century (Tindall 1975) and this, along with the rise in popularity of English white earth- enwares and the destruction of the major Chinese potteries at Ching-te-chen, led to a decline in the availability of Chinese porcelains in the western market by the 1850s (Weiss 1971:46).”

“An expert confirmed that the blue and white porcelain fragments were of Late Ming origin, made in the great pottery center of Ching-te-Chen.”

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