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A Ru-style tea set painted with the Thousand-Li Landscape motif

A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains: The Song...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains — the Song-dynasty blue-green landscape by Wang Ximeng, why it still matters, and how it lives on in porcelain...

A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains: The Song...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains — the Song-dynasty blue-green landscape by Wang Ximeng, why it still matters, and how it lives on in porcelain...

A Ru-style celadon gongfu tea set with a golden plum motif

The Five Great Kilns of China, Explained: Ru, G...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to China's Five Great Kilns — Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding — what made each one famous, and how their looks live on in porcelain today.

The Five Great Kilns of China, Explained: Ru, G...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to China's Five Great Kilns — Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding — what made each one famous, and how their looks live on in porcelain today.

A Jingdezhen Chinese dinnerware set with bowls, plates, spoons, and chopsticks

Chinese Dinnerware, Explained: What Every Bowl,...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to Chinese dinnerware — what rice bowls, noodle bowls, plates, fish platters, spoons, and chopsticks are for, and how to build a Jingdezhen set.

Chinese Dinnerware, Explained: What Every Bowl,...

Booker Zhang

A plain-English guide to Chinese dinnerware — what rice bowls, noodle bowls, plates, fish platters, spoons, and chopsticks are for, and how to build a Jingdezhen set.

Hand holding a thin translucent Jingdezhen porcelain teacup to the light

How to Identify Authentic Chinese Porcelain (an...

Booker Zhang

Learn how to identify authentic Chinese porcelain and avoid fakes — provenance, glaze, body, and hand-painting tells explained. Shop Jingdezhen porcelain direct from the kiln.

How to Identify Authentic Chinese Porcelain (an...

Booker Zhang

Learn how to identify authentic Chinese porcelain and avoid fakes — provenance, glaze, body, and hand-painting tells explained. Shop Jingdezhen porcelain direct from the kiln.

The Mogao Caves at golden hour with flying apsaras, painted in the mineral-pigment style of the Dunhuang murals

The Flying Apsaras of Dunhuang: A Thousand Year...

Booker Zhang

A short history of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves — the flying apsaras, the Library Cave, and the Silk Road crossroads behind our Dunhuang tea collection.

The Flying Apsaras of Dunhuang: A Thousand Year...

Booker Zhang

A short history of Dunhuang and the Mogao Caves — the flying apsaras, the Library Cave, and the Silk Road crossroads behind our Dunhuang tea collection.

Still life of handmade Chinese ceramics with matte plant-ash glaze

What Is Plant-Ash Glaze? The Ancient, Quiet Fin...

Booker Zhang

Plant-ash glaze is one of China's oldest finishes, made from burned plant matter fused onto clay. Here's how it works and why no two pieces are alike.

What Is Plant-Ash Glaze? The Ancient, Quiet Fin...

Booker Zhang

Plant-ash glaze is one of China's oldest finishes, made from burned plant matter fused onto clay. Here's how it works and why no two pieces are alike.

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