Porcelain: Learn about the history

Learn about the history, composition, and production of porcelain , a type of vitreous ceramic with low porosity and high hardness. Find out the difference between porcelain and china, and the types of porcelain such as bone china and soft-paste porcelain . Porcelain is a type of ceramic material that is highly durable and has high-performance characteristics due to its production process. Learn about the history, benefits and types of porcelain , from tableware to tile, and how to distinguish it from other ceramics. Porcelain (/ ˈpɔːrs (ə) lɪn /), also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 °C (2,200 and 2,600 °F). Bluepot porcelain Porcelain originated in China, and 'china' is the common name of the product. By the Eastern Han dynasty period (196–220 AD) glazed ceramic wares had developed into porcelain . [1][2][3] Porcelain manufactured during the Tang Dynasty (618–906 AD) was exported to the Islamic world, where it was highly prized. [3] Early porcelain of this type includes the tri-colour glazed porcelain , or sancai wares. Porcelain items in the sense that we know them today could be found in ...