Porcelain

=Porcelain = By Ben Hodge  =What is Porcelain?=
 * An extremely hard, naturally white pottery heated in a kiln to harden
 * Uses Kaolin clay
 * Mixed with feldspar
 * Fired at 1,500ºC
 * May have been discovered while making bronze

Glazing

 * Sancai during Tang Dynasty
 * 3 colors of glaze
 * Amber, green, cream
 * Lead based with copper or iron additions
 * Became Mono-chrome during the Song Dynasty
 * Enameling enabled new colors that would not have to withstand high heats
 * Blue-and-White was the most popular for trading

Able to have very thin walls
=What did the Chinese Use Porcelain for?= =What did the World do with porcelain?=
 * Functional Use
 * Storage of liquids
 * Wine
 * Water
 * Plates
 * Bowls
 * Vases
 * Religious Ceremonies with Bronze
 * Porcelain comes from porcellana which Marco Polo used to describe what he saw in China
 * Europe tried to imitate it but couldn't properly without the right resources
 * Europeans became fascinated with blue-and-white porcelain
 * Porcelain is commonly referred to as China showing that it has maintained its roots
 * Still used all over the world in many forms