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Porcelain

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). The greater strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arise mainly from vitrification and the formation of the…

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Porcelain

Nodes316
Edges315
Triples344
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006329
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related to Manufacturers · 98
Porcelain → Acquired, AlcobaçaCosta Verde, Arte, AveiroRussiaImperial Porcelain Factory, Belleek, Bow, Bát Tràng, Böhmen, Capodimonte, Caughley, Chantilly, Chodzież, Co, Coalport, Czech RepublicHaas, Czjzek, DenmarkAluminiaBing, Derby, Doccia, Dubí
related to Further reading · 56
Porcelain → Agarkova, April, Art, Australian, Bantam Press, Batsford, Bernard, Book, Burton, California Press, California World History Library, Chinese, Combined Nomenclature, Cultures, EC Commission, European Communities, European Porcelain, Finlay, Galina, Gleeson
related to Sources · 29
Porcelain → Art, Arts/Weidenfeld, Battie, British Museum, British Museum Press, British Museum Publications, Chinese Pottery, Clare, Clark, Conran Octopus, Corbellier, David, Edo Period, Eighteenth-century Italian, Harris, ISBN, Japanese Art, Lawrence, Masterpieces, Metropolitan Museum
related to European porcelain · 25
Porcelain → Apart, China, Chinese, Colditz, Countless, Early, Ehrenfried Walther, English, Europe, European, Florence, German, However, Il Milione, Imported Chinese, In, It, Italian-derived, Marco Polo, Medici
related to Tiles · 22
Porcelain → Aranjuez, Brisbane, California, Capodimonte, Dakin Building, Doccia, Galleria Sabauda, Gulf Building, Historic, Houston, Italy, Madrid, Manufacturers, More, Museo, Nanjing, Naples, Porcelain Tower, Royal Palace, Sesto Fiorentino
related to Chinese porcelain · 19
Porcelain → BCE, By, CE, China, Chinese, Ding, During, East Asia, Eastern Han, Eventually, Islamic, Jingdezhen, Ming, Shang, Song, Sui, Tang, The, While Xing
related to Japanese porcelain · 15
Porcelain → Although, Arita, At, Chinese, Dutch East India Company, Europe, European, Europeans, Exports, Japan, Japanese, Korea, Korean, Ming, They
related to Bone china · 12
Porcelain → Although, China, Chinese, England, English, Entrecolles, François Xavier, Jesuit, One, The English, Traditionally, UK
related to Hard paste · 9
Porcelain → China, European, Hard-paste, Japanese, Kaolinite, Later, Meissen, Most, The
related to Soft paste · 7
Porcelain → As, Chinese, European, Formulations, Soapstone, Soft-paste, These

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china chinese dynasty used century wares factory pottery ware european europe museum soft-paste kaolin early present body made first white

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PorcelainChinese1.00infobox
PorcelainHanyu Pinyin1.00infobox
PorcelainIPA[tsʰɹ̩̌]1.00infobox
PorcelainIPA[tsʰi˩]1.00infobox
PorcelainJyutpingci41.00infobox
PorcelainTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyincíWade–Gilestz'ŭ2IPA[tsʰɹ̩̌]Yue: CantoneseYale RomanizationchìhJyutpingci4IPA[tsʰi˩]Southern MinTâi-lôhûi1.00infobox
PorcelainTâi-lôhûi1.00infobox
PorcelainWade–Gilestz'ŭ21.00infobox
PorcelainYale Romanizationchìh1.00infobox
figurinesinstance ofdecorative ware0.80text
and products in technologyinstance ofdecorative ware0.80text
industry such as electrical insulatorsinstance ofdecorative ware0.80text

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