A history and description of Chinese porcelain (1901)
Monkhouse, W. Cosmo (William Cosmo), 1840-1901, Bushell, Stephen W. (Stephen Wootton), 1844-1908 · London [etc.] New York, Melbourne, Cassell and company, limited · leaf 52
lace should be as blue as theclear sky after rain. It was made in the district of Pien, inthe province of Honan, and is described as sky-blue in colour,thin as paper, and giving out a clear musical sound whenstruck. It is said that in subsequent years, when it becameexceedingly rare, bits of it… … Fig. T.—tiger-spotted dish of IMPEKIAL WAPvE. EISTOBIGAL. 17 The most important event in the history of Chinese porce-lain, which occurred during this first period (i.e. before 960),was, except the invention of porcelain itself, the foundationby imperial decree of a manufactory at Chang-nan-chen,…
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