porcelain
Sign in to savethumb|Chinese Ru ware celadon-glazed bottle vase, [[Northern Song, 11th–12th century]]
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Porcelain is a hard, white ceramic material made from kaolin clay and other minerals that are fired at very high temperatures, creating a strong and non-porous product. It has been highly valued throughout history, particularly in China where it was developed, because of its strength, beauty, and ability to hold liquids without absorbing them, making it useful for both practical vessels and fine art.
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- Types
- Hard paste
- Soft paste
- Bone china
- Materials
- Production
- Forming
- Glazing
- Decoration
- Firing
- History
- Chinese porcelain
- Japanese porcelain
- Korean porcelain
- European porcelain
- Meissen
- Russian porcelain
- Soft paste porcelain
- France
- Italy
- England
- Applications other than decorative and tableware
- Electric insulators
- Chemical porcelain
- Tiles
- Sanitaryware
- Dental porcelain
- Manufacturers
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thumb|Chinese Ru ware celadon-glazed bottle vase, [[Northern Song, 11th–12th century]]
Porcelain (), also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The greater strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arise mainly from vitrification and the formation of the mineral mullite within the body at these high temperatures. End applications include tableware, decorative ware such as figurines, and products in technology and industry such as electrical insulators and laboratory ware.