Bottle with Dragons, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), first half of the 18th century, China, 'Soft paste' porcelain with incised decoration under glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm), Ceramics, In the eighteenth century, the kilns at Jingdezhen began to make porcelains of a different material. Known as huashi, or 'slippery stone,' this expensive material, often called soft paste, was used to make thin vessels that frequently were decorated with incised or raised designs under glaze
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Bottle, Dragons, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, first half, 18th century, China, Soft paste, porcelain, incised decoration under glaze, Jingdezhen ware, H, 12 5/8, 32.1 cm, Ceramics, eighteenth, kilns, Jingdezhen, porcelains, different material, huashi, slippery stone, expensive soft, thin vessels, frequently, decorated, incised, raised designs under, glaze
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