Moon-Shaped Bottle, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Soft-paste porcelain with incised decoration under ivory glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics, In the eighteenth century, the kilns at Jingdezhen began using another material for the production of porcelains. Known as huashi, or “slippery stone,” this expensive material, often called “soft paste,” was used to make thin vessels that were frequently decorated with incised or raised designs
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Moon-Shaped Bottle, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, 18th century, China, Soft-paste porcelain, incised decoration under ivory glaze, Jingdezhen ware, H, 7 1/2, 19.1 cm, Ceramics, eighteenth, kilns, Jingdezhen, using, another, material, production, porcelains, huashi, slippery stone, expensive material, soft paste, thin vessels, frequently decorated, incised, raised designs
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