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Isadore Chait
For a complete discussion of Imperial Porcelain and Export Ware, Japanese Satsuma and other fine Asian porcelains, please see Collecting Asian Art, by I. M. Chait, due to be published late fall 2008. For more details please visit <a href="http://www.chait.com" title="http://www.chait.com" target="_blank">http://www.chait.com</a> By Isadore Chait
Published on 10/9/2008
Porcelain is an integral thread of the fabric of Chinese culture In the 14th century, while Europeans were still eating from low-fired earthenware or wooden dishes, the Chinese had developed the first underglazed porcelain