{"id":90585,"date":"2026-03-01T11:28:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=90585"},"modified":"2026-03-01T14:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:01:36","slug":"porcelain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/porcelain\/","title":{"rendered":"Porcelain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Porcelain Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the waters off Singapore, a recently uncovered shipwreck with a huge cargo of blue-and-white porcelain is shedding light on the storied Chinese craft produced during the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Porcelain<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>type of ceramic material<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is <\/span><b>highly durable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and has <\/span><b>high-performance characteristics <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to its production process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>made from <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a combination of<\/span><b> natural materials <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including <\/span><b>kaolin (china clay), feldspar, and quartz.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porcelain was <\/span><b>first made in China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014in a <\/span><b>primitive form during the Tang dynasty (618\u2013907 CE) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and in the <\/span><b>form best known in the West<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the <\/span><b>Yuan dynasty (1279\u20131368 CE).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>word <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">porcelain is <\/span><b>derived from porcellana, used by Marco Polo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to describe the <\/span><b>pottery he saw in China.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> often called \u201cchina.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are <\/span><b>three major types <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of porcelain historically used in dinnerware and decorative pieces: <\/span><b>hard paste, soft paste, and bone china.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Hard-paste<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> porcelain <\/span><b>dates back to antiquity in China <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and gets its durability from <\/span><b>firing at a very high temperature.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> exact composition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of porcelain <\/span><b>varies <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">depending on its <\/span><b>use and the manufacturer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, though one <\/span><b>common ingredient is kaolin,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a soft white clay that is combined with other ingredients like mica, quartz, and feldspar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Soft-paste <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">porcelain was<\/span><b> made by Europeans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attempting to achieve the durability and translucence of Chinese porcelain.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>often incorporated materials like ground glass or soapstone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and was <\/span><b>fired at a lower temperature.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, <\/span><b>bone china<\/b> <b>incorporates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up to <\/span><b>50% bone ash <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in its recipe and was developed during the <\/span><b>mid-18th century in England.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Properties of Porcelain:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>High material density.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Smooth, glossy surface,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is particularly <\/span><b>translucent <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and gives porcelain products a refined, elegant character.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>High resistance to scratches and breakage,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it ideal for everyday use as well as special occasions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/28\/science\/yuan-dynasty-porcelain-singapore-shipwreck-intl-scli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNN<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porcelain is a type of ceramic material that is highly durable and has high-performance characteristics due to its production process. 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