1. Preface.- 2. The Beginning: Legend of Tong Bin, the Kiln God.- 3. Origin of the Imperial Kiln.- 4. Establishment of Boyiwu.- 5. Blue-and-White Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty.- 6. Fuliang Porcelain Bureau.- 7. Imperial Porcelain Factory in the Ming Dynasty.- 8. Blue-and-White Porcelain from the Xuande Reign.- 9. Doucai Porcelain from the Chenghua Reign.- 10. Peaks of Porcelain in the Ming.- 11. Sunset Glow of Porcelian from the Wanli Reign.- 12. Establishment of the Imperial Kiln in the Qing Dynasty.- 13. Magnificence of Porcelain from the Kangxi Reign.- 14. Elegance of Porcelain from the Yognzheng Regin.- 15. Exceptional Gorgeousness of Porcelain from the Qianlong Regin.- 16. Tang Ying’s Oversight of Porcelain Affairs.- 17. Imperial Kiln on the Wane    .- 18. Porcelain Road.- 19. Contents of Pictures.- 20. Bibliography.- 21. Acknowledgments.

This book provides a unique history of the Porcelain Road against the backdrop of Chinese and Western cultural exchanges. Written by one of China’s most influential scholars, it introduces the history of Chinese Porcelain, especially the history of the imperial porcelain kiln, taking the most representative porcelain of each period as examples, and examining relevant historical background. Studying artifacts from well-known collections such as the Palace Museum, Taipei Palace Museum, Shenyang Palace Museum, Nanjing Museum, this text offers a unique discussion of China’s porcelain culture and history, and will be of relevance to all those interested in one of the key aspects of Chinese culture and cultural exchanges between East and West.

Introduces the features and types of Chinese Porcelain alongside a unique history of the Porcelain Road Written by leading Chinese scholar Yan Chongnian Examines the Porcelain road as a key element in China-Western cultural exchanges