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China's Porcelain Capital: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Ceramics in Jingdezhen
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China’s Porcelain Capital: The Rise, Fall and Reinvention of Ceramics in Jingdezhen

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Maris Boyd Gillette’s groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China’s porcelain capital, from its origins in 1004 in Song dynasty China to the present day.

Gillette explores how Jingdezhen has been affected by state involvement in porcelain production, particularly during the long 20th century. She considers how the Chinese government has consumed, invested in, taxed and managed the local ceramics industry, and the effects of this state intervention on ceramists’ lives, their local environment and the nature of the goods they produce. Gillette traces how Jingdezhen experienced the transition from imperial rule to state ownership under communism, the changing fortunes of the ceramics industry in the early 21st century, the decay and decline that accompanied privatisation, and a revival brought about by an entrepreneurial culture focusing on the manufacture of highly-prized ‘art porcelain’.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Date
25 January 2018
Pages
200
ISBN
9781350044821

Maris Boyd Gillette’s groundbreaking study tells the story of Jingdezhen, China’s porcelain capital, from its origins in 1004 in Song dynasty China to the present day.

Gillette explores how Jingdezhen has been affected by state involvement in porcelain production, particularly during the long 20th century. She considers how the Chinese government has consumed, invested in, taxed and managed the local ceramics industry, and the effects of this state intervention on ceramists’ lives, their local environment and the nature of the goods they produce. Gillette traces how Jingdezhen experienced the transition from imperial rule to state ownership under communism, the changing fortunes of the ceramics industry in the early 21st century, the decay and decline that accompanied privatisation, and a revival brought about by an entrepreneurial culture focusing on the manufacture of highly-prized ‘art porcelain’.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Date
25 January 2018
Pages
200
ISBN
9781350044821