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Add "Porcelain, also called china"

Since porcelain is sometimes called china, I suggest adding "Porcelain, also called china, is a......." at the beginning of the article. Thoughts? Poopykibble (talk) 21:59, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

But it is not just porcelain that is called "china", but potentially all types of pottery, & certainly any of the more refined dinnerware types. If you can make it down to para 3 of the lead, we do say "Porcelain is also referred to as china or fine china in some English-speaking countries, as it was first seen in imports from China". I think that's enough. Johnbod (talk) 15:35, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

Imported porcelain from China first came to Europe via the Silk Road in the second century BCE, long before Marco Polo

The article needs to have a more elaborate information that imported porcelain from China first came to Europe via the Silk Road in the second century BCE, long before Marco Polo. Ancient Rome, Egypt, and Greece saw imported Chinese porcelain around the second and first centuries BCE, and later, even Alexander the Great was familiar with Chinese porcelain. Indeed, Greek and Roman elites were well informed about Chinese porcelain, albeit they did not use it like it is used today for practical reasons, and they did not call it china in their languages, Greek, or Latin. Fragile objects from that era did not survive the time and turbulent history of Europe. By the early first century CE, Chinese silk was widely sought-after in Rome, Egypt, and Greece. Other lucrative commodities from the East included tea, dyes, perfumes, and porcelain. Steveshelokhonov 20:18, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

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Porcelain use in decorative art and design in objects, such as wall clocks

Wall Clock in porcelain case, Paris, France, XVIII Century, Getty Center, Los Angeles

The article needs to better illustrate the use of porcelain as a decorative material. Adding a photo of French wall clock in porcelain case with gilded bronze helps the article to show other uses of porcelain, such as decorative art and design, in addition to what is already in the article. Steveshelokhonov 20:18, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Lithophane

OK, why are so many editors insisting on linking to a deleted article? IAmNitpicking (talk) 23:21, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Because it will before long rise from the ashes - see User_talk:MER-C#Lithophane and User_talk:Liz#Lithophane. You might find something more useful to do - you know, writing articles & stuff. Johnbod (talk) 03:55, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Science

English 103.181.147.142 (talk) 17:59, 27 February 2023 (UTC)