Investigation into the History of Jingdezhen's Folk Porcelains

This book seeks to understand the evolution of Jingdezhen handicraft culture from the micro to the macro perspective by comparing the recently arising ceramic workshops with the traditional approach to the craft.Following 1978 and China's economic reforms, Jingdezhen, known as "e;the capital city of porcelain,"e; adopted a new look under the impetus of modernization. The author examines the change...