Tōzan Shrine
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The Tōzan or Sueyama Shrine is located in Arita, Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture. The shrine has a porcelain archway and other items of porcelain which, at other shrines, are usually made of s
A porcelain torii archway
A komainu made of porcelain
The view of Arita from the Yi Sam-pyeong Monument
Porcelain
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Porcelain, also called china, is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 and 1,400 °C. The greater strength and translu
Soft-paste porcelain swan tureen, 1752–1756, Chelsea porcelain
Flower centrepiece, 18th century, Spain
Nymphenburg porcelain group modelled by Franz Anton Bustelli, 1756
Demonstration of the translucent quality of porcelain