#311 Nicely shaped lighting glazed Porcelain Vase! 11.5" High 
This is a high fired piece, meaning it was fired in temperatures in excess of 2500 degrees. High fired pieces are prized because each glaze pattern is unique because the kiln temperature, rather than the artist, decides the outcome. These pieces are also rare because only a fraction of pieces ever survive the entire process. Many colors are present on this piece and it also features a crackled effect. A very beautiful piece one must see in person to appreciate. 
<></> "Porcelain Production in Jingdezhen, and why the quality is superb on these unique porcelains". Jing-de-Zhen City of Jiang-xi province is the named “Porcelain Capital” of China because of its history of manufacturing the fine artifacts of pottery and porcelain wares for couple thousand years and the China’s center of manufacturing and creating the finest porcelain in the World as well. Jing-de-Zhen City is also the location of the China Porcelain University where all students over the world are invited and welcome to study this ancient art of craftsmanship. In the past 1,700 years many exquisite and fine masterpieces of porcelain wares famous and valued throughout the world were created, which is a treasure for generations to come. Porcelain is different from any other materials including all metals as it made from a special clay that was burned in very high temperature and it won’t be rusty forever and will last forever if not break them; for all the artifacts the time longer and the brightness and gliding will be better and better and become antique eventually. It’s the most worthy item for collection for your family and decedents. CHINA means both of the country and porcelain in English. Jingdezhen’s ceramics has a long history about 2000 years. As early as the Warring State Period, pottery manufacture was started in Jingdezhen. In the Tang Dynasty, its porcelain industry began to take shape and export to the world.
Whenever people speak of "Jingdezhen", they will think of its exquisite and noted porcelain wares.
Jingdezhen was formerly named Changnan and Jingdezhen porcelain industry was quite developed in the Song Dynasty. In the 1st year of the Northern Song Dynasty, the emperor Song Zhenzong appreciated the porcelain for its royal use so much that it was renamed Jingdezhen (Jingde town), Jingde was the name of the reign in the Northern Song Dynasty. Then, emperors through the dynasties afterwards established "Imperial Kiln" or "Official Kiln" in Jingdezhen to specially make porcelain for royal use or for diplomatic gifts. Jingdezhen was one of the Four Major Towns in Ancient China. It is the birthplace of the Chinese porcelain industry and it dominates the highlight of ceramic arts kingdom in the ceramic historical development.
The reason why Jindezhen enjoys such a high reputation is because its porcelain is characterized by the terms of "as white as jade, as thin as paper, as bright as mirror, and as resonant as chime." Jingdezhen traditional porcelain including blue and white, rice pattern, family rose, color glazed ware and porcelain sculpture has elegant shape and rich decoration, which fully reflect the profound meaning of the Chinese people.
Jingdezhen porcelain is treasured as the bright pearl of human art palace. As early as the 17th century, the European imperial palace was proud of the collection of Jingdezhen porcelain wares.
In order to carry forward Jingdezhen ceramic arts and culture, colorful and splendid ceramic works and handicrafts, which represented the thousands of years-old ceramic culture of the porcelain capital of China, were spread to all parts of the world along with the Silk Road, Jingdezhen, as a gift of the nature, has contributed varied ceramic culture with thousands of years of history to the world's people in the past 20 centuries so as to meet the demand.  
 
The surface of a multi-sectioned pot is sanded to create a smooth profile. 
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