and other beautifully painted figures. So we can surmise that the quality we see here was extended to the overall object. And I can also tell, from the quality of the porcelain itself, there are ...

The importance of Chinese porcelain is hard to over-estimate ... made of cobalt and painted in elaborate patterns and figures with great assurance. There are leaves and flowers at the foot ...

this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen-like figures – which Hong sells for between 999 yuan and 20,000 yuan ...