Porcelain of porcelain, but of porcelain enamel on a metal base, usually of cast iron. Porcelain enamel is a marketing term used in the US, and is not porcelain but vitreous enamel. Porcelain Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating materials, generally including kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between . The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises mainly from vitrification and the formation of the mineral mullite within the body at these high temperatures. Though definitions vary, porcelain can be divided into three main categories: hard-paste, soft-paste and bone china. The
Porcelain trade in Qing China private kilns. Once again the porcelain trade was thriving, and helped to boost the economy of the early Qing empire. There is a difference in the way the Qing porcelain was created and why it was thriving in the trading atmosphere. The Ming, prior to the overthrowing by the Qing, were using two color glazes for their porcelain. The two color porcelain was something that many connoisseurs from Europe sought after, but at one point were done buying. Once the Qing came into power and began to change the artistic aspect of the porcelain there were experiments and techniques to