Centuries of Artistry Revealed: The Definitive Book on Jingdezhen Porcelain

Step into the world where fire, clay, and centuries-old secrets breathe life into porcelain. For anyone who’s ever held a delicate Jingdezhen bowl and wondered how such artistry is possible, this is a journey behind the veil—a discovery you didn’t know you were missing.

In my hands, for the first time, I find a book that captures it all. Not just fragments, not just scattered techniques, but the full arc of Jingdezhen’s porcelain-making tradition, painstakingly mapped out in a volume crafted for the true art lover. Each page opens into the workshop—where masters’ hands, dusted with clay, shape more than vessels; they shape heritage.

This book isn’t just a record—it’s living memory, revealed through over six hundred images. You can almost feel the heat of the kiln, see the careful patience in every brushstroke, the years of knowledge in a single fold of glazing. Seven years of documentation, endless patience, and now, nothing is lost.

Guided by Bai Ming, whose work stands in galleries worldwide and whose own pieces feel like relics from a golden age—a master who isn’t content to just create but to give back, teaching and preserving techniques almost lost to time. His perspective breathes through every chapter, connecting the historical to the living present.

We preserve traditions because we need them—for inspiration, for knowledge, for the awe that comes from knowing some things endure on this earth through care, discipline, and art. This book is more than an object; it’s a chance to be a custodian of wisdom, a witness to mastery.

For anyone who treasures art, culture, or simply the story in every handcrafted line—this book is an invitation into the heart of China’s porcelain legacy. Don’t just collect. Be part of the tradition that shaped centuries.