That's called a rouleau vase. And that rouleau shape was a shape that ... which is where this porcelain was made for the emperor of China and members of his court. GUEST: Oh, my goodness.

it's Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. We now think of blue ... At the neck are two handles in the shape of elephant heads. These two vases are obviously luxury porcelain production, made by ...

The Ming Dynasty specifically was from a period of high-quality kaolin clay and was characterized by elegant shapes and ... sales for a Chinese monochrome porcelain. The vase is said to be ...

"China has many exquisite, large blue-and-white porcelain vases, but their application in architectural settings is relatively rare. I hope to integrate ceramics into architecture in a public ...