Bone China: a symbol of power and status

Someone once joked that Westerners could not produce such delicate food as China, so they had to devote themselves to developing exquisite tableware to compensate for the monotony of taste. Especially in Britain, which is known as 'dark cuisine' in the cuisine industry, bone porcelain was invented. For more than 300 years since the birth of bone china, its status is absolutely incomparable to other ceramic tableware, and it has also created another tableware culture. When it comes to Britain, people will think of Big Ben, Thames, London Bridge, Mr Bean, Queen, Holmes, 007, Beckham . . . . . . All this gives people the impression of elegance and nobility. In the design of ceramic tableware, this noble temperament with a long history has also been fully reflected. Even if it is just an ordinary plate, it is very artistic. Bone china was invented by the British in the 18th century and is named after the addition of about 30% of herbivore ashes to clay. As the addition of Ashes increases the hardness and transmittance of porcelain, its strength is higher than that of ordinary porcelain, twice that of ordinary daily ceramics. However, the unique firing process and the addition of Ashes eliminate the impurities in the porcelain soil, and the bone porcelain appears more white, delicate, transparent, light, with few flaws, and thinner than ordinary porcelain, there is a special sense of white in vision. According to professionals, the higher the content of bone powder, the relatively lower the composition of clay, the easier it is to burn out during the manufacturing process, and higher technology is needed during molding, so it is more precious. According to the introduction of the 8th generation successor, the British bone china brand pays great attention to the process of manual drawing. Many brands invite artists to participate in the design of color and design and manufacture, aiming to integrate bone china products with art, therefore, British bone porcelain has always been the favorite of porcelain collectors. Tom Wedgwood said: 'Bone China should be communicated with touch, vision and hearing. When you meet bone china, the noble temperament in her bones is inadvertently revealed. '