The City That Makes: Jingdezhen

By Ceramics NowAugust 5, 2026

Notes from the 52nd IAC Congress, satellite exhibitions and the 2026 Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale By Olivia Fero There is a street in Jingdezhen for glaze and a street for bisque, a street for tiles, a street for tools, a street for decals. Whole districts specialise the way organs specialise: underglaze painting here, porcelain […]

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