Editing Chinese art (section)

==Ceramics==
{{Main|Chinese ceramics}}
{{See also|Chinese influences on Islamic pottery}}
Chinese ceramic ware shows a continuous development since the pre-dynastic periods, and is one of the most significant forms of Chinese art. China is richly endowed with the raw materials needed for making ceramics. The first types of ceramics were made during the [[List of Palaeolithic sites in China|Palaeolithic]] era, and in later periods range from construction materials such as bricks and tiles, to hand-built pottery vessels fired in bonfires or kilns, to the sophisticated Chinese porcelain wares made for the imperial court. Most later Chinese ceramics, even of the finest quality, were made on an industrial scale, thus very few individual potters or painters are known. Many of the most renowned workshops were owned by or reserved for the Emperor, and large quantities of ceramics were exported as diplomatic gifts or for trade from an early date.

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File:China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty - Tomb Guardians - 2000.118 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif|Tomb guardian; early 700s; glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware; [[Cleveland Museum of Art]]
File:Chinese statuettes dancers-Ethno BHM 1946.261.1880-P6141157.jpg|Statuettes of dancers; 8th century; ceramic; [[Historical Museum of Bern]] (Switzerland)
File:The David Vases.jpg|The [[David Vases]]; 1351 (the Yuan dynasty); porcelain, cobalt blue decor under glaze; height: 63.8&nbsp;cm; [[British Museum]] (London)
File:Two flasks with dragons.jpg|Two flasks with dragons; 1403–1424; underglaze blue porcelain; height (the left one): 47.8&nbsp;cm, height (the right one): 44.6&nbsp;cm; British Museum
File:MET DP236367.jpg|Buddhist figurines; by Qiao Bin; circa 1503; glazed pottery; various dimensions; Metropolitan Museum of Art
File:SFEC BritMus Asia 023.JPG|Figure of an assistant to the Judge of Hell decorated in polychrome enamels with cold-painted details; 1522–1620; painted and glazed earthenware; height: 136&nbsp;cm, width: 39&nbsp;cm; British Museum
File:Assistant judge hell BM OA1938.5-24.115.jpg|An assistant to the Judge of Hell, figure from a judgement group; 16th century; glazed earthenware and painted decoration; height: 148&nbsp;cm, width: 36&nbsp;cm, depth: 20&nbsp;cm; British Museum
File:MET 14 40 198ab O1.jpg|Jar: 18th century; porcelain painted in overglaze [[famille rose]] enamels; height: 61&nbsp;cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)
File:MET DP368006.jpg|Vase; last quarter 18th century; porcelain with openwork medallions, painted in overglaze famille rose enamels, with engraved design: height: 29.8&nbsp;cm, diameter: 19.1&nbsp;cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art
File:China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi - Vase with Cover - 1954.574 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif|Vase with cover; 1662–1722; porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 46.2&nbsp;cm; Cleveland Museum of Art
File:Republic of China Porcelain Vase 2.jpg|Republic of China period Porcelain Vase
File:Yaozhou ware, from five dynasties period.jpg|early [[Yaozhou ware]] from the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period|Five Dynasties period]], 10th century AD
File:Chinese Porcelain Ewer, 17th Century.jpg|Chinese Porcelain Ewer, 17th century
File:Chinese Porcelain Guanyin, 17th-18th Century.jpg|Chinese Porcelain [[Guanyin]], 17th–18th century
File:Chinese vase, Ming dynasty, porcelain with celadon glaze, HAA.JPG|Chinese vase, Ming dynasty, porcelain with celadon glaze
File:Erotic Chinese porcelain plate.jpg|Erotic Chinese porcelain plate
File:Chinese jar, Southern Song dynasty, porcelain with celadon glaze, HAA.JPG|12th century; from the southern [[Song dynasty]].
File:Jin Porcelain Pillow 73.jpg|Jin Porcelain Pillow
File:Qing Porcelain Tablet with Map of Imperial Porcelain Factory.jpg|Qing Tablet with Map of Imperial Porcelain Factory
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