Jingdezhen Blue & White Porcelain Bauble, 'Lattice Window'

Jingdezhen Blue & White Porcelain Bauble

A crisp blue-and-white check inspired by the carved lattice windows of traditional Chinese houses, modern and timeless on the tree. Jingdezhen, in China's Jiangxi province, has been the country's porcelain capital for more than a thousand years. Its fine white clay (the word kaolin comes from nearby Gaoling village) and its imperial kilns made Chinese blue-and-white, qīnghuā, famous around the world: designs painted in cobalt beneath a clear glaze, then fired at high heat so the blue glows from within the porcelain. Hung on a navy satin ribbon.

• Country / Region: China
• Artisan: Jingdezhen porcelain workshop
• Material: Glazed porcelain, satin ribbon
• Dimensions: 6 cm diameter; ribbon 14 cm
• Weight: 10 g