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Porcelain was invented in China during the T'ang
Dynasty (618-906 AD). It was highly coveted in the West, and Europeans
imported it in massive quantities through the East and West India
companies while eagerly trying to discover how to make it themselves.
In the eighteenth century, German alchemist Johann Friedrick Böttger
(1682-1719) made it possible to produce European porcelain at the
Meissen factory. After that, Chinese styles and motifs were copied
and recreated to satisfy a hungry market.
The Museu Carlos Costa Pinto's collection includes
652 pieces of Chinese porcelain (Powder-Blue, Batavian, Imari, Rose
Family, Blue Family, and Macao) and Japanese and European porcelain.
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