As we know, ceramics defy easy categorisation. Part art, part craft, vernacular and dynastic, precariously fragile yet exceptionally durable, ceramics are quintessentially localised, yet also fundamentally global in their circulation and cultural meaning. Such complex attributes have a bearing on how we need to think about Jingdezhen, a city that is increasingly recognised as a unique focal point of both artistic creativity and cultural heritage of global significance. A history [...]