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When was porcelain, as distinct from stoneware, first made in China?

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Chinese tradition never classified porcelain apart from stoneware, grouping both as high-fired ware against low-fired earthenware, so no historical record marks the moment a recognizably distinct porcelain first appeared. 1
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A materials study fixing when Chinese high-fired ceramics first meet the translucency and composition thresholds used to define porcelain today. 1
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ceramic materials science 1
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Chinese tradition never classified porcelain apart from stoneware, grouping both as high-fired ware against low-fired earthenware, so no historical record marks the moment a recognizably distinct porcelain first appeared.

What would resolve this A materials study fixing when Chinese high-fired ceramics first meet the translucency and composition thresholds used to define porcelain today.
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