porcelain (material) <p><span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{" data-sheets-hyperlink="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300010662">A material comprising white clay, or "kaolin," and a feldspathic rock, that react when fired so the clay serves to hold the shape of the object and the rock fuses into a natural glass. In China, it includes any such ware that is highly fired enough to produce a ringing sound when struck. In Europe, it is limited to hard-fired ceramic that is translucent.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{" data-sheets-hyperlink="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300010662">Source: AAT</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{" data-sheets-hyperlink="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300010662"> <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300010662" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300010662</a></span></p> <p> </p>