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Wikipedia: Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between 1,200 °C (2,192 °F) and 1,400 °C (2,552 °F). The toughness, strength, and translucence of porcelain arise mainly from the formation of glass and the mineral mullite within the fired body at these high temperatures. Porcelain derives its present name from old Italian porcellana (cowrie shell) because of its resemblance to the translucent surface of the shell.
![[A Chinese porcelain]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kangxi_plate_in_bristol_city_museum_arp_s.jpg "A Chinese porcelain")
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![[Demonstration of the translucent quality of much porcelain.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Transparent_porcelain_s.jpg "Demonstration of the translucent quality of much porcelain.")
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![[Soft-paste porcelain Swan tureen, 1752-6, Chelsea.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ChelseaSwanTureeen_s.jpg "Soft-paste porcelain Swan tureen, 1752-6, Chelsea.")
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![[A porcelain doll from the Czech Republic]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CzechdollS_s.jpg "A porcelain doll from the Czech Republic")
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![[White porcelain from the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Porte_chapeau_082006_s.jpg "White porcelain from the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796)")
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![[Korean celadon incense burner from the Goryeo period]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Korean_celadon_s.jpg "Korean celadon incense burner from the Goryeo period")
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