Towards Modern Ceramics in China
Engineering Sources and the Manufacture Céramique de Shanghai
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4948836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chang-Xue Shu (0000-0002-8520-2802), Thomas Coomans (0000-0003-4177-2771) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 437-479 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technology and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-165X • E-ISSN: 1097-3729 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tech.2020.0049 |
| PMID | 33416774 |
| OpenAlex | W3013179869 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Chinese ceramic technology moved from craftsmanship to an industry-based science "ceramics engineering" from the 1840s to the 1940s. The study argues that construction activities induced the move, starting in architectural ceramics. Increasing efforts from architects, civil and railway engineers, mechanical and electrical engineers, and chemical and geological engineers directed the development, ultimately incorporating China's porcelain and pottery industry as one branch. This new perspective on the historiography of architecture and technology of China is built on engineering and archival sources, laboratory methods, and fieldwork. While opening a broad picture, the article also focuses on a crucial moment when the Belgian company Crédit Foncier d'Extrême-Orient introduced into China the modern manufacture system of ceramics in 1909-35. The history engages Shanghai's heyday of high-rise buildings
Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Art · China · Civil engineering · Historiography · Management · Perspective (graphical) · Pottery · Visual arts · Architecture · Chinese history and philosophy · Engineering · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |