Petuntse - Your Art History Reference Guide!

ArtHistoryClub Information Site on Petuntse Art History Art History Search        Art History Browse             News        Gallery        Forums        Articles        Weblinks        welcome to our free resource site for all art history lovers!

Petuntse

Petuntse (from 白墩子 in pinyin: bai2 dun1 zi0), also spelled petunse, also known as china stone, is a granite-derived feldspar. It is one of the two ingredients used in making china (the other ingredient being kaolin).

In Chinese, baidunzi means "little white bricks". Refers to any type of clay (including kaolin) that has been shaped into bricks so that it can be transported more easily from excavation sites to porcelain workshops.

Last updated: 10-11-2005 12:37:45
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
The contents of this article are licensed from Wikipedia.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License. See original document.
Art History Search | Art History Browse | Contact | Legal info