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Porcelain derived from pottery. The ancient Chinese ancestors invented porcelain, drawing on the experience of firing the white pottery and the hard stamped pottery. Firing porcelain requires the following three conditions: first, porcelain materials must be porcelain stone, porcelain clay or kaolin, containing rich sericite elements; second, the temperature of kiln stove must be up to 1200℃; third, surface of the vessels must be coated with glaze fired in high temperature.

The history of Chinese ceramics began some eight thousand years ago with the crafting of hand-molded earthenware vessels. Soon after, in the late neolithic period, the potter's wheel was invented facilitating the production of more uniform vessels. The sophistication of these early Chinese potters is best exemplified by the legion of terracotta warriors found in the tomb of Emperor Qin (r. 221-206 BC).

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