In the early 1900s, the WSPU encouraged their members to hold informal meetings in their parlours and sitting rooms to raise funds for the organisation. This bowl …

This porcelain bowl was found among the ruins of the city after the atomic bomb explosion on 6 August 1945. As a result of the heat of the explosion, the glaze melted and sand and stones became embedded in it. The bomb killed …

If you’ve heard of the city of Jingdezhen, you may link it with the production of the finest imperial ceramics – China’s absolute best china from the days of the emperors. This object …