Ancient blue-and-white Chinese porcelains, long the desire of collectors, are still copied today. French-country style stays comfortably chic with blue-and-white gingham and toile.

The body of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain is made from a fine, white clay. The blue designs are painted on the piece before it is fired in the kiln.

A rare Chinese vase dating from the 18th century has sold for nearly £1.5 million ($1.8 million) at auction. The gilded blue artifact was initially valued at £150,000 ($186,000), according to ...

Blue-and-white Chinese porcelain, the type pulled from the South China Seas in the NOVA program "Sultan's Lost Treasure," has a long and fascinating history, going back at least to A.D. 1319, to ...