This medium was used by artists in London’s Bow district to depict figures such as Kitty Clive and General James Wolfe. Ehrenfried von Tschirnhaus (“CHURN-house”) spurred the creation of works in this medium at Meissen (“MICE-in”), which often drew inspiration from the Kakiemon (“ka-kee-EH-moan”) style. After moving from Vincennes, Jean-Claude Duplessis became the artistic director of a factory that produced works in this medium at Sèvres (“SEV-ruh”). A variety of faience (“fie-ONSE”) produced in Delft emulated “export” works in this medium, which were often created in Jǐngdézhèn (“jing-duh-jun”). Early European attempts to recreate this medium lacked the kaolin (“KAY-uh-lin”) needed for its “hard-paste” type, which is less prone to chipping. For 10 points, name this medium used to produce blue-and-white Míng dynasty vases. ■END■
ANSWER: porcelain [or china; accept hard-paste porcelain or soft-paste porcelain or Chinese export porcelain; accept bone china; prompt on pottery or ceramics; prompt on clay or kaolin until “kaolin” is read; reject “earthenware” or “stoneware”]
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