{"product_id":"lisbon-porcelain-bracelet-two-kilns","title":"Lisbon Porcelain Bracelet — Two Kilns","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1513, the first Chinese porcelain arrived in Lisbon. Europe had never seen anything like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJingdezhen porcelain\u003c\/strong\u003e has been produced continuously for over a thousand years in Jiangxi province, China. The city sits above deposits of kaolin — the specific white clay that gives true porcelain its translucency and its ring when struck. European ceramicists spent two centuries trying to replicate it, failing repeatedly, until a German alchemist accidentally discovered the formula in 1708. By then, Jingdezhen had already forgotten more about porcelain than Europe would ever learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Portuguese were the first Europeans to trade directly with China, and the first to bring Chinese porcelain back in quantity. What arrived in Lisbon changed European taste permanently — the blue-and-white aesthetic that defines so much of Western decorative art traces back to those ships. The kilns in Jingdezhen never changed. They just kept burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese beads are fired in Jingdezhen using traditional methods. The surface is smooth and slightly cool, with a faint translucency at the edges where the glaze is thinnest. The weight is lighter than stone, heavier than glass. Each bead rings faintly when they touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jingdezhen, China · via Lisbon, Portugal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jingdezhen porcelain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bracelet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne piece only. What you see is what ships.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YOJINMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279885557829,"sku":"YJM-PRC-LIS-001","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/1011\/5397\/files\/20260704054931_135_46_74675cfb-e772-439f-9673-7c91442fee27.jpg?v=1783117579","url":"https:\/\/yojinmi.com\/zh\/products\/lisbon-porcelain-bracelet-two-kilns","provider":"YOJINMI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}