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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4150875, member: 18716"]Ain't that the truth! I guess it's due to quantity, the Chinese/Korean/Annam were centuries ahead of Europe in ceramic production, so much so that it was (relatively) affordable and hence large quantities were produced and survived. It's still fairly easy to buy some Chinese pieces that are over 1000 years old. The earliest European item I've had was late 16th century, and only managed to get that as the auctioneers had missed it and put it in a box of junk.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4150875, member: 18716"]Ain't that the truth! I guess it's due to quantity, the Chinese/Korean/Annam were centuries ahead of Europe in ceramic production, so much so that it was (relatively) affordable and hence large quantities were produced and survived. It's still fairly easy to buy some Chinese pieces that are over 1000 years old. The earliest European item I've had was late 16th century, and only managed to get that as the auctioneers had missed it and put it in a box of junk.[/QUOTE]
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