Porcelain Bone (2 Volumes)
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy long historical novels set in the Ming dynasty
- Readers interested in ceramic craft and the imperial porcelain supervision system
- Readers who prefer dual narratives of a woman's ambition and growth alongside romantic entanglements
- Readers with extended leisure time willing to read both volumes consecutively
Not a good fit for
- Readers hoping to finish quickly or preferring light, short reads
- Readers impatient with depictions of ancient officialdom and industry systems
- Readers who want only pure romance and prefer to avoid conflict and setbacks
Reading tips
- While reading Volume One, note the contrast between the heroine's life in Jingdezhen and in the Huai Prince's household to understand her changing character.
- Jot down the porcelain techniques and official titles mentioned as you read; this makes it easier to follow the plot in Volume Two.
- Read both volumes consecutively if possible, so you don't lose track of characters and feud threads.
- After finishing, revisit the passages where the heroine makes career choices and emotional turning points to appreciate the full arc of her growth.
About the publisher
Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House is a professional literature and art publisher. Judging from the books in the database, its publishing focus is on foreign literature, world classics, prose and miscellaneous writings, and classic works, while also covering literary appreciation and cultural reading. Representative titles include The Painter of Modern Life, Jane Eyre, Six Chapters of a Floating Life, The Moon and Sixpence, Selected Prose of Ji Xianlin, A Sportsman's Sketches, and Collected Prose of Famous Masters, involving Chinese and foreign authors such as Charles Baudelaire, Charlotte Brontë, Shen Fu, and W. Somerset Maugham, as well as translators including Guo Hong'an, Chen Jinhui, Jing Xing, and Jiao Haili. Overall, the press emphasizes the introduction of classic texts and the compilation of prose works, presenting a publishing profile centered on literary reading and cultural accumulation. As public information is limited, other aspects are not elaborated here.
Contents
- 瓷骨(上)第一章山雨欲来
- 第二章前程未卜
- 第三章黄雀在后
- 第四章长恨别离1
- 第四章长恨别离2
- 第五章瓷笔生花
- 第六章缘起殊途
- 第七章密云暗涌
- 第八章妖狐夜出
- 第九章得失荣枯
- 第十章女督陶官
- 瓷骨(下)第十一章如芒在背
- 第十二章以心相剖
- 第十三章金丝鸾钗
- 第十四章蹴鞠双斗
- 第十五章窑变诡谲
- 第十六章苍云之渊
- 第十七章假作真时
- 第十八章昭然若揭
- 第十九章峰回路转1
- 第十九章峰回路转2
- 第二十章展翅飞去
FAQ
Is this one continuous story across two volumes?
Is the story mainly about porcelain or about romance?
Will unfamiliarity with ceramic craft affect my reading?
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About the author
Jiu Che is a Chinese web-fiction author about whom little public information is available. Five works are currently confirmed, including the two-volume novel Porcelain Bone (Cigu) and the upper, lower, and complete two-volume editions of Lovers. Her writing spans two categories, time-travel/alternate-history fiction and modern romance: the former tends to unfold character relationships and fateful entanglements against ancient or invented settings, while the latter focuses on emotional journeys in contemporary urban life. Judging from the existing titles, Jiu Che favors long-form storytelling, often presenting complete stories in multiple volumes; the titles and categories suggest a focus on developing characters' emotions and advancing their relationships, alongside plot construction within historical settings. Because biographical details, nationality, and writing history are not clearly documented, this introduction is based only on in-house work information and makes no unverified claims about education, awards, or influence.