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Porcelain Bone (2 Volumes)

Rating 3.5
Word count
432K words
Chapters
22

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Summary

"Porcelain Bone (2-volume set)" comprises "Porcelain Bone · Volume One" and "Porcelain Bone · Volume Two." During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, eunuch officials held power and hidden dangers lurked. A case of manslaughter turns her from an innocent girl of Jingdezhen into an orphan dependent on others in the Huai Prince's household. She had intended to devote herself to the porcelain trade, but is unexpectedly drawn into a web of love and revenge. Holding fast to her ideals, she rises step by step, devoting herself to unveiling the porcelain golden age, and ultimately becomes the Ming dynasty's first female chief overseer of porcelain. Just when she believes the future is in her hands, in a single night the world is overturned and love and hate are reversed...

Editor's review

Set against the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, this novel interweaves the development of the porcelain industry with a woman's coming-of-age. Author Jiuche chooses a relatively rare angle—a female porcelain supervisor—giving the work a distinct identity among novels of ancient China. The story begins with a young girl in Jingdezhen whose life is upended by an accidental killing, leaving her a dependent in the Huai Prince's household. It then unfolds her path of studying porcelain, becoming entangled in feuds, and rising step by step, balancing personal ideals with reversals in love and fortune. The depictions of ceramic craft and the Ming imperial kiln system are highlights, letting readers feel the atmosphere of a porcelain golden age while following the plot. At two volumes, it suits readers with patience for immersive, continuous reading in their leisure time. Paying attention to where the heroine's professional growth intersects with her emotional choices will make each turn in her character easier to understand. Overall, this is a long work that balances industry detail with emotional tension, well suited as in-depth entertainment in the historical style.

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

  1. 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.
  2. Jot down the porcelain techniques and official titles mentioned as you read; this makes it easier to follow the plot in Volume Two.
  3. Read both volumes consecutively if possible, so you don't lose track of characters and feud threads.
  4. 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

  1. 瓷骨(上)第一章山雨欲来
  2. 第二章前程未卜
  3. 第三章黄雀在后
  4. 第四章长恨别离1
  5. 第四章长恨别离2
  6. 第五章瓷笔生花
  7. 第六章缘起殊途
  8. 第七章密云暗涌
  9. 第八章妖狐夜出
  10. 第九章得失荣枯
  11. 第十章女督陶官
  12. 瓷骨(下)第十一章如芒在背
  13. 第十二章以心相剖
  14. 第十三章金丝鸾钗
  15. 第十四章蹴鞠双斗
  16. 第十五章窑变诡谲
  17. 第十六章苍云之渊
  18. 第十七章假作真时
  19. 第十八章昭然若揭
  20. 第十九章峰回路转1
  21. 第十九章峰回路转2
  22. 第二十章展翅飞去

FAQ

Is this one continuous story across two volumes?
Yes. The set contains Volume One and Volume Two, two consecutive parts of the same long story. The plot runs from the heroine's girlhood in Jingdezhen to the reversals after she becomes porcelain supervisor; reading in order is recommended so you don't miss character relationships or key turning points.
Is the story mainly about porcelain or about romance?
Both. On one hand it follows the heroine's career as she studies porcelain and rises to become a female porcelain supervisor; on the other, it follows her emotional line as she becomes entangled in feuds and reversals of love. Porcelain and romance drive each other forward and together shape her growth, so readers can focus on whichever thread interests them more.
Will unfamiliarity with ceramic craft affect my reading?
Generally not. The porcelain content serves the characters and plot and does not require specialized knowledge. If craft details interest you, pay attention to the relevant descriptions while reading and look up basic ceramics knowledge afterward for a richer experience.

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About the author

酒澈 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.

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