The King of Porcelain

Towering palaces gleam with jade-green glazed tiles, while blue-and-white porcelain emerges through misty rain; Red-glazed wares brim with festive cheer, and enamelware dazzles with color. Porcelain tiles, seals, and firearms, painted porcelain and sculptures all display their artistry; Old porcelain blooms anew, ushering in an age of Chinese prosperity. A modern arts-and-crafts designer returns to the early Ming dynasty and becomes a dashing porcelain magnate, wealthy beyond compare. He can create painted sculptures and make porcelain, but he excels even more at miniature inside painting. He also restores the lost art of glazed glass ahead of its time. Watch this tiny butterfly from the industrial age flap its wings and raise the Ming dynasty’s ceramic and glass industries to unprecedented heights, bringing the vision of a mighty, prosperous China to life in a sudden burst of song and splendor.