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This baroque palace is also called a 'porcelain castle', because it contains so many pieces of porcelain from China and Europe. The main reception room mixes red alabaster with blue on white tiles made in Nüremberg. For a long time, it was believed that these were 'Delft' tiles, faience made in Holland and imitating Chinese qinghua porcelain. But they actually came from Germany.
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(Picture courtesy of Schloss Favorite)
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Castles and museums in Europe offer great opportunities to discover these Chinese masterpieces. No need to go to China or Taiwan to admire such pieces! In Paris, for instance, I recommend the musée Guimet.
And next time you drink tea from a porcelain cup, remember that you are holding a piece of 'white gold' and that this is how only the European high society enjoyed life 300 years ago!