China in Six Easy Pieces

Ceramics expert Lars Tharp Antiques Roadshow resident and presenter of Treasures of Chinese Porcelain has picked his six favourite pieces representing Chinese taste He goes on a journey through a thousand years of Chinese history travelling from the ancient capital of Huangzhou in the south to Beijings Forbidden City in the north to uncover what these six pieces tell us about Chinese emperors scholars workers merchants and artists To him they are China in ceramic form But can they help us to understand China today