Week 1 Readings

1. Welcome: A practical way to “read” Chinese ceramics

What you will do in Week 1

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• describe a ceramic object clearly using evidence (not guesses)
• separate what you can see from what you think it means
• create your first “mini catalogue entry” (useful for portfolios and study notes)

Why this matters (real-world lens)

OpenLearn learners are global and often study for skills and real-life problems, not only academic interest. This unit gives you a simple toolkit you can apply immediately in a museum, a studio, or online research: look → describe → interpret → evidence.