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.
