noun
soft-paste porcelain
Technical term in ceramics. Refers to a type of porcelain fired at lower temperatures, often containing glass frit. Also called 軟質磁器.
See also: 軟質磁器
18世紀のヨーロッパでは軟磁器の生産が盛んだった。
In 18th-century Europe, production of soft-paste porcelain was thriving.
Synonym; 軟質磁器 is a slightly longer form with the same meaning.
Compound of 軟 (soft) and 磁器 (porcelain). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.