chinaware(n = noun.artifact) china - dishware made of high quality porcelain;
is a kind of crockery, dishware
has particulars: willow-pattern, willowware
dishes made of china; porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century because brought from the far East, and differing from the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely, crockery in general. [WordNet 1.5]