Infatuation fires up distinctive hand-painted porcelain

When Qian Jianfen talks about painted porcelain, her eyes glitter with excitement.

Qian, who is in her 40s, is president of Wuxi Hailin Cultural Co and founder of Qianyao, a high-end brand of painted porcelain.

"Traditional Chinese blue and white wares are loved by many people, but a lot of them were manufactured and were of the same patterns," said Qian. "In the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), some painters began to draw on porcelain directly to make unique and amazing works."