Iiseramics zezilwanyana ziphila ngakumbi kuneminye imisebenzi yobumba. Uninzi lwale misebenzi ye-ceramic zizinto ezincinci, kwaye olu hlobo lomsebenzi lusondele kubomi babantu bamandulo, okwenza imisebenzi icace ngakumbi kunye nexabiso lophando. I-ceramics yezilwanyana yaphuhliswa ngokukhawuleza ngexesha le-Tang kunye ne-Song dynasties kwaye yangena kumakhaya abantu.
I-archetype ebizwa ngokuba yi-archetype yezilwanyana ibhekisela kumthombo wokuphefumlelwa kwinkqubo yokudala imifanekiso eqingqiweyo ye-ceramic yezilwanyana, ezinokuthi zihlulwe zibe ziindidi ezine: izilwanyana zasekhaya, izilwanyana zasendle, izilwanyana ezincinci kunye nezilwanyana zasentsomini. Ngokweerekhodi kwi "Porcelain Handbook", ulwahlulo lweekeramics zezilwanyana lukwahlulwe ngokufanelekileyo kwiintlobo ezine ezingentla, apho izilwanyana zasekhaya kunye nezilwanyana zasentsomini zezona ziqhelekileyo. Phakathi kwazo, izilwanyana zasekhaya ubukhulu becala zizilwanyana zasekhaya ezifuywa ngabantu, njengeenkuku, amadada, amarhanisi, izinja, iihagu, njalo njalo. Kuyilo lwemilo yezilwanyana zasentsomini, oku kugxininisa umnqweno wabantu wobomi obungcono kunye nokulangazelela irui elimnandi.
